About the Paris office
The team
Jobs, internships and how to get involved
Contact
About the Paris office
After setting up in London, Geneva, Brussels and Berlin, Human Rights Watch created an office in Paris in October 2007 to increase the scope of its actions within the European Union. This development demonstrates the organization’s determination to become more international as it deals with the growing complexity of human rights in a multi-polar world.
The Paris office enables Human Rights Watch to act so that French policy towards human rights protection becomes as active as possible, in France as well as internationally. Human Rights Watch encourages France to play a leading role in Europe and the world in this area.
As the United States' credibility as promoter of human rights has faltered and as other major countries like China and Russia are
severely criticized in this area, it is essential for the EU to assume a real leadership in the protection of human rights around the world.
The Team
Jean-Marie Fardeau, Director of Human Rights Watch’s Paris office
Jean-Marie Fardeau is the Director of Human Rights Watch’s Paris office. He seeks to influence French foreign and domestic policy in order to give it a human rights dimension. Before joining Human Rights Watch in 2007, he served for nine years as General Secretary of the Catholic Committee against Hunger and for Development (CCFD), a major French NGO. He also served as the director of a leading French NGO focused on North-South issues, Agir ici pour un monde solidaire, which recently joined OXFAM’s international network. From 1999 to 2005, Jean-Marie Fardeau was a member of the High Council for International Cooperation, an advisory body to the French Prime Minister. Trained as an agronomist, Jean-Marie Fardeau also served as President of CIDSE, an international network of 15 European and North American development agencies.
Valérie Lombard, Director, Paris Committee
Valérie Lombard is Director of Development & Outreach in Paris; she joined Human Rights Watch in 2007, during the early stages of the Paris office. Previously, she spent sixteen years working for leading international advertising agencies, serving well-established French and multinational clients and rising to the position of Deputy General Manager for Young & Rubicam in Paris. In 2006, after she left advertising, she became Executive Director of the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society, in charge of communications and marketing. She was graduated from HEC in 1986, and is a member of the management team of “HEC au Féminin,” of the HEC Alumni Association, the first women’s professional network created in France.
Anna Chaplin, Paris office manager
Anna Chaplin is the Paris office manager. She assists the director of the Paris office as well as the development team in their work. She is also in charge of management and coordination of finances, administration, human resources and general services. Ms Chaplin, a British citizen, was a translator and interpreter for Emmaüs International before coming to Human Rights Watch at the opening of its Paris office. Having majored in political science, business management and translation, she has worked on international projects, particularly in the pharmaceutical area.
Jobs, Internships and How To Get Involved
Jobs
There are no openings at the moment in the Paris office. We invite you to check the "Employment" page (http://www.hrw.org/en/about/jobs)
where all our job offers around the world are posted.
Internships
The Paris office welcomes interns for full-time internships (5 to 6 months), generally from September to February and from March to the end of July. We seek students in political science, journalism, international law or related fields, for our advocacy department, or in communications or institutional and event organizing, for our development department. Our main criteria for these internships are fluency in English and French, commitment to non-profit organizations, and an interest in international relations.
For more information on internships in Paris or if you wish to apply, write or send your complete application (résumé + cover letter + references) to paris@hrw.org. Please mention what type of internship you are interested in and be sure to include your availabilities.
We also invite you to check our employment page where all our internship offers around the world are posted.
Involvement
You can learn about our activities by signing up for our newsletter and our regional or thematic email lists, as well as by reading regular news of our events on the Paris office's site.
You can also participate in our advocacy efforts by following the link "Take Action", where you may send emails to political decision-makers on subjects you deem important.
We sometimes need volunteers for logistical help when we organize public events in Paris, or for occasional administrative jobs. To become a volunteer, send an email to paris@hrw.org.
Human Rights Watch does not accept any government funds and depends on the generosity of private individuals and foundations whose donations help us send researchers in the field, put pressure on governments, rebel groups, companies and other influential groups, and encourage the media to develop a consciousness of human rights. Your help is vitally important. To make a donation, go to the donations page.
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