Hi folks, FYI Katim George(s) Lessard wrote: > Fellowships in International Human Rights > > Applications are due November 2 > > Applicants who will have completed a graduate program in journalism no later > than June 1999 are invited to apply for Fellowships in International Human > Rights offered by Human Rights Watch. > > Applicants who lack graduate school training may still qualify if they offer > compelling evidence of significant, comparable and relevant work experience. > > Fellows will work for a year with one or more of the group's divisions in New > York or Washington. They monitor and report on rights developments in various > countries, conduct one or more on-site investigations and work to publicize and > curtail rights violations. Applicants must have a commitment to working in > human rights either for pay or as a volunteer. Recent graduates of law school > or graduate programs in international relations or area studies also may apply. > > Qualified applicants will have exceptional skills at analysis, clarity in > writing and speaking; proficiency in a language in addition to English is > desirable. Applications are due November 2 and should include a cover letter, > résumé, two recommendation letters, at least one unedited writing sample and an > official law or graduate school transcript. Applicants who lack graduate school > training may still qualify if they offer compelling evidence of significant, > comparable and relevant work experience. Interviews will begin in early > January. > > Send applications to Human Rights Watch, Att: Fellowship Committee, 350 Fifth > Avenue, New York, NY 10118-3299 USA. Tel: (212) 2909-4700. Fax: (212) 736-1300. > E-mail: [log in to unmask] Additional details may be found at the organization's > web site: http://www.hrw.org > > :-) Message ends, Signature begins (-: > "I think it would be a good idea." - Mahatma Ghandi when asked what he > thought of Western civilization. "When spiders unite, > they can tie down a lion..." Ethiopian Proverb > "If you think you are too small to make a difference, > try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito..." African Proverb > George Lessard in Inuvik (68.3 N, 133.48 W) Northwest Territories, Canada. > ICQ # 8501081 MediaMentor Weblog http://www.eGroups.com/list/mediamentor > Homepages http://members.tripod.com/~media002 > Disclaimers & (c) info http://members.tripod.com/~media002/disclaimer.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------