Human Rights Institute
Our mission
The Human Rights Institute is the focal point of human rights at Georgetown Law. The Institute aims to make Georgetown Law the premier training academy for the next generation of human rights advocates by providing them with the intellectual foundation, the real world experience, and the practical skills necessary to be effective in today’s challenging environment.
Featured Job Opportunities
- 2026–2027 Fellowship, DC Affordable Law Firm
- Associate, India/Southeast Asia
- Senior Policy Counsel, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
- Intern, Hostage Aid Worldwide
- Defending Defenders Law Intern at the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW)
- Director for Advocacy, Global Refuge
- Litigation Summer Legal Associate, Center for Reproductive Rights
- Staff Attorney, Children's Legal Services IRC
- NEA Civil Rights Law Fellow
- Supervising Attorney, CAIR-NY
- Spring 2026 International Advocacy and Litigation Internship, RFK Human Rights
- Legal Intern, Center for Constitutional Rights
- Racial Justice and Youth Defense Fellowship, Georgetown Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative
- Legal Extern, Pro Bono Center DC Bar
- Center for Intimacy Justice, Director of Digital Suppression / Women's Rights Program
- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, International Pinto Fellowship
- Hostage Aid Worldwide, Legal Intern
- Extern, Center on Addiction and Public Policy
- Research Assistant at the Center for Innovations in Community Safety
- Staff Attorney at Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
- Our Children's Trust Careers
- Human Rights First Careers
- National Immigration Law Center Careers
- Center for Death Penalty Litigation Careers