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
- Racial Justice and Youth Defense Fellowship, Georgetown Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative
- Legal Extern, Pro Bono Center DC Bar
- Temporary Civil Rights Attorney, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
- Center for Intimacy Justice, Director of Digital Suppression / Women's Rights Program
- Legal Internships, The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
- Hostage Aid Worldwide, Legal Intern
- Human Rights Manager, Cloudflare Impact
- Human Rights Counsel, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
- Immigrant Defense Senior Fellow, WLC
- 2026-2028 Civil Rights Fellowship, Relman Colfax, PLLC
- Fall 2025 Legal Clerkship, Our Children's Trust
- Executive Director of The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA
- Extern, Center on Addiction and Public Policy
- Research Assistant at the Center for Innovations in Community Safety
- Summer 2026 Law Clerkships, Earthjustice
- Legal Intern / Extern, Human Rights Foundation
- Rapporteurship on the Rights of LGBTI Persons
- Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll Law Fellow
- Associate Legal Officer, ICC
- Staff Attorney at Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
- Fellowships, International Rights Advocates
- Human Rights First Opportunities
- National Immigration Law Center Careers
- Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti Legal Internship (Fall/Spring/Summer)
- Legal Intern Positions at DOJ
- Center for Death Penalty Litigation