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
- International Justice Program Intern, HRW
- Senior Litigation Attorney, Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights
- FASPE Law Fellowship
- Spring 2026 Legal Internship, Brennan Center for Justice, NYU School of Law
- Law Summer Associate, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
- 2026-2028 Dash-Muse Teaching Fellowship at HRI
- Fellowships at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
- Legal Officer at U.N. International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
- Housing/Staff Attorneys at Legal Services NYC
- Legal Research & Just Transition Intern, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
- Researcher at Human Rights Watch
- Eric Biel Fellowship for International Labor Rights
- Climate Corps Fellow, Summer 2026 at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
- Spring Intern at the Sexual Assault Legal Institute (SALI)
- Staff Attorney, U.S. Litigation at the Center for Reproductive Rights
- Legal Fellow at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- 2026–2027 Fellowship, DC Affordable Law Firm
- Associate, India/Southeast Asia, Remedy Project
- Intern, Hostage Aid Worldwide
- Defending Defenders Law Intern at the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW)
- Director for Advocacy, Global Refuge
- Staff Attorney, Children's Legal Services IRC
- NEA Civil Rights Law Fellow
- Supervising Attorney, CAIR-NY
- Legal Intern, Center for Constitutional Rights
- Legal Extern, Pro Bono Center DC Bar
- Center for Intimacy Justice, Director of Digital Suppression / Women's Rights Program
- Staff Attorney at Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
- Our Children's Trust Careers
- Intern and Fellowship Opportunities, Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
- Intern and Fellowship Opportunities, Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
- Human Rights First Careers