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.
Ashton Klekamp is the Policy and Research Director for the Education Justice Project (“EJP”) at the University of Illinois, where she leads efforts to break down barriers in access to education for current and formerly incarcerated individuals. Her work sits at the intersection of education and decarceration – using policy not just to reform systems, but to reimagine who they serve and how.
Featured Job Opportunities
- Human Rights First Opportunities
- National Immigration Law Center Careers
- Center for Death Penalty Litigation
- Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti Legal Internship (Fall/Spring/Summer)
- Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti 2025 Externally-Funded Legal Fellowship
- Legal Intern Positions at DOJ
- Associate Legal Adviser at International Commission of Jurists
- Center for Intimacy Justice, Director of Digital Suppression / Women's Rights Program
- Amazon, Principal, IN and APAC, Human Rights and Social Impact, WW Sustainability
- ACLU, Deputy Legal Director/ Director, Center for Democracy
- Business & Human Rights Resource Center, Executive Director
- The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, Case Counseling Attorney
- Hostage Aid Worldwide, Legal Intern
- Human Rights Manager, Cloudflare Impact
- Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, or Senior Counsel in the National Prison Project
- Legal Fellow (Litigation), Legal Action Worldwide
- Foreign Policy Interns at the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)
- Fall Intern, National Political Advocacy Department - Democracy and Technology Division, at the ACLU