Human Rights Watch

You should definitely come prepared with general ideas of why you are interested in HRW, and the Middle East. You should be able to articulate what you have enjoyed learning in school in regards to these topics, and qualities that make you a good fit. Also, you should discuss past job experience ...

There is not really much training, as you learn while you go. You are placed with senior researchers and they give you instructions on a research project and what they would like you to do to assist. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and email them, but you are largely on your own. H...

HRW is a great place to kickstart a career if this is the type of work you want to be doing (largely research based). If you would like to be a researcher and reporter of human rights in the Middle East, this is a great company to work at. HRW is also a big NGO and connects you to opportunities e...

Foundation relations interns require, at their core, strong communications skills. This is the lowest-level role in an office that serves as the primary fundraising arm of a large, multinational advocacy organization. Raising money from foundations and grant-making institutions is not easy, and i...

Work-life balance will be very good. As with many NGOs, work-life balance takes a strong priority since salaries don't always match the expected workload. Flexible scheduling is likely and you'll almost always find yourself leaving when you plan to - unless their is an event or training taking ...

As an intern in the Children’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, I loved gaining experience doing advocacy work - preparing for meetings with Senators and working with other organizations to pass legislation. There wasn’t really anything I disliked, but you do deal with very sad situations ...

Before an interview make sure you’ve researched their specialty and read some of the reports coming out of their office. If the focus is criminal justice, for instance, do some research on current legislation so you know what they’re likely to be working on. They ask questions about this and ta...

Some good questions to ask a recruiter at a career fair is what particular issues they focus on. All Human Rights Watch advocates have a specific focus - whether it’s homelessness, criminal justice reform, access to healthcare etc. and it’s good to know what their specialty is so you can researc...

Monitor the online use of HRW press releases and reports; attend meetings and conferences and take minutes for the staff; actively engage in expert reports by providing research support to identify case-based human rights violations in the respective Asia countries.

Depending on the Division (Asia, Africa, etc.) or Program (International Justice, Older People's Rights) made available for internship opportunities, the interested students must demonstrate a strong knowledge of a) in which countries the division is operating or what the program is designed to a...

Unfortunately, it is very difficult as many associates tend to stay around for years. And, although, the associate positions ask for one year of relevant experience, the hiring managers have a tendency to hire those with several years of experience, particularly an international experience in the...

The value of an internship with Human Rights Watch is largely in the access that you have to an enormous network of activists and academics. Talk to everyone you can and you'll learn a lot about the nature of human rights work and the mechanisms of international philanthropy.

The internship program can vary pretty drastically between regional offices and even departments within those offices. It's best to specifically ask the hiring manager to describe the program in the office you're applying to. For the San Francisco Development Office the program was not specifical...

None of the internships in the San Francisco Office are compensated.