Human Rights Internship

Our Human Rights internships range from working with highly-visible grassroots social movements to large multi-national non-profit organizations. Interns who are passionate about Human Rights can gain hands-on work experience that includes increasing people's access to basic services; promoting active citizenship and social justice; Human Rights education; policy, research, and writing; and community organizing.

Internship Position at Gender Advocacy Organization

This internship is with the well-reputed organisation, Women on Farms Project, who focus on feminist rural development in Stellenbosch, situated just outside of Cape Town. Women on Farms Project strives to strengthen the capacity of women who live and work on commercial farms to claim their rights and fulfill their livelihood needs. They do this through socioeconomic rights-based and gender education, advocacy and lobbying, human rights case work, and support for the building of social movements of farm women. You can find out more about them on their website:http://www.wfp.org.za/

Environmental Law Placement (Cape Town)

Organization: Natural Justice: Lawyers for Community and Environment

Location: Cape Town, with remote working possible

Duration: Minimum 3 months

Role: Placement

Paid/Expenses/Unpaid: Unpaid

Terms: Full-time

Internship: Natural Justice

Organization:  Natural Justice: Lawyers for Community and Environment

Location:  Cape Town

Duration:  Flexible

Role:  Internship

Paid/Expenses/Unpaid:  Unpaid

Terms:  Flexible

Environmental law placement (Cape Town)

Organisation: Natural Justice: Lawyers for Community and Environment

Location: Cape Town, with remote working possible

Duration: Minimum 3 months

Role: Placement

Paid/Expenses/Unpaid: Unpaid

Terms: Full-time

Suitable for: 

Lawyer with less than 5 years experience

Lawyer with 5 to 10 years experience

Lawyer with more than 10 years experience 

 

Suitable for individuals with experience in: 

Lawyers need experience of international /environmental / human rights / IP law, with fluent English as well as a proficiency in Portuguese and/or Spanish, French, Arabic.

To apply, send an email to: 

laureen@naturaljustice.org

The organisation works in the context of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

Lawyers will undertake natural justice work at the community, national and international level developing and implementing environmental laws.

The work will involve legal research and writing and all areas of the organisation's work.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

To apply, email Laureen Manuel at laureen@naturaljustice.org.

Internship: Natural Justice

Organisation: Natural Justice: Lawyers for Community and Environment

Location: Cape Town

Duration: Flexible

Role: Internship

Paid/Expenses/Unpaid: Unpaid

Terms: Flexible

Suitable for: 

Law student/graduate

Newly qualified lawyer

Lawyer with less than 5 years experience 

Suitable for individuals with experience in: 

Internships are offered to individuals either currently studying or recently qualified in the areas of environmental law, policy, environmental science, and community development. African citizens are particularly encouraged to apply.

To apply, send an email to: 

laureen@naturaljustice.org

Details:
Internships involve legal research, writing concept papers and assisting with website development. The program seeks to give work experience to students studying within the framework of environmental law or sustainable development, while at the same time benefiting from relationship-building with individuals and organisations.
Internships are offered subject to the availability of space and ongoing projects within the organisation.

To Apply:
Applications should be emailed to Laureen Manuel at laureen@naturaljustice.org or sent by post to the Natural Justice Head Office, Mercantile Building, 63 Hout Street, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa.
Please include a CV as well as a letter of interest describing your areas of study, professional interest, motivation, and how an internship would benefit your career. Also indicate when and for how long you would like to intern with us and how we can contact you.

For the next application deadline, check the Natural Justice site.