Handbook

The Human Rights Internship Program offers postgraduate students the opportunity to undertake legal advocacy, practice, research and/or writing under the supervision of their host organisation (either a UNSW host partner organisation or with an approved self-organised host organisation) with a focus on the protection and promotion of human rights and justice initiatives. Under the supervision of a member of the partner organisation and the Faculty of Law & Justice, students will gain valuable experience in research, analysis, writing and advocacy on aspects of law, policy and/or practice relating to human rights and justice. Work tasks at the internship placement must be related to human rights and justice and/or law and policy and are to be negotiated between individual interns, partner organisations and the academic supervisor at UNSW Faculty of Law & Justice. Interns are required to undertake the equivalent of one full day each week of work at their partner organisation during the term and to complete their work in close consultation with their partner organisation. Students will also engage in reflective practice and complete assessment tasks under the supervision of their UNSW academic supervisor.