Center For Reproductive Rights

New York, New York

http://www.crlp.org

Intern Reports:

2007 RRASC Intern - Melissa Estrella (Smith College): Final Report

Organization's Mission:

The Center for Reproductive Rights engages in international, regional, and national-level advocacy, policy analysis, legal research, public education, and international litigation with the goal of advancing women's equality throughout the world and ensuring that all women have access to a full range of freely chosen reproductive health services.

In particular, we work to promote understanding of the human rights framework in national-, regional-, and international-level discussions of women's reproductive rights. Moreover, we aim to contribute to the development of robust legal and policy foundations for reproductive rights in all of the regions and countries where we work. In collaboration with numerous women's organizations, the Center for Reproductive Rights currently is actively involved in advocacy efforts in the regions of Africa, Asia, East Central Europe and the former Soviet Union, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

Internship Description:

INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PROGRAM INTERNSHIP

The intern will provide research assistance and administrative support for the International Legal Program (ILP), and may design and undertake an independent research project as well. Support for ILP will include research, filing, faxing, mailing, updating databases and libraries, and general administrative day-to-day support.

Additional work may include:

researching members of UN treaty-monitoring bodies
researching data on women’s health indicators such as maternal mortality, unsafe abortion, and access to family planning
reading cases and summarizing them for on-going projects such as letters to UN treaty bodies and cases in international systems
going through primary sources to catalog documents for cases we’ve filed – this may entail reading in Spanish and/or Portuguese
fact-checking sources for reports/cases

Skills Needed:

Strong interest in women’s rights issues
Organized
Detail-oriented
Responsible
Accountable
Discreet
Ability to work independently
Self-motivated
Proficiency in word processing and office skills a plus
Previous administrative experience preferred
Typing skills preferred

Language Requirements:

Must be fluent in English. Additional languages a plus, especially Spanish and/or Portuguese.

Location:

120 Wall St, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10005 in the Financial District of Manhattan easily accessible by subway and PATH train.

Work Hours:

Monday-Friday, 9:00-5:00pm

Dress Code:

Business casual

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