MENA Region Legal Research Fellowship, 2016

The Equal Rights Trust is offering fellowships to Arabic speaking legal person interested in equality issues and having knowledge of international human rights law in the area of equality and
non-discrimination.

Eligibility

• The candidates applying for MENA Region Legal Research Fellowship, 2016 should have human rights law knowledge demonstrated through graduate or an undergraduate degree in related disciplines.
• The applicants are expected to have high fluency in English and Arabic.
• The candidates should have strong research skills and should be able to write in a persuasive, coherent and clear manner.
• The applicants should have equality and non-discrimination law knowledge.

Documents required

• The applicants for MENA Region Legal Research Fellowship, 2016 should submit a curriculum vitae and a cover letter.
• The candidates should also submit contact details of two referees.

What does it offer?

• The recipients of MENA Region Legal Research Fellowship, 2016 get a stipend of £2000 for a three-month fellowship and a stipend of £4,000 for a six-month fellowship.
• The duration of the fellowship is for 3 to 6 months.
• The fellows are required to work on research and drafting of discrimination issues, translation of key documents and media monitoring.