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Africa Legal Aid (AFLA)

  • Type: INGO
  • Field: Politics
  • Region: Europe
  • Location: The Hague, Netherlands
  • Internship Title: International intern
  • Duration: 6 months
  • Number of Interns: 1
  • Special Requirement: N/A
  • Application Status: Available
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
About Us
Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) is an influential pan-African entity devoted to promoting rights and accountability. AFLA was founded on 21st October 1995, to coincide with Africa Day of Human Rights. Celebrated for its convening power and its flagship publications, AFLA provides leadership and support to key institutions and organisations.
Translating paper-written rights into practical reality is the spirit behind AFLA’s motto: ‘Making Human Rights a Reality’.

Vision
AFLA was established to address the human rights challenges facing Africa and to reform the human rights culture in Africa. It is a culture of massive human rights violations across the board. They include genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, violations of personal security rights, and breaches of core economic, social, and cultural rights.
AFLA’s vision is to reform this culture of impunity and unaccountability in order to translate paper written rights into practical reality for Africa and its people. By doing so, AFLA seeks new African dawn where the rights of all shall be respected and protected without distinction of gender, race, ethnicity, political and religious affiliation and other unacceptable forms of differentiation.

Mission
AFLA’s mission is to address the legal and human rights challenges facing Africa. AFLA seeks to create opportunities through which legal institutions in Africa can develop norms and practices that prevent human rights violations. Hence, our efforts are geared towards creating a new legal awareness in Africa by addressing marginalised and undertreated areas of human rights and international justice. In this connection, AFLA works to empower female victims of rights violations, and other vulnerable groups, to participate meaningfully in the justice process at national, regional and international levels.
Internship Tasks：
● Monitoring proceedings before the International Criminal Court (ICC); 
● Research and documenting International Justice and other issues;
● Supporting AFLA’s Capacity Building Conferences; 
● Supporting AFLA’s Advocacy Initiatives, Performing Administrative Duties.

Requirements：
● Must have or be a student completing an LLM or other advanced degree; 
● Fluency in English is a must; 
● Working knowledge of French is an asset;
● Excellent Writing Skills; Sense of Humor; 
● Must be able to work independently as well as in a team; 
● Perfectly organized.
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Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations Member of: E-XJ6551 – Coalition for an Effective African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Court Coalition). Links with: U-XF4668 – Réseau africain non-gouvernemental d’alerte préventive de conflits (RANGAPC). Members Not a membership organization.