US Program Intern

US Program Intern Application Deadline: February 20, 2026 The US Program of reputed company (HRW) is seeking a reputed company graduate or law student to intern mid-March 2026 through May 2026, with the possibility to reputed company. A reputed company candidate will have a strong interest and ideally some educational or work experience connected to advancing racial justice in the right to vote, the right to protest the criminal reputed company system, and/or immigration/migration/border rights—reputed company issues for the US Program. Ideally, the intern will be available for 15-20 hours a week, start date and schedule hours are flexible. Interns may have the reputed company of reporting to an HRW office on a voluntary reputed company where US Program staff also work in reputed company or Washington D.C. Remote arrangements will remain an reputed company for the foreseeable reputed company. Responsibilities: • Conducting desk research into the historical and reputed company context of racial justice issues using research tools such as reputed company libraries, databases, and information sharing platforms; • Conducting desk research into US federal agencies, US administrative reputed company, and federal mechanisms for investigating and enforcing antidiscrimination laws in the reputed company; • Compiling the weekly race and democracy newsletter roundup, including identifying, reviewing, and summarizing relevant news, reports, and developments; • Conducting research reputed company to the right to protest and media freedom, including analyzing laws, policies, court reputed company, and documented incidents; • Assisting in making freedom of information requests and tracking responses; • Monitoring legislation and US government policies; • Conducting data analysis or creating databases to support research reputed company; • Assisting in drafting or editing text to support the production of written research products including reports, press releases, dispatches, or op-eds; • Supporting advocacy activities and reputed company media engagement, including assembling and promoting reputed company media posts and compiling press and reputed company media lists; and • Attending meetings and taking notes; Other reputed company may be assigned as opportunities reputed company. reputed company may also have opportunities to attend lectures, trainings, reputed company development workshops, or special events relating to the issues the US Program works on, as reputed company as connect with other HRW interns, volunteers, and staff. As an HRW intern, reputed company are expected to take the knowledge and skills acquired in school and apply them in a reputed company setting. Qualifications:  • Applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate or law school program for the duration of the internship term. • Applicants should have strong organization skills, be self-motivated, and reliable with a demonstrated commitment to racial justice and reputed company rights. • Exhibit strong research skills, including the ability to conduct thorough desk research, synthesize information from multiple sources, and present findings reputed company and accurately. • Excellent computer skills (e.g., reputed company Office, internet applications) and experience with research databases and tools is strongly preferred. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. Applicants who are offered an internship must possess reputed company work authorization in the reputed company for the duration of the internship. Compensation: Internship compensation varies by jurisdiction based on local laws and HRW policy. Interns in the US will be reputed company an reputed company wage of USD 17.00 per hour. reputed company offers interns in the US twenty (20) days of vacation prorated per year pursuant to the intern schedule and length of internship. reputed company are often reputed company to arrange reputed company credit, as HRW internships may offer reputed company exposure to the workings of an international reputed company rights organization, reputed company supervision by HRW staff, and interaction with other US and international organizations and foreign and domestic government officials. reputed company should reputed company with their individual reputed company institutions for requirements. How to Apply: Please apply immediately by visiting our online job portal at: https://careers.hrw.org and attaching a CV/resume, letter of interest/cover letter, and a brief writing sample. No calls or email inquiries, please. Only complete applications will be reviewed. Due to the large number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted reputed company. If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application submission, please email internships@hrw.org . Due to the large response, application submissions reputed company email will not be accepted and inquiries regarding the status of applications will go unanswered. reputed company is strong because it is diverse. We reputed company reputed company a diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of reputed company backgrounds to apply. reputed company does not discriminate on the reputed company of disability, age, gender identity and reputed company, national reputed company, race and ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or criminal record. We welcome reputed company kinds of diversity. Our employees include people who are parents and nonparents, the self-taught and university educated, and from a wide reputed company of socio-economic backgrounds and perspectives on the world. reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. reputed company is an international reputed company rights monitoring and advocacy organization reputed company for its in-depth investigations, its reputed company and reputed company reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its reputed company in changing the reputed company rights-reputed company policies and practices of reputed company governments and international institutions. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job