THE INTERNATIONAL SUMMER HUMAN RIGHTS FELLOWS PROGRAM (ISHRF)Many students come to law school eager to explore international and comparative human rights issues. To complement the Law School's course offerings and clinical opportunities in human rights, Penn Law launched an innovative new fellowship program in 2006 to provide students with opportunities to gain first-hand experience in promoting and protecting human rights abroad. The International Summer Human Rights Fellowship Program supports J.D. students to work in non-governmental organizations, organs of the United Nations, regional inter-governmental bodies, and government offices involved directly in the provision of human rights services. Historically, the fellowship has supported placements at institutions and offices abroad, and, in particular, in grassroots advocacy and service organizations in the developing world. Several fellows have worked with multilateral human rights institutions such as the International Criminal Court or specific International Criminal Tribunals or at international NGOs engaged in policy or advocacy work. Students apply for the ISHRF program in their first year at Penn Law and are selected provisionally into the program as they work to find an appropriate placement. Through the International Summer Human Rights Fellows program, Penn Law students have worked around the world on issues ranging from women's rights to rule of law development to criminal law reform and international prosecution of human rights violations. Recent fellowship sites include Argentina, Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Namibia, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Tajikistan, Tanzania, The Hague, Uganda, and Venezuela. Below is a sample of former placement organizations:
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