[hr-education] 2003 Transitional Justice Fellowship Program (Cape Town, January-June 2003)

Dear colleagues,

Appended below is information about the ICTJ-run Transitional Justice
Fellowship program for 2003. The program takes place in Cape Town between
January and June, and the application deadline is October 1st 2002. We are
trying to disseminate the information about in avenues with potential
candidates, and we would appreciate it if you could pass this on to your
students/network.

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Lydiah Bosire


Lydiah K. Bosire
Program Coordinator, Capacity Building and Research
International Center for Transitional Justice
20 Exchange Place, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10005
Phone   (917) 438-9300 ext 148
Fax        (212) 509-6036
e-mail    lbosire@ictj.org
website: www.ictj.org


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The Transitional Justice Fellowship Program
Cape Town, South Africa, January - July 2003

The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), working in 
partnership with the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR), 
invites applications for the Transitional Justice Fellowship Program, a 
funded, six-month residential fellowship program in Cape Town, South 
Africa, for 26 professionals from 13 different countries to study 
transitional justice.

Over a six-month period, fellows will discuss multiple strategies to be 
deployed following a period of conflict or repressive rule in order to 
bring about a more just, democratic and peaceful society in their 
respective countries. The training will also provide an opportunity for 
them to develop a network of human rights advocates within and across these 
world regions. The goal of the program is for fellows to participate in and 
make informed contributions to the development of transitional justice 
strategies in their home countries.

Two fellows each will be selected from nine African countries (Angola, 
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra 
Leone, South Africa, and Zimbabwe) and four Southeast Asian countries 
(Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, and Indonesia). Only nationals of these 
countries may apply in the 2003 competition. In most cases, current 
residents of these countries will be given priority over those living 
abroad, although some exceptions will be made.

Candidates for the program including accomplished human rights 
professionals, democracy and justice activists, journalists, lawyers, 
teachers, social workers or other professionals who are committed to 
ensuring that their society deals with the past in a just and responsible 
manner will be selected through a rigorous application process. A condition 
for a candidate's acceptance is a signed statement agreeing to return to 
his/her respective country once the course is completed.

[***Moderator's note: If you would like to receive further information and 
the application form for the Transitional Justice Fellowship Program, 
please send an e-mail to <hrelistmoderator@hrea.org> and write in the 
subject line: "Transitional Justice Fellowship Program"***]




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