Deadline: 18-May-23

The Dejusticia fellowship program is offering fellows a collaborative and creative space to reflect on various relevant issues to strengthen their work in the struggle for social and environmental justice in the world and to inspire new strategies, approaches and transformative actions.

The program also offers a quiet and safe space to work, and to weave bonds of solidarity and fellowship. To that extent, it is an opportunity for mutual exchange, both so that they can learn about the research-action tools and strategies that we develop in Dejusticia in order to be more effective in the work they do in their home countries, and so that Dejusticia can learn from their experience and that of their organizations.

About the Program

• This program may be relevant for human rights defenders from the Global South who:
  • because of their work and advocacy, communication and research activities, have been subjected to high risk from repressive actions by governments and other actors; and
  • belong to human rights organizations from the Global South that wish to do joint research or advocacy work with Dejusticia or even make exchanges.
• They seek to build lasting relationships with the fellows and their organizations so that collaborations can continue after they have returned to their home countries. This ensures that the fellowships do not become ends in themselves, but rather function as accelerating nodes of connections that will make the movement more integrated, closer and impactful on the issues most important to the Global South.

Criteria

• The Global South Fellow has the following general characteristics:
  • Is a human rights advocate from the Global South with the capacity to exchange knowledge and experiences with Dejusticia researchers. Is willing to continue working with Dejusticia after the fellowship to create a joint work product.
  • Can work in English or Spanish.
• The program is looking for people with three di­erent profiles:
  • The grantee may come from an emergency or high-risk context. An emergency or high-risk context can be any of the following:
    • The country/city where the grantee is working is in armed conflict, civil unrest or under authoritarian rule, or with authoritarian tendencies;
    • The grantee or his/her organization has been subjected to threats, intimidation, or populist propaganda that poses a threat to his/her human rights advocacy work or the safety of his/her family; or
    • The grantee or his/her organization has been excluded from funding due to government or private sector influence or has been lobbied in any way intended to obstruct the work of the individual/organization.
  • The grantee may also be at risk of burnout and looking for a quiet place to continue working on human rights issues, but in a different context.
  • The Fellow may also be linked to a human rights organization in the global south that is interested in doing joint work with Dejusticia, exploring new collaborations or deepening previous collaborations.

Teams to Which You Can Apply

• Racial Ethnic Justice Line
  • Description: The Ethnic and Racial Justice Line is dedicated to seeking equality for indigenous and Afro-descendant people. They participate in the design, accompaniment and strengthening of participation and prior consultation mechanisms related to natural resources and extractive industries.
  • Applicant Profile: Be a professional in law, political science, anthropology or social sciences interested and preferably with previous experience in ethnography, prior consultation, historical reparations, production of legal documents and research-action-participation. Knowledge of a second language (preferably an indigenous language and/or English) and experience in accompanying ethnic, social, and human rights organizations would be an asset.
• Farming and Land Line
  • Description: In the Farming and Land Line, they work for the right to land, the recognition of the rights of peasants, peasant territoriality, and the defense and fulfillment of these rights. To this end, they work hand in hand with regional and national peasant organizations, assisting in their organizational strengthening through legal training and political advocacy. Internally and externally, they also have an impact through research, communication strategies and pedagogical events with decision makers.
  • Applicant Profile: Being aware that the struggle of peasants is a global struggle, they are looking for a new member to join them in the Global South fellows program who has experience working with collective groups, peasants or agrarian producers and/or land and territory issues.
• Transitional Justice Line
  • Description: The purpose of the transitional justice line is to carry out research and advocacy activities in order to promote the rights of victims to truth, justice, reparation and non-repetition, as well as to promote public discussions on negotiated solutions to violence.
  • Applicant Profile: Professional in law, social sciences or international relations with interest in political transition processes. Experience in processes of promoting the rights of victims of massive human rights violations in domestic or international contexts will be a plus. Knowledge of a second language, preferably English, is ideal but not required.
• International Area
  • Description: They would love to have the support of a fellow to work on migration and refugee issues and their relationship to climate change, the closing of civil society spaces and the rise of authoritarian governments, as well as the strengthening of the human rights movement in the Global South.
  • Applicant Profile: Those interested in becoming a Fellow in the International Area must demonstrate a commitment to the defense of human rights, especially in the Global South, and a sensitivity to working in the service of historically excluded populations. They should have excellent interpersonal skills, a willingness to collaborate with multiple actors and the flexibility to contribute to projects with different thematic and methodological approaches.
• Tax Justice Line
  • Description: The Tax Justice Line focuses on analyzing the relationship between the fiscal policies of States and their capacity to protect, respect and guarantee the human rights of their citizens. It also studies the impact of taxation and public spending systems on income and wealth inequality.
  • Applicant Profile: The profile sought for the Fellowship is that of an economist, sociologist, political scientist, internationalist or related career, with prior knowledge and research interests in national, regional and global debates on tax justice with a human rights approach.
• Deputy Direction
  • Description: The sub-directorate oversees the Enlaza Sur project, which aims to strengthen civil society and community-based organizations that fight for social and environmental justice in Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela.
  • Applicant Profile: They are looking for a professional in political science, anthropology, philosophy, sociology and related careers with an interest in strengthening Venezuelan civil society. They value positively:
    • previous knowledge of Venezuelan civil society;
    • Excel skills for the creation of tables, graphs, and reports;
    • research and writing skills for the writing of columns, reports, and documents;
    • capacity for honest, sensitive and mediating relationships with civil society and community-based organizations and;
    • ability to work in a team.

For more information, visit Dejusticia.