- Deputy Legal Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross Regional Delegation for the U.S. and Canada. Deadline: April 30, 2012. See application requirements.
- Human Rights Defenders Rapporteurship Fellow, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Location: Washington, D.C. Deadline: April 30, 2012. See application requirements.
- Executive Director, Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy, Northeastern University School of Law. Deadline: open until filled. Location: Boston, MA. See application requirements.
- Program Officer, Legal Empowerment, Open Society Justice Initiative. Deadline: May 1, 2012. Location: Budapest, Hungary. See application requirements.
- Brazil Director, Human Rights Watch Americas Division. Deadline: immediate. Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil. See application requirements here.
- Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Mississippi. Deadline: immediate. Location: Jackson, MS. See application requirements.
- Staff Lawyers and Law Fellows, European Roma Rights Centre. Deadline: May 16, 2012. Location: Budapest, Hungary. See application requirements.
- Deputy Washington Director, Human Rights Watch. Deadline: May 24, 2012. Location: Washington, D.C. See application requirements.
- Advocacy and Communications Director, Human Rights Watch Middle East and North Africa Division. Deadline: immediate. Location: MENA region. See application requirements.
- Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Alabama. Deadline: rolling. Location: Montgomery, AL. See application requirements.
- Director, Education and Research Programs, American Society of International Law. Deadline: none stated. Location: Washington, D.C. See application requirements.
- Director, Open Society Initiative for Europe. Location: London, U.K. Deadline: open. See application requirements.
- Project Director, Freedom House. Deadline: none stated. Location: Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. See application requirements.
- Law Fellow, International Justice Resource Center. Deadline: June 30, 2012. Location: San Francisco, CA. See application requirements.
See other research and advocacy openings with Human Rights Watch around the world here.
See many other Open Society Foundations and OSJI openings in the United States and around the world here.
Many other opportunities in the field of human rights can be found on Idealist.org.