Internship - Human Rights - Office of the Director, Civil Society Team (Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division)
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights · GENEVA · Apply by November 4, 2026
About this role
Work Location Geneva Expected duration 3 - 6 months Duties and Responsibilities This internship is expected to start on 11 January 2027, and is located in the Office of the Director, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division (CTMD), namely its Civil Society Team which is responsible for the civil society's engagement with the United Nations human rights mechanisms. The Office of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is the Secretariat department responsible for strengthening international human rights mechanisms; enhancing equality and countering discrimination; combating impunity and strengthening accountability and the rule of law; integrating human rights in development and in the economic sphere; widening the democratic space; and early warning and protection of human rights in situations of conflict, violence and insecurity. Consisting of three branches, the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division has a core mandate to support the Human Rights Council (HRC) and its mechanisms, as well as the ten human rights treaty bodies and the administration of a number of Voluntary Trust Funds. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, under the…