Dear Friends and Colleagues:

　　The application for the 2011 session of the annual Human Rights

　　Advocates Program (HRAP) at Columbia University is now available. We

　　would like to ask you to disseminate this announcement to eligible

　　human rights activists and organizations.

　　The application is available online at http://hrcolumbia.org/hrap/apply/.

　　This web-based format is the only version of the 2011 application.

　　The Program is designed for lawyers, journalists, doctors, teachers,

　　social workers, community organizers, and other human rights activists

　　working with NGOs on issues including sexual and gender-based

　　violence, domestic violence, minority rights, LGBT rights, labor

　　rights, migration, health, social exclusion, environmental justice,

　　and corporate social accountability.

　　Participants are selected on the basis of their previous work

　　experience in human rights, commitment to the human rights field, and

　　demonstrated ability to pursue graduate-level studies. Full-time

　　students or government officials will not be considered.

　　Advocates must work at the grassroots level. Applicants from high-

　　income countries will not be considered except for those representing

　　marginalized communities. See the FAQ at http://hrcolumbia.org/hrap/apply/faq/

　　for more information about this requirement. Fluency in English is

　　required. Preference is given to those who have not previously had

　　opportunities to travel and study internationally.

　　Advocates must provide proof of institutional endorsement from their

　　organizations for their participation in the Program and must commit

　　to returning to that organization upon completion of the Program. Only

　　one application per organization should be submitted. More than one

　　application means all applications from that organization will be

　　disqualified.

　　This extremely competitive Program will admit approximately eight

　　participants. We make every effort to provide full fellowships to

　　cover program costs as well as travel and living expenses for selected

　　Advocates each year.

　　Completed applications are due by Friday, November 19, 2010.

　　Incomplete applications will not be considered. The 2011 HRAP will

　　take place from late August to the middle of December 2011.

　　For further information, please refer to our website at: http://hrcolumbia.org/hrap/

　　Thank you.

　　Yours sincerely,

　　The Staff of Institute for the Study of Human Rights

　　Columbia University

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