Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law

Student Advisory Board

The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Student Advisory Board (SAB) is a group of highly qualified and committed students interested in human rights and humanitarian law who work closely with the Center over the course of a year. The SAB focuses on assisting the Center in developing programming that reflects student interests and priorities. SAB members meet with the executive director weekly and commit to at least 15 hours of work with the Center per month. SAB members are selected in January and are active through the Spring, Summer and subsequent Fall semesters.

In exchange for the time and energy that the SAB provides, the Center organizes monthly skills development workshops for SAB members. This year’s skills workshops have included public speaking, op-ed writing, grant writing, and lobbying. SAB members also receive special invitations to many outside events, including awards dinners and meetings with human rights advocates.

SAB members:

meet weekly with the executive director of the Center.
provide support for existing projects.
assist in the development of future programs.
help evaluate completed projects.
attend monthly skills development workshops on topics such as: grant writing, media relations, fundraising, public speaking, lobbying and strategic planning.
have unique access to hearings, briefings and receptions in the larger Washington, DC human rights community.
are responsible for creating at least one SAB-initiated and directed project for the WCL community.
provide peer mentorship, and promoting opportunities for the involvement of other students pursuing careers in human rights law.
commit at least 15 hours per month to SAB-related activities.

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If your answer to any of these questions is YESSS, then being on the Student Advisory Board is right for you!