Transitional Fellows PRogram, S. Africa

crossposted from HREA list

Dear colleagues,

Appended below is information about the ICTJ-run Transitional Justice
Fellowship program for 2003. The program takes place in Cape Town between
January and June, and the application deadline is October 1st 2002. We are
trying to disseminate the information about in avenues with potential
candidates, and we would appreciate it if you could pass this on to your
students/network.

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Lydiah Bosire


Lydiah K. Bosire
Program Coordinator, Capacity Building and Research
International Center for Transitional Justice
20 Exchange Place, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10005
Phone   (917) 438-9300 ext 148
Fax        (212) 509-6036
e-mail    [email protected]
website: www.ictj.org


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The Transitional Justice Fellowship Program
Cape Town, South Africa, January - July 2003

The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), working in
partnership with the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR),
invites applications for the Transitional Justice Fellowship Program, a
funded, six-month residential fellowship program in Cape Town, South
Africa, for 26 professionals from 13 different countries to study
transitional justice.

Over a six-month period, fellows will discuss multiple strategies to be
deployed following a period of conflict or repressive rule in order to
bring about a more just, democratic and peaceful society in their
respective countries. The training will also provide an opportunity for
them to develop a network of human rights advocates within and across these
world regions. The goal of the program is for fellows to participate in and
make informed contributions to the development of transitional justice
strategies in their home countries.

Two fellows each will be selected from nine African countries (Angola,
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra
Leone, South Africa, and Zimbabwe) and four Southeast Asian countries
(Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, and Indonesia). Only nationals of these
countries may apply in the 2003 competition. In most cases, current
residents of these countries will be given priority over those living
abroad, although some exceptions will be made.

Candidates for the program including accomplished human rights
professionals, democracy and justice activists, journalists, lawyers,
teachers, social workers or other professionals who are committed to
ensuring that their society deals with the past in a just and responsible
manner will be selected through a rigorous application process. A condition
for a candidate's acceptance is a signed statement agreeing to return to
his/her respective country once the course is completed.