The job of the psychosocial intern is full time for 35 hours per week. The psychosocial intern works under the day-to-day supervision of the head of the Psychosocial Team.

Requirements:

1. English being the official language of the UNHCR Cairo as well as Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance (AMERA) office, the psychosocial intern must be fluent in both oral and written English. Arabic language or one of the other languages spoken by refugees in Cairo is a distinct advantage.

2. A background in mental health and social work and experience working in human rights and/or with refugees and asylum seekers in a social work capacity.

3. A minimum of one year of experience providing psychological or social work services to refugees and asylum seekers.

4. A Masters degree in psychology, social work, or a related field or an MD in psychiatry preferred. You may also be in the process of completing such a degree. Assistance with finding a qualified supervisor is available through Dr. Harrell-Bond (behbond[at]aucegypt.edu).

Application Procedure:

To apply for an internship placement please send the following documents:

a) Cover letter, including the date you intend to start the internship

b) Curriculum Vitae

c) Brief writing sample (less than five pages)-legal advisor applicants only

d) Contact details and email addresses for three references

e) Statement of ability to financially support oneself for the duration of the internship

AMERA-Egypt accepts Psychosocial Interns three times per year in January, May, and September.

Please submit your applications to: egyptinternships[at]amera-uk.org

For further details, and application materials

Aply for Psychosocial Intern in Egypt

The job of the psychosocial intern is full time for 35 hours per week. The psychosocial intern works under the day-to-day supervision of the head of the Psychosocial Team.

Requirements:

1. English being the official language of the UNHCR Cairo as well as Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance (AMERA) office, the psychosocial intern must be fluent in both oral and written English. Arabic language or one of the other languages spoken by refugees in Cairo is a distinct advantage.

2. A background in mental health and social work and experience working in human rights and/or with refugees and asylum seekers in a social work capacity.

3. A minimum of one year of experience providing psychological or social work services to refugees and asylum seekers.

4. A Masters degree in psychology, social work, or a related field or an MD in psychiatry preferred. You may also be in the process of completing such a degree. Assistance with finding a qualified supervisor is available through Dr. Harrell-Bond (behbond[at]aucegypt.edu).

Application Procedure:

To apply for an internship placement please send the following documents:

a) Cover letter, including the date you intend to start the internship

b) Curriculum Vitae

c) Brief writing sample (less than five pages)-legal advisor applicants only

d) Contact details and email addresses for three references

e) Statement of ability to financially support oneself for the duration of the internship

AMERA-Egypt accepts Psychosocial Interns three times per year in January, May, and September.

Please submit your applications to: egyptinternships[at]amera-uk.org

For further details, and application materials

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The job of the legal advisor intern is full time for 35 hours per week. The legal advisor works under the day-to-day supervision of the programmes director and in coordination with the legal officers.

Requirements:

1. English being the official language of the UNHCR Cairo as well as Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance (AMERA) office, the legal advisor must be fluent in both oral and written English. Arabic or one of the languages of refugee nationalities in Egypt is a decided asset.

2. A background in law and/or experience working in human rights and/or with refugees and asylum seekers.

3. A Bachelors degree in law or an LLM is preferred, but other Masters degrees or equivalent experience in a related field are also acceptable.

Application Procedure

To apply for an internship placement please send the following:

a) Cover letter, including the date you intend to start the internship

b) Curriculum Vitae

c) Brief writing sample (less than five pages)-legal advisor applicants only

d) Contact details and email addresses for three references

e) Statement of ability to financially support oneself for the duration of the internship

AMERA-Egypt accepts Legal Interns three times per year in January, May, and September.

Please submit your applications to: egyptinternships[at]amera-uk.org

Aply for Legal Advisor Intern in Egypt

The job of the legal advisor intern is full time for 35 hours per week. The legal advisor works under the day-to-day supervision of the programmes director and in coordination with the legal officers.

Requirements:

1. English being the official language of the UNHCR Cairo as well as Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance (AMERA) office, the legal advisor must be fluent in both oral and written English. Arabic or one of the languages of refugee nationalities in Egypt is a decided asset.

2. A background in law and/or experience working in human rights and/or with refugees and asylum seekers.

3. A Bachelors degree in law or an LLM is preferred, but other Masters degrees or equivalent experience in a related field are also acceptable.

Application Procedure

To apply for an internship placement please send the following:

a) Cover letter, including the date you intend to start the internship

b) Curriculum Vitae

c) Brief writing sample (less than five pages)-legal advisor applicants only

d) Contact details and email addresses for three references

e) Statement of ability to financially support oneself for the duration of the internship

AMERA-Egypt accepts Legal Interns three times per year in January, May, and September.

Please submit your applications to: egyptinternships[at]amera-uk.org

The job of the legal advisor intern is full time for 35 hours per week. The legal advisor works under the day-to-day supervision of the programmes director and in coordination with the legal officers.

Requirements:

1. English being the official language of the UNHCR Cairo as well as Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance (AMERA) office, the legal advisor must be fluent in both oral and written English. Arabic or one of the languages of refugee nationalities in Egypt is a decided asset.

2. A background in law and/or experience working in human rights and/or with refugees and asylum seekers.

3. A Bachelors degree in law or an LLM is preferred, but other Masters degrees or equivalent experience in a related field are also acceptable.

Application Procedure

To apply for an internship placement please send the following:

a) Cover letter, including the date you intend to start the internship

b) Curriculum Vitae

c) Brief writing sample (less than five pages)-legal advisor applicants only

d) Contact details and email addresses for three references

e) Statement of ability to financially support oneself for the duration of the internship

AMERA-Egypt accepts Legal Interns three times per year in January, May, and September.

Please submit your applications to: egyptinternships[at]amera-uk.org

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Charles IngabireRIP, the editor of the Kinyarwanda Online media Inyenyeri magazine was gunned down by unidentified assailants on the 30^th of November 2010 in the gardens of Makies 2 Bar along Sir Apollo Kaggwa, a Kampala suburb.

However, fear has mounted onto both Rwandan community and journalists in Uganda over the increased operatives spying on their work. Ingabire is suspected to have been killed because of his journalistic work.

The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 additional Protocols are the cornerstones of modern refugee protection wherein government guarantees the basic Human Rights and physical security of the refugees.

Therefore, the government of Uganda bears the prime responsibility  for protecting refugees within its territory and this includes promoting and providing legal and physical protection, and minimizing the threat of violence including deaths which many Rwandan refugees are prone to.

The committee set up by the community of Rwandan Refugees and Asylum seekers in Uganda had sought protection while holding a peaceful demonstration on 8^th of December between 10:00 am to 12:00pm en-route from Kisementi roundabout, through Kanjokya Street to Prince Charles drive where they would petition the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees to look into their grievances.

A letter dated 6^th/Dec/2011  was written to the Inspector General of Police, Major General Kale Kaihura seeking for protection while peacefully demonstrating against the alarmingly rampant activities of intelligences that spy on their work in Uganda and the killings of Rwandan Refugees and Asylum Seekers.

The assassination of CHARLES INGABIRA epitomizes several other killings and security threats to the Rwandese community. The demonstration further sought to call on the International Community, especially UNHCR, the United Nations body in charge of protection of refugees and human rights defenders and the Government of the Republic of Uganda, the host country to take effective measures in ensuring the safety and protection of Rwandese refugees, journalists and other human rights defenders.  The demonstrators also wanted UNHCR to desist from riding roughshod to serious concerns of security threats and death of Rwandan refugees.

Also, the demo ultimately calls for vigilance, independence and thorough investigations by police and all other relevant security agencies into mishaps against Rwandese. These investigations should ensure that the cases are handled to their logical conclusions with the perpetrators being brought to book.

HRNJ–Uganda was reliably informed that Ugandan police force dilly-dallied with the leaders who had gone to police headquarters on 7^th/Dec/2011 to secure protection.

One of the leaders told HRNJ–Uganda that they reportedly went to police four times and appeared before different offices as they were being asked to go back after every three hours.

“Whenever we would go to police headquarters, officers there were telling us that nothing has matured and that’s how the day went without getting protection” said one leader whose name is withheld for security purposes.

Sources told HRNJ–Uganda that by 18:00 local time on 7^th/Dec/2011, there was still no response until the Inspector General of Police intervened, made a private call to the Rwandese leaders and managed to coerce them to postpone their intentions for a few days as they partake investigations into the matter in a meeting that lasted up to 21:00 o’clock. The IGP asked them to be patient and promised to grant permission at a future date.

“We were not surprised to hear that police blocked the demo. From our experiences with the Uganda Police Force, this is a normal routine! It was a hectic wild goose chase that yielded no result. The police’s response exhibits the high handedness, partisan, and repressive role the police is playing in abrogating the Constitution most especially Article 29 which provides for freedom of expression and peaceful demonstration” said HRNJ–Uganda Programs Coordinator Geoffrey Wokulira Ssebaggala

HRNJ–Uganda reiterates its former position that called for intervention from independent bodies like Interpol to investigate the gruesome murder of Charles Ingabire fearing for country relations that would jeopadise investigations.

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