UNMIT Scholarship Human Rights Deadline 9 December 2008

Human Rights Officer
Human Rights and Transitional Justice Section UNMIT HQ Dili, Timor-Leste Ext. 4048

OHCHR – Timor-Leste Scholarship 2009

Announcement

UNMIT is pleased to announce the 2009 United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) – Timor-Leste Scholarship competition. The scholarship, founded by the OHCHR, is a competitive, merit-based scholarship open to East Timorese who meet specific selection criteria. One (1) scholarship will be awarded for a Master in International Human Rights Law of the University of Essex, England, from September 2009 to September 2010.

The objective of the scholarship competition is to identify and support the human rights education of an academically talented and practically experienced East Timorese in the field of law and/or human rights who is expected to assume leadership roles in his/her community. The courses offered by the Master Programme for International Human Rights Law of the University of Essex are directly relevant to Timor-Leste’s Human Rights issues such as Economics, Social and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Across the Nations and Cultures, and Transitional Justice. Living and studying abroad is also a great opportunity to obtain an understanding of a foreign culture. For more information about the Master Programme please have a look at www.essex.ac.uk/law/pgstudy/taughtdegrees/llm-int-hr-law.shtm

Completed applications must be received by 9 December 2008 for the Master in International Human Rights Law of the University of Essex beginning in September 2009.

For 2009, one (1) scholarship will be awarded for a Master in International Human Rights Law of the University of Essex

Applications

For detailed information on the application and selection procedure as well as on the eligibility criteria applicants please see “Information for Applicants” in the application packet.

In Timor-Leste an application packet may be obtained from the Human Rights and Transitional Justice Section (HRTJS), UNMIT, Obrigadu Barracks, Dili and the HRTJS, UNMIT, in Baucau, Maliana and Suai. For more information, please contact Mr. Clemens Loos, HRTJS, UNMIT, by telephone: 00670 331 2210 Ext. 4048 or email to: loos@un.org All email inquires should indicate in the subject line: “OHCHR – Timor-Leste Scholarship 2009”.

Via Internet: All applications documents contained in the application packet may also be found at the following internet site: www.unmit.org