The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR), invites applications for the Transitional Justice Fellowship Program, a funded, four-month residential fellowship program in Cape Town, South Africa, for approximately 24 professionals from select countries.
Over a four-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 them with the opportunity to develop a practitioner's network 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. At the end of the program, fellows receive a Diploma in Transitional Justice from ICTJ and IJR.
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 agreement to return to his/her respective country once the course is completed.
The 2005 fellowship program will seek to attract the most promising candidates from each selected country, while at the same time giving extra consideration to those who might not have already had as much exposure as others to international study and travel.
The deadline for applications is September 6th, 2004. For more information, please see http://www.ictj.org/fellowship_program.asp