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The Centre for Law, Justice and Society (Dejusticia) is a Colombia-based non-profit organisation working to strengthen the rule of law and promote human rights in Colombia and across the Global South. We are a think-do tank that combines rigorous research and strategic activism, an innovative approach that makes our work both challenging and exciting. Our research is informed by our activism, and our direct advocacy (through campaigns, litigation, education, and capacity building) is based on the evidence we gather and analysis we conduct through our research. This overarching methodology of “action- research” guides our work as an organisation. Learn more about us at: http://www.dejusticia.org.

Through the fellowship programme, we offer the fellows respite from the difficult contexts in which they work, time to reflect on and retool their strategies and approaches, the opportunity to receive financial support especially in cases where international funding has been cut off by their governments, and access to our research facilities and our researchers, to empower them to access a safe space to be more effective in the work they do at home.

We seek to build durable relationships with the fellows and their organisations so that collaborations can continue after the fellows have returned to their home countries. This ensures that the fellowships do not become ends in themselves, but function as accelerator nodes for the connections that will make the movement more integrated, tighter, and aimed at impact on issues most important to the Global South.

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The Global South Fellow is:

· A human rights defender from the Global South

· working in an emergency or high-risk context*

· with an ability to exchange knowledge and experience with Dejusticia researchers and

· the willingness to continue working with Dejusticia after the fellowship and create a joint work product with Dejusticia

*Emergency or High-Risk Context means any of the following:

· the country/city where the fellow works are in an armed conflict, civil unrest, or under the rule of an authoritarian government

· the fellow or his organisation has been a target of threats, intimidation, or populist propaganda that poses a threat to his/their work defending human rights or his/his family’s security

· the fellow or his organisation has been cut off from funding due to the government or private sector influence and pressure aimed at obstructing the work of the fellow/organisation or harassing the fellow/organisation

The fellow must be able to work in either English or Spanish.

Application Instructions

We evaluate applications on a rolling basis. Fellowships are generally for a period of two to six months, depending on the availability of the fellow and the host team.

To apply, send an email to Jessica Corredor Villamil (jcorredor@dejusticia.org), our International Director, with the following, saved as a single PDF document with file label Lastname_Firstname_GSFellowship:

· Letter of motivation indicating your period of availability, our research area that you are interested to work in, and your commitment to explore joint research/advocacy/training collaborations after you complete your fellowship

· CV that includes your proficiency in English and Spanish

· Letter of institutional support (for individuals, this letter can come from an organisation/community that can attest to your contribution to the movement)

One-page proposal for a project to be carried out during the fellowship (with a maximum budget of US$5,000). These can include videos, blogs, articles, book chapters, or other outputs that communicate the context of your work to the Global South human rights movement