IHRP Fellowship Final Report

Overview of the UNHCR and the Human Rights Liaison Unit The UNHCR is the UN Refugee Agency, formally known as the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, and works for the international protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and stateless people. [...] human rights treaties and treaty bodies, the Human Rights Council) and UNHCR’s field operations with the goal of operationalizing the developments in international human rights law in country contexts and allowing colleagues to better engage with and feed into the developments in these human rights mechanisms. [...] I had the opportunity to sit in on treaty body sessions including the Human Rights Committee, the group of independent experts responsible for monitoring and overseeing the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. [...] Human Rights Country Profiles In support of HRLU’s work to better enable colleagues in the field to utilize and contribute to the work of human rights mechanisms at the international level, I had the opportunity to complete and contribute to the unit’s template for country-specific human rights profiles, which collate the State’s human rights record and engagement and progress concerning the core. [...] As an intern in the course of my studies and interested in pursuing a career in the field of international law and humanitarian work, I found both of these interactions extremely enriching and wonderful opportunities to hear about the main challenges and areas for development that exist within the work, as well as to receive guidance on how to best prepare for the sometimes arduous environment inv.