human rights officer
Human rights officers investigate and handle human rights violations, as well as develop plans to reduce violations and to ensure compliance to human rights legislation. They investigate complaints by examining information and interviewing victims and perpetrators, and communicate with organisations involved with human rights activities.
Also called: human rights project officer, human rights lawyer, human rights program officer, human rights programme officer
- 12
- essential skills
- 19
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2619
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
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Essential skills
12- advise on legal decisions
- conduct research interview
- establish collaborative relations
- facilitate official agreement
- international human rights law
- investigate human rights violations
- promote human rights implementation
- promote social awareness
- scientific research methodology
- social justice
- speak different languages
- support victims of human rights violations
Optional skills
19- advise on conflict management
- apply conflict management
- compile legal documents
- coordinate humanitarian aid missions
- court procedures
- hear witness accounts
- international law
- liaise with local authorities
- maintain relations with local representatives
- maintain relationships with government agencies
- monitor political conflicts
- observe confidentiality
- perform political negotiation
- political science
- promote social change
- provide legal advice
- provide testimony in court hearings
- show intercultural awareness
- support harmed social service users
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