Voluntary work abroad and human rights volunteering

Human Rights volunteers

You can take part in human rights volunteering with Projects Abroad PRO.  Our human rights and law projects are all based in the developing world.  They are ideal for recent graduates, retired seniors or lawyers on a career break.

We work with a variety of partners, including human rights offices, legal firms and NGOs.  A good example of this is our project for volunteer human rights officers in Cambodia.  Alternatively, you can get involved as a volunteer lawyer in Ghana.  You can see all of the available options on the left navigation menu.

On these projects you will get to work alongside qualified professionals who are passionate about human rights work.  They will want to share ideas about human rights work.  You will also meet less experienced people who need guidance and support.  This peer to peer contact is the best way of ensuring that your work has a long-term benefit.

Why we are looking for human rights volunteers

We are looking for human rights volunteers to help our local partners in the developing world.  Our partners are working at grassroots level in areas such as child trafficking, refugee rights and police accountability.  We believe the work being performed by these partners is incredibly important.  Volunteer lawyers or professionals with a related skill or qualification can play an important role in this work.

We ensure all volunteers work closely with experienced local lawyers or human rights workers.  This approach ensures sustainability for each project.  It also helps us gauge how projects are developing.  With a wide range of projects available, we can work with you to decide the placement that best suits your experience and abilities.

If you cannot find a human rights project here that fits your skills, please contact us.  We will try to arrange something that matches your area of expertise.  You can give us a call on:

• UK: +44 (0) 1903 708 308
• Canada and USA: 1-888-5791612
• Australia: 1300 132 831