LAC Advocacy Intern 2027-1

Description Job Title: LAC Advocacy Intern  Department: Global Legal Programs, Latin America & the Caribbean Bogota Office Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights worldwide. With offices in New York City, and Washington, D.C.; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; and Geneva, Switzerland, the Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization changing law and policy throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States.

Our 270+ diverse professionals are committed to advancing the Center’s human rights mission through game-changing litigation, legal policy, and advocacy work. This has powered the Center’s exceptional growth to an operating budget of over $67 million and won the respect of law firms in countries around the world. Our global pro bono network includes over 3,000 lawyers across 6 continents, 64 countries, and 130 law firms.

Last year, law firms contributed over $35 million USD in pro bono legal services. The Center’s Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact: By 2030, half of the world’s population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they were in 2020. The Center has a record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since our founding in 1992, the Center has transformed how reproductive rights are understood and applied by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, abortion, assisted reproduction, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights.

We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies. The Center has also led development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights. It has built the legal capacity of women’s rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting. To learn more about the Center, please go to www.reproductiverights.org The Role: The Center’s Bogota Office is looking for an enthusiastic, resourceful and highly organized intern with a commitment to reproductive rights issues to engage in a variety of mini projects related to the Colombia office.

This internship will provide someone with experience in many aspects of as well as insight into the inner working of organizational management. The internship is full-time, beginning January 12th, 2026 to July 10th, 2026. Responsibilities: As an intern with LAC Office, your primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Assist members of our legal team with researching and writing reproductive rights-related submissions to United Nations and regional human rights bodies.

Assist of our Advocacy team with monitoring and documenting of media coverage of the Center and updating media placements archives. Bluebooking and fact-checking as needed for current reports and publications. Support administrative duties. Monitor applications and concluding observations of UN committees as directed by the team Following up requests for hearings before the CIDH. Monitoring CIDH reports (thematic and country reports).

Qualifications: Current Law or Government and International Relations  student Strong advocacy research and writing skills Demonstrated an interest in gender/women's issues and reproductive rights Taken Constitutional Law and International Law classes Knowledge of human rights as well as a basic understanding of the Inter-American Human Rights System Fluency in Spanish and English (B1), knowledge of Portuguese is a plus How to Apply: Please click on the link below to apply.

A cover letter, résumé and contact information for three references must be included in your application in order to be considered for this position. Please include these application materials as attachments. Deadline for Applications: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the p