The Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights at Colby College, Maine, USA, is now soliciting nominations from human rights practitioners in the field of refugees and displaced populations in Africa or Asia for the 2002 Oak Human Rights Fellowship.

The Fellowship provides a one semester (September-December) appointment for a significant human rights practitioner as a scholar/activist-in-residence at Colby College in Maine, USA. It is designed for international human rights professionals doing on-the-ground work at personal risk. Its purpose is to provide a respite from front line duties and enable the Fellow to communicate his or her work to the campus community.

For Fall 2002 Oak Institute is seeking candidates for the Fellowship whose expertise relates to REFUGEES AND DISPLACED POPULATIONS IN AFRICA OR ASIA.

Nominations should be forwarded to either Mary Beth Mills, Director
or to the Associate Director, Eliza Denoeux at:
Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights
Colby College,
Waterville, ME 04901 USA
Fax: 207-872-3474
Tel: 207-872-3813
E-mail: [email protected]

More information and applications forms can be obtained at available at http://www.colby.edu/oak.

Please post this announcement for distribution and or forward it to anyone who might be interested or who might know of deserving candidates for the fellowship.