HIA programs are designed to promote and facilitate an ongoing, trans-Atlantic and intra-European dialog about the challenges that democratic societies encounter as they experience new degrees and forms of diversity. The goal is to reinforce the HIA Fellows' commitment to democratic values and human rights; to encourage American and European students to become leaders in these fields; and to foster a growing international community bound together by these commitments.
Core Fellowship Programs
The core fellowship programs in Denmark, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, and the United States provide the initial foundation for participation in HIA and the basis for highly effective individual and collaborative action. The content of the core fellowship programs reflects the specific histories and present challenges of each host country. All programs focus on histories and theories of resistance to legal and institutional abuse of minority populations and the development of international human rights institutions and doctrines after World War II and the Holocaust.
Each core program is divided into two phases. During the first phase, recognized leaders of human rights organizations, politicians, diplomats, philanthropists, journalists, scholars, artists and authors meet with the Fellows during three-and-a-half weeks of intensive seminars, site visits, and focus group activities. Each program culminates in a period of research and writing. International teams of Fellows focus on past and present minority issues in their host country, producing a written report. HIA publishes these reports on its website and a selected number of these reports in its annual Reports of the Fellows (click here to see 2007 research reports).
HIA Fellows are expected to put their knowledge into practice. Following the core programs, Fellows implement plans for engaging human rights or minority issues in their home institutions or communities.
Internships
Prestigious international internships are available to fellows who have successfully completed one of the core fellowship programs. HIA offers internships at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the U.S. House of Representatives, the European Parliament, Interpol, and others. New internship opportunities are continually being developed to accommodate growing demand (click here to view a list of HIA internship programs).
Senior Fellows Associations
Senior Fellows are the backbone of HIA. Senior Fellows are those who have completed one of the core fellowship programs and are active in HIA. Senior Fellows engage in human rights work individually and collectively, empowered by HIA’s international network of support. Through annual meetings, lecture series, conferences and fundraising events, the Senior Fellows enrich and enhance their personal and professional development (click here to read about the Senior Fellows Associations).
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