Internship in the Sustainable Development Department, spring 2027

As an intern in the Human Rights and Sustainable Development Department, you will contribute to the ongoing work to integrate human rights standards and principles into sustainable development policies, planning and processes.

You will gain a solid understanding of the relationship between human rights standards and sustainable development, including the links to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and contribute to strategic analysis and concrete actions to ensure that human rights institutions and bodies contribute to sustainable development.

Please consult our homepage http://www.humanrights.dk for a general introduction to the Danish Institute for Human Rights. You will be assigned a supervisor and undertake tasks such as:

- Support research related to the promotion of human rights in relation to sustainable development, e.g. questions around equality and non-discrimination; human rights data and development; or human rights implications of climate change and environmental and natural resource governance; - Contribute to collaboration with and capacity-building of partners, including National Human Rights Institutions, in region1 …