The Media Defence aims in bringing women who are lawyers based in Sub-Saharan Africa to participate in a peer support programme, with demonstrated interest in digital rights, as well as in independent peer learning and peer support with fellow women lawyers.
The peer support programme will be the first such initiative within our new project Empowering Women in Digital Rights Advocacy. Media Defence aims to provide a platform for newly trained women lawyers to build their expertise and confidence, and to receive support on various issues relevant to women lawyers.
ELIGIBILITY
- The peer support programme is open to women lawyers who work and reside in sub-Saharan Africa;
- Applicants must have a demonstrated interest in and/or knowledge of freedom of expression, digital rights, internet freedom and/or related issues;
- Previous attendance at one of Media Defence’s litigation surgeries;
- Applicants must be proficient in English;
- The women lawyers can either be working in private practice or be working for or be affiliated with NGOs promoting the right to freedom of expression in East Africa through litigation. Exceptionally strong applications from lawyers who have not yet undertaken freedom of expression work, but have experience litigating other human rights cases and have a strong interest in undertaking freedom of expression work will be considered as well;
- Potential for future collaboration with Media Defence; and,
- Commitment to the continued engagement with the network of digital rights lawyers in the region.
DEADLINE: September 30,2022
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