Become a Member

By joining Huquqyat, you are becoming part of a worldwide women-led membership-based organization of self-identifying women lawyers and legal practitioners with personal or professional engagement in legal accountability processes in Syria. We welcome dynamic and motivated lawyers and legal practitioners who satisfy membership criteria to apply to join the organisation.

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We are looking for inspiring women to join our network and share our work and values with. To keep focusing on our current mandate and objectives, we will only consider applications from aspiring members who meet the following criteria:

  1. You identify as a woman
  2. You have a legal background (lawyer, legal practitioner, law student)
  3. You work and/or are interested in working in the Syrian context
  4. You have an interest or experience in conducting legal investigations of war crimes and crimes against humanity, research, advocacy, and justice and accountability in Syria broadly.
  5. You are an Arabic speaker or, at least, understand Arabic
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What you get from joining:

  1. Network of like-minded lawyers and legal practitioners
  2. Mentorship and bespoke support
  3. Ability to apply for your own projects under the umbrella of Huquqyat
  4. Technical training(s)
  5. Priority access to job opportunities that Huquqyat makes available
  6. A safe, flexible, and respectful work environment
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Huquqyat works in five main areas:

  1. Research by conducting research projects
  2. Advocacy by advocating for various human rights issues and partnering with civil society and human rights organizations.
  3. Investigation by forming legal investigative projects/groups on war crimes and crimes against humanity.
  4. Legal aid
  5. Trainings

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Are you ready to join us? Fill in the form by following this link (English) or this link (Arabic).

Note: if google form does not work in your country, please get in touch with us for the application.

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