ISCO Occupation Group 2619.4 Human Rights Officer
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Human Rights Officer: Human rights officers investigate and handle human rights violations, as well as develop plans to reduce violations and to ensure compliance to human rights legislation. They investigate complaints by examining information and interviewing victims and perpetrators, and communicate with organisations involved with human rights activities.
Essential Skills
- Conduct Research Interview
- Facilitate Official Agreement
- International Human Rights Law
- Speak Different Languages
- Promote Human Rights Implementation
- Investigate Human Rights Violations
- Establish Collaborative Relations
- Promote Social Awareness
- Advise On Legal Decisions
- Support Victims Of Human Rights Violations
- Scientific Research Methodology
- Social Justice
Optional Skills
- Court Procedures
- Maintain Relations With Local Representatives
- Monitor Political Conflicts
- Provide Testimony In Court Hearings
- Liaise With Local Authorities
- Advise On Conflict Management
- Support Harmed Social Service Users
- Hear Witness Accounts
- International Law
- Show Intercultural Awareness
- Show Responsibility
- Observe Confidentiality
- Apply Conflict Management
- Show Empathy
- Maintain Relationships With Government Agencies
- Promote Social Change
- Coordinate Humanitarian Aid Missions
- Political Science
- Compile Legal Documents
- Provide Legal Advice
- Perform Political Negotiation
Alternative Names
- Human Rights Project Officer
- Human Rights Lawyer
- Human Rights Program Officer
- Human Rights Programme Officer
