If you are a 3L interested in applying for the Human Rights Watch Fellowship for NYU School of Law students, then schedule a 15-minute counseling session with Christopher Albin-Lackey of Human Rights Watch.
Mr. Albin-Lackey will be at NYU School of Law to meet with 3L students individually on Friday, September 25, 2015 from 11:00-2:00 pm in FH 326. To sign up for a counseling slot, log on to CSM/Symplicity and search for “Human Rights Watch” under events. We highly encourage all 3L students who are interested in applying for this fellowship to meet with Mr. Albin-Lackey for his advice on how to make your application as strong as possible. Note: the application deadline for the fellowship is October 8, 2015.
Christopher Albin-Lackey-Senior Researcher, Business and Human Rights
Chris Albin-Lackey is a senior researcher in the Business and Human Rights Program. He carries out research and advocacy work on human rights issues related to extractive industries as well as the human rights impact of corruption in resource-rich countries. From 2008 until 2010, Albin-Lackey was a senior researcher in Human Rights Watch’s Africa Division specializing on the Horn of Africa and Kenya. Prior to that, he was the Nigeria researcher at Human Rights Watch, focusing on issues including local government corruption in the oil-producing Niger Delta; abuses connected to Nigeria’s 2007 elections; and government discrimination against “non-indigene” populations across Nigeria. He also worked as a fellow for Human Rights Watch, covering Ethiopia in the run-up to that country’s controversial 2005 elections. Albin-Lackey lived in Ethiopia and Madagascar as a Peace Corps volunteer before joining the organization. Albin-Lackey has a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from Boston University and a JD from Columbia Law School. He speaks French.