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ASSOCIATE HUMAN RIGHTS / FOCAL POINT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES


MEXICO CITY

 * Organization: UNV - United Nations Volunteers
 * Location: Mexico City
 * Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
 * Occupational Groups:
   * Human Rights
   * Minority Rights (National or ethnic, religious and linguistic)
 * Closing Date: Closed
   
   
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MISSION AND OBJECTIVES

OHCHR’s office in Mexico works to ensure that institutions, Government
authorities, and the United Nations Country Team have adequate information,
understanding, and skills to identify human rights concerns and to develop
measures to address them effectively. OHCHR-Mexico also works to ensure that
civil society and human rights victims have increased awareness of human rights
standards and mechanisms. Main activities are focused on technical cooperation
and legal advice on harmonization of legislation, development of indicators on
human rights, support the elaboration of public policies with human rights based
approach, follow-up the international recommendations, gender and human rights,
amongst other issues, and monitoring of human rights situation throughout the
country, with emphasis on grave human rights violations (such as enforced
disappearances and torture) as well as the situation of human rights defenders
and journalists and the right of indigenous peoples to prior consultation.
OHCHR-Mexico is divided into several functional units: Administration, Grave
Human Rights Violations, Gender and ESCR, Democratic Space, Vulnerable Groups,
Indicators and Public Communications. The UNV would be part of the Democratic
Space Unit, which currently consists of a coordinator (international staff) and
an international UNV. The Democratic Space Unit personally receives complaints
of alleged human rights violations and gives legal orientation to victims,
particularly human rights defenders, and journalists. The Democratic Space Unit
also participates in field missions to follow up cases of alleged human rights
violations, meeting with victims, family members of victims, local NGO´s and
government authorities


CONTEXT

OHCHR-Mexico is divided into several functional units: Administration, Grave
Human Rights Violations, Gender and ESCR, Democratic Space, Vulnerable Groups,
Indicators and Public Communications. The UNV would be part of the Vulnerable
Groups Unit, which currently consists of a coordinator and two International
UNVs. The Vulnerable Groups Unit personally receives complaints of alleged human
rights violations and gives legal orientation to victims, particularly
indigenous people. The Vulnerable Groups Unit also participates in field
missions to follow up cases of alleged human rights violations, meeting with
victims, family members of victims, local NGO´s and government authorities. The
UN Volunteer will support the following activities: receiving complaints of
alleged human rights violations; participating in field missions and meetings
with authorities, civil society organizations and victims; promoting legislative
harmonisation and the development of comprehensive public policies; technical
assistance to federal and state governments; among others.


TASK DESCRIPTION

Under the direct supervision of the Coordinator of the Vulnerable Groups Unit,
the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Research and collect
information pertaining to human rights issues through monitoring human rights
situations at the field level and from a variety of data sources (e.g.
publications and the press) to keep abreast of issues/events and provide
up-to-date information; • Interview human rights victims, particularly
indigenous people, relevant authorities, and civil society organizations as part
of the documentation of cases; • Assist in the analysis of information regarding
substantive matters in the field of human rights, particularly related to
indigenous peoples, and recommend actions to be taken; • Coordinate activities
and strategies related to priority issues with other Units of OHCHR-México; •
Establish working relationships with state and federal authorities and provide
them with technical assistance to strengthen the level of compliance with
international human rights obligations; • Document cases of indigenous people’s
human rights violations; • As a part of the good offices mandate of
OHCHR-Mexico, act as an observer and/or facilitator in prior consultation
processes organized by the federal government, providing detailed advice to the
authorities about the implementation of their international obligations and
strengthening the rights holders’ knowledge about their rights; • Dialogue with
private companies and businesses related to their projects, which might affect
the rights of indigenous peoples and their adherence to the UN guiding
principles on business and human rights; • Assist in the analysis of information
regarding substantive matters in the field of human rights and recommend actions
to be taken; • Draft a variety of reports and correspondence relating to human
rights matters/cases; • Participate in human rights training programmes for
government officials, representatives of civil society, human rights
non-governmental organizations and rights holders; • Liaise with representatives
of the federal and local legislative powers to ensure that the legislation
affecting indigenous peoples and communities is in line with international
standards and is created with the right perspective and methodology; • Work with
UN and non-governmental partners in the country to integrate human rights in
their programmes, including gender considerations; • Assist in the consolidation
of knowledge and necessary tools within the United Nations system in Mexico, in
order to mainstream human rights in its actions; • Assist in establishing
working-level cooperation with relevant government ministries and State
institutions to assist in strengthening their capacity for the protection and
promotion of human rights; • Receive complaints of alleged human rights
violations and give legal advice to victims; • Perform other tasks as required.

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