The Center has been established in order to advocate at domestic and international levels for the human rights of people with mental health problems and developmental disabilities, and those caring for them. The goal of the Center is to improve the quality of life for these individuals through research and reporting, strategic litigation, public advocacy, and capacitation of existing local and national mental disability rights advocates. The Legal Director assists in budgeting, staffing and the establishment of organisation-wide priorities. The Legal Director is responsible for selecting and convening on a regular basis a panel of legal experts, and for keeping abreast of emerging trends in law relevant to mental disability advocacy. The position is available as of March 1, 2001.
Fluency inwritten and oral English is required.
Preferred qualifications include knowledgeof and experience in the mental health field, basic knowledge of Russian, and experience in providing legal training to other lawyers and advocates. Oktober 6 utca 12. International organization working to resolve the fate of persons unaccounted for due to conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and FRY seeks a full-time program assistant based in Sarajevo for its Family Association Development Program. Citizen of RoC, BiH, or FRY - Excellent translation and interpretation skills between English and local language. The ERRC pursues its objectives by engaging in legal defence, research, monitoring and reporting, education, advocacy, and grant-giving.