ISHR Interns and Fellows

Pauline Bertschy joins ISHR as a Communications Assistant for a 6-month mission (PPE+). She holds a Master’s degree in Marketing and is passionate about human rights advocacy issues. Pauline’s values of respect and equity guide her work making her committed to promoting these principles in all aspects of human communication.

Angela is an activist and sociologist keen on digital justice, seed sovereignty and labour justice. She has been involved with social movement organising and digital organising during the pandemic. She has been recently involved in working on the intersecting issues of technology and labour in Kenya for both cloud and on location workers.

David is a last year last student at Universidad Rafael Landívar. He’s very passionate about international law and arbitration and pursues a career in this fields.

Nicolas joins ISHR for a 6-month mission (PPE+) as Human Resources Assistant to help to maintain and develop HRM processes and department’s daily activities. Previous to ISHR, he achieved 10 years of professional experience of customer services. Passionate by human relationships and cultures, he is particularly keen to support diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Isabel holds a BA in the Arts and Humanities and a BA in Anthropology from Michigan State University. She is a current student at the University of Michigan Law School, specializing in human rights law. She values civic engagement, equity, and sustainability for all people.

Bita is currently an undergraduate student at Princeton University studying Public and International Affairs and has background in French, Persian, and education. Before joining ISHR for a summer internship, Bita worked with INGOs on peace negotiations, translations and research to promote freedom and democracy. Additionally, she has research experience on U.S. policing from work with the EMLER Report under guidance of the UN High Commissioner.

Humberto is a last year Master Student at the Geneva Graduate Institute. He is convinced that we are all agents of development, and thus, security providers. Interested in topics related with global migration governance, human rights’ protection mechanisms, and the study of fear and violence in our societies.