Amnesty International is looking for a Policy, Research and Campaign
Manager to focus on the strategic development and operational delivery
of its Make International Justice and Human Rights Real campaign. The
campaign builds upon almost two decades of work by the organization to
build a system of international justice that can step in when national
authorities fail to investigate and prosecute crimes under
international law: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes,
torture, extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances.

Salary: £47,496 per annum
Location: Central London
Contract duration: Fixed term contract of two years in duration
Job Reference: LPP/LPT/PRCM
Closing date: 2 February 2011

About the role
Providing strategic direction, operational leadership, research and
policy development, legal advice and multi-disciplinary coordination
across different stakeholders inside and outside the organization will
be central in driving the Make International Justice Real campaign.
You will direct the implementation of the campaign strategy, including
setting priorities, managing the day-to-day work of a dedicated
campaign team and ensuring a high quality of all campaign outputs. You
will also take a lead in developing the campaign and ensuring
effective participation of Amnesty International sections, structures
and partners in the campaign, both in the global North and South.

About you
You will have a proven track record in developing campaign strategies
at an international level, as well as an excellent understanding of
strategic campaign methodologies, power analysis and other campaign
development tools.  An experienced project manager, you will be used
to dealing with a number of stakeholders across various regions of the
world.  As well as experience of managing people, including at a
distance, excellent analytical skills, interpersonal, communication
and organisational skills are essential. You will have experience of
planning, organizing and prioritising work under pressure and to
deadlines and an understanding of undertaking legal research or policy
analysis on issues related to international justice is also important.

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for human rights. We are independent and impartial and our campaigning
is based on accurate and timely research. Our network extends to more
than two million members and subscribers in more than 150 countries
around the world. Each one of us is outraged by human rights abuses
but inspired by hope for a better world – and together we work to
improve human rights through campaigning and international solidarity.

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
PRESS RELEASE

17 January 2011

AI Index: PRE01/017/2011

Croatia politician must face inquiry over war crimes claims

Amnesty International has renewed its call on the Croatian authorities
to investigate claims that a senior politician failed to prevent war
crimes committed by Croatian forces during the 1991-1995 war.

Vladimir Šeks, currently Deputy Parliament Speaker, who was a leading
political figure in the Eastern Slavonija region in 1991, faces fresh
claims that he failed to stop grave abuses perpetrated by forces under
his command.

On 13 January, the Youth Initiative for Human Rights, a Croatian
non-governmental organization (NGO), submitted new testimony from a
witness claiming that Vladimir Šeks had failed to investigate her
report of a crime allegedly committed by his subordinates in 1991. The
NGO provided statements by five other witnesses related to other
crimes allegedly committed in Eastern Slavonija at that time.

“The allegations against Vladimir Šeks must be investigated. It is
well documented that during the war he was in a position of political
command, as the Head of Crisis Headquarters in Eastern Slavonija, and
that his subordinates committed crimes with impunity,” Nicola
Duckworth said.

“He must not be allowed to misuse his power as an influential
political figure in order to block the justice process.”

Croatian forces under Vladimir Šeks’ command are said to have tortured
civilians during the conflict that followed the disintegration of the
former state of Yugoslavia.

In its report, Behind the Wall of Silence: Prosecution of War Crimes
in Croatia<http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR64/003/2010/en>,
published in December 2010 Amnesty International expressed its concern
that a number of high profile Croatian military and political leaders
have to date still managed to evade investigation for alleged war
crimes.

Following publication, one of the people named in the report –
Tomislav Merčep – was arrested and an investigation against him opened
by the Croatian State Prosecutor’s Office.

In relation to the alleged responsibility of Vladimir Šeks, the
Amnesty international report documented allegations about the
potential command responsibility of Vladimir Šeks for crimes committed
in the town of Osijek in 1991. The allegations are based on publicly
available information such as court judgments and court testimonies of
several witnesses.

“According to the Geneva Conventions, which Croatia is a party to,
military and civilian superiors may be criminally responsible for the
acts of their subordinates if they knew, or had information that such
crimes under international law were committed or were about to be
committed.”

“The wounds of the war in Croatia are still open. Accountability for
war crimes and redress for the victims and their families irrespective
of ethnic origin, accompanied by a frank and informed debate in the
public sphere will help Croatia move forward,” said Nicola Duckworth,
Europe and Central Asia Programme Director.

Background

Vladimir Šeks has been a member of the Croatian Parliament since the
country’s independence in 1991 as a representative of the Croatian
Democratic Union (Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica – HDZ). He held
several senior positions including the posts of the Speaker of the
Parliament (December 2003-January 2008), Vice-Speaker of the
Parliament (from January 2008 until present), Deputy Prime Minister
(1992-1995) and the State Prosecutor (April – August 1992).

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