Amnesty International Digital Forensics Fellowship 2025

Amnesty Tech announces the Digital Forensics Fellowship, a part-time programme for 5–7 human rights defenders, journalists, and technologists working in civil society to train in digital threat analysis and forensic techniques. The fellowship lasts 3–4 months and includes an in-person convening plus remote training, with a stipend for participants. The in-person convening is scheduled for June 2025, with an emphasis on building skills and knowledge in digital investigations within a civil society context.

Stipend of £500/month; part-time fellowship with in-person convening and remote trainings; opportunities to develop digital forensics skills within a human rights context.

Applicants should have understanding of technical threats and digital attacks faced by journalists and civil society; demonstrated interest in investigations to identify digital attacks; familiarity with command line tools and scripting; knowledge of internet infrastructure; technical familiarity with GNU/Linux, Android and iPhone systems; English as primary language for the fellowship.

Submit required documents via the recruitment system eArcu (CV and cover letter in specified formats).