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Africa

Central Eurasia Project
The Central Eurasia Project strives to enhance policy debate on key issues affecting Central Asia and the South Caucasus as well as several countries in the Middle East and North Africa. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Open Society Justice Initiative
The Open Society Justice Initiative, an operational program of the Open Society Institute, promotes rights-based law reform, builds knowledge and strengthens legal capacity worldwide. more

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Central & Eastern Europe

EU Monitoring & Advocacy Program
The EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program monitors compliance with the European Union's political criteria for accession in the candidate states of Central and Eastern Europe. more

Human Rights & Governance Grants Program
The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program provides support to nongovernmental organizations operating in the fields of human rights and governance in Europe and Central Asia. more

International Harm Reduction Development Program
The International Harm Reduction Development Program (IHRD), a part of OSI's Public Health Programs, focuses on diminishing the individual and social harms associated with drug use—particularly the risk of HIV infection—through innovative measures based on the philosophy of harm reduction. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Mental Disability Advocacy Program
The Mental Disability Advocacy Program, part of OSI’s Public Health Programs, supports initiatives that seek to address the massive over- institutionalization, the lack of community-based services, and the general exclusion from society of people with intellectual disabilities and/or mental health problems throughout Central and Eastern Europe, South Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. more

Open Society Justice Initiative
The Open Society Justice Initiative, an operational program of the Open Society Institute, promotes rights-based law reform, builds knowledge and strengthens legal capacity worldwide. more

Roma Programs
Roma Programs focus primarily on improving the social, political, and economic situation of Romani populations in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans region. more

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Central Eurasia

Central Eurasia Project
The Central Eurasia Project strives to enhance policy debate on key issues affecting Central Asia and the South Caucasus as well as several countries in the Middle East and North Africa. more

Human Rights & Governance Grants Program
The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program provides support to nongovernmental organizations operating in the fields of human rights and governance in Europe and Central Asia. more

International Harm Reduction Development Program
The International Harm Reduction Development Program (IHRD), a part of OSI's Public Health Programs, focuses on diminishing the individual and social harms associated with drug use—particularly the risk of HIV infection—through innovative measures based on the philosophy of harm reduction. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Mental Disability Advocacy Program
The Mental Disability Advocacy Program, part of OSI’s Public Health Programs, supports initiatives that seek to address the massive over- institutionalization, the lack of community-based services, and the general exclusion from society of people with intellectual disabilities and/or mental health problems throughout Central and Eastern Europe, South Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. more

Open Society Justice Initiative
The Open Society Justice Initiative, an operational program of the Open Society Institute, promotes rights-based law reform, builds knowledge and strengthens legal capacity worldwide. more

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Latin America & the Carribbean

Latin America Program
The Latin America Program works throughout the region to create more open societies, enhance human rights protections, and encourage the implementation of economic and political policies firmly rooted in democracy. more

Open Society Justice Initiative
The Open Society Justice Initiative, an operational program of the Open Society Institute, promotes rights-based law reform, builds knowledge and strengthens legal capacity worldwide. more

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Russia, Ukraine & Belarus

International Harm Reduction Development Program
The International Harm Reduction Development Program (IHRD), a part of OSI's Public Health Programs, focuses on diminishing the individual and social harms associated with drug use—particularly the risk of HIV infection—through innovative measures based on the philosophy of harm reduction. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Mental Disability Advocacy Program
The Mental Disability Advocacy Program, part of OSI’s Public Health Programs, supports initiatives that seek to address the massive over- institutionalization, the lack of community-based services, and the general exclusion from society of people with intellectual disabilities and/or mental health problems throughout Central and Eastern Europe, South Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. more

Open Society Justice Initiative
The Open Society Justice Initiative, an operational program of the Open Society Institute, promotes rights-based law reform, builds knowledge and strengthens legal capacity worldwide. more

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South Eastern Europe

EU Monitoring & Advocacy Program
The EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program monitors compliance with the European Union's political criteria for accession in the candidate states of Central and Eastern Europe. more

Human Rights & Governance Grants Program
The Human Rights and Governance Grants Program provides support to nongovernmental organizations operating in the fields of human rights and governance in Europe and Central Asia. more

International Harm Reduction Development Program
The International Harm Reduction Development Program (IHRD), a part of OSI's Public Health Programs, focuses on diminishing the individual and social harms associated with drug use—particularly the risk of HIV infection—through innovative measures based on the philosophy of harm reduction. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Mental Disability Advocacy Program
The Mental Disability Advocacy Program, part of OSI’s Public Health Programs, supports initiatives that seek to address the massive over- institutionalization, the lack of community-based services, and the general exclusion from society of people with intellectual disabilities and/or mental health problems throughout Central and Eastern Europe, South Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. more

Open Society Justice Initiative
The Open Society Justice Initiative, an operational program of the Open Society Institute, promotes rights-based law reform, builds knowledge and strengthens legal capacity worldwide. more

Roma Programs
Roma Programs focus primarily on improving the social, political, and economic situation of Romani populations in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans region. more

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Southeast Asia

Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative
The Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative focuses on open society issues throughout the region, particularly in Burma but also in other countries where essential freedoms are threatened or non-existent. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Open Society Justice Initiative
The Open Society Justice Initiative, an operational program of the Open Society Institute, promotes rights-based law reform, builds knowledge and strengthens legal capacity worldwide. more

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Turkey & the Middle East

Central Eurasia Project
The Central Eurasia Project strives to enhance policy debate on key issues affecting Central Asia and the South Caucasus as well as several countries in the Middle East and North Africa. more

International Policy Fellowships
The International Policy Fellowships Program identifies and supports research by open society leaders in countries throughout the Soros foundations network. more

Open Society Justice Initiative
The Open Society Justice Initiative, an operational program of the Open Society Institute, promotes rights-based law reform, builds knowledge and strengthens legal capacity worldwide. more

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United States

Community Fellowships
Community Fellowships are awarded to individuals who wish to employ their educational and professional attainments in service to disadvantaged communities in the New York City and Baltimore, Maryland areas. more

OSI-Washington, D.C.
OSI-Washington, D.C. focuses on civil liberties in the United States as well as other domestic and international policy issues, including globalization, criminal justice reform, human rights, and women's rights. more

Program on Reproductive Health and Rights
The Program on Reproductive Health and Rights promotes reproductive freedom as a core element in advancing women’s civil liberties and human rights, and in securing larger social and economic opportunities for women and their families. more

U.S. Justice Fund
The U.S. Justice Fund is the cornerstone of OSI's strong commitment to reducing the excessive reliance on punishment and incarceration in the United States, and to promoting fair and equal treatment in all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system. more

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publications

Justice Initiatives: Legal Aid Reform and Access to Justice
February 2004
The February 2004 issue of the Open Society Justice Initiative’s newsletter looks at legal aid reform from several different perspectives around the world. A major focus is state-provided legal representation for indigent persons charged with crimes. more

Integrating the Disabled: Reports from Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
December 9, 2003
A series of articles, from Transitions Online and OSI's Mental Disability Advocacy Program, that focus on emerging trends in alternative services and ongoing challenges facing people with mental disabilities.  more

Harm Reduction News: Focus on Human Rights
Spring 2003: Volume 4, Issue 1
The essays in this issue of Harm Reduction News, the newsletter of OSI's International Harm Reduction Development program, focus particularly on the ways that violations of human rights contribute to the spread of HIV.  more

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