FDA Rejects Over-the-Counter Sale of Emergency Contraception
May 11, 2004
Acting director's decision—overruling expert panels and his own staff—disappoints and angers U.S. reproductive-rights advocates, many of which are OSI grantees.  more

Toward EU Membership: Europe Should Recognize Turkey's Progress
Hakan Altinay and Aryeh Neier
May. 7, 2004
The authors, one the director of the Soros foundation in Turkey and the other OSI's president, argue in an op-ed that Turkey's remarkable transformation—in particular recent policies safeguarding human rights and other domestic reforms—may be jeopardized if EU membership continues to be withheld.  more

OSI's EUMAP Marks European Union Enlargement
May 1, 2004
The European Union today formally added 10 new members, most from Central and Eastern Europe. The EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program marks this historic occasion with a series of articles focusing on the future of Europe beyond enlargement. more

Exonerations in the United States, 1989-2004
April 19, 2004
A comprehensive study of criminal cases by an OSI grantee suggests that there are thousands—maybe even tens of thousands—of innocent people in prison in the United States today. more

Uzbek Government Forces Closure of Local Soros Foundation
April 18, 2004
George Soros condemns government's "horrendous human rights record" after Uzbek staff of international organizations branded as traitors. more

Non-Partisan Website Launched to Monitor the Department of Justice
April 14, 2004
"Watching Justice" offers constant, comprehensive critique of the way key federal agencies are administering justice in the United States. more