OSI Statement on International Lottery Scams
September 8, 2004
The Open Society Institute has recently learned of an e-mail fraud that has apparently misappropriated the trademarked name “Soros Foundations Network” in service of a purported “lottery.” The Soros Foundations Network and OSI are in no way associated with or responsible for this “lottery” and find it reprehensible that the Network's name is being deliberately misused in this fashion.  more

Zimbabwe’s Despot Watches His People Starve
Aryeh Neier
August 17, 2004
In an International Herald Tribune op-ed, OSI's president urges increased international pressure on Robert Mugabe, whose racist and demagogic policies are killing large numbers of Zimbabweans. more

Racial Discrimination in the Administration of Justice
August 2004
A brief submitted by OSI's Open Society Justice Initiative to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination prior to the opening of its 65th session. more

A Cry for Human Rights and the Law: A Review of Unpopular Cases for Lawyers
Stephen Rickard
August 7, 2004
In a speech at the ABA's annual meeting, the acting director of OSI-Washington, D.C. discussed the legal and social ramifications of the U.S. government's antiterrorist policies after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. more

Local Governance Brief: Environmental Justice
Summer 2004
The Summer 2004 issue of the Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative's newsletter explores environmental justice—the fair distribution of environmental benefits and harms—in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.  more

Baltimore Safety Net Access-to-Care Survey 2004
August 5, 2004
An annual report that offers a glimpse into how urban poor populations survive day-to-day; the barriers and obstacles to care that they experience; their needs, both met and unmet; and the role played by the community "safety net." more