Monitoring the Local Implementation of the Government Strategy for the Improvement of the Condition of Roma
September 27, 2004
The Romanian government’s "Strategy for Roma" is doing too little to address discrimination and social exclusion experienced by Roma communities throughout Romania, according to this report by the Resource Center for Roma Communities and OSI’s EU Monitoring and Advocacy and Roma Participation Programs. more

OSI Forum: Blakely, the Kennedy Commission, and Beyond
The National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
September 14, 2004
In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that has called into question the constitutionality of the federal sentencing guidelines, and many state laws, OSI's Watching Justice project and the Constitution Project hosted a panel discussion on the future of U.S. sentencing policies. more

OSI Statement on International Lottery Scams
September 8, 2004
The Open Society Institute has recently learned of an e-mail fraud that has misappropriated the trademarked name “Soros Foundations Network” in service of a purported “lottery.” The Soros Foundations Network and OSI are not associated with or responsible for this “lottery” and find it reprehensible that the Network's name is being 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