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The following OSI initiatives, listed alphabetically, support at least one program or organization active in law & justice issues.

AfriMAP

AfriMAP (The Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project) was established in 2004 to monitor the compliance of member states of the African Union with selected standards of good governance, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. more

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

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

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

EUMAP

EUMAP (the EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program) monitors the development of selected human rights and rule of law issues in both the European Union and in its candidate and potential candidate countries. 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

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

OSI-Baltimore

OSI-Baltimore seeks to foster debate, empower marginalized groups to help shape and monitor public policy, and strengthen communities and families in the Baltimore, Maryland area through the development of fair, rational, and responsive public systems. 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

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

publications

The New Politics of Judicial Elections 2002
May 2004
This report from OSI grantee Justice at Stake is accompanied by a poll indicating that Americans are alarmed by the increasing power of money and special interest politics in judicial elections—and that they want reforms.  more

Open Society Justice Initiative’s 2003 Activities Report
May 2004
The report provides information on the program's six areas of engagement—national criminal justice, international justice, freedom of information and expression, equality and citizenship, anticorruption, and legal capacity development—on four continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. 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

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