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OSI Forum: The Future of Women's Rights
OSI-New York
December 1, 2004
OSI's Network Women's Program sponsored the book launch of The Future of Women's Rights: Global Visions and Strategies, an anthology that includes an essay by the program's director. more

Muslims in the UK: Policies for Engaged Citizens
November 22, 2004
A report by OSI's EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program argues that greater government recognition of British Muslims' needs is required to tackle the disadvantage, deprivation, and discrimination that this community faces. more

Monitoring Election Campaign Finance: A Handbook for NGOs
November 2004
The Open Society Justice Initiative has published a handbook to aid civil society groups in tracking election campaign finances and exposing corruption. more

Iraq in Transition: Post-Conflict Challenges and Opportunities
November 2004
A joint publication of OSI and the United Nations Foundation, this report examines the Coalition's record during occupation and provides benchmarks on how best to approach the shared goal of a more stable and peaceful Iraq. more

OSI Forum: Torture and Truth
OSI-New York
October 21, 2004
Mark Danner, author of Torture and Truth: America, Abu Ghraib, and the War on Terror, argued that the Bush administration has deflected blame for the Abu Ghraib scandal through intimidation and obfuscation.  more

Another Way in Which 9-11 "Changed Everything"
Gara LaMarche
October 13, 2004
In a speech delivered at the Human Rights House Foundation conference in Oslo, OSI Vice President Gara LaMarche argued that post-9/11 counterterrorism and security legislation have seriously impeded the work of human rights defenders around the world.  more

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Publications

Opening Budgets to Public Understanding and Debate: Results from 36 Countries
October 2004
A new study by the International Budget Project, an OSI grantee, evaluates public access to budget information and to the budget process.  more

Harm Reduction News: Fighting for Prison Health
Volume 5, Issue 3
The Fall 2004 issue of Harm Reduction News explores the political, social, human rights, and medical problems of drug users in prison—and offer models of action in the fight to improve prisoners’ health. more

Ideas for an Open Society: From Abu Ghraib to America
October 2004
Soros Justice Fellow Judith Greene explores the similarites between abuses in Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison and human rights violations in U.S. detention facilities. more

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Events

Moving Walls 9: A Group Photography Exhibition
Six series of photographs document war and its aftermath (in Afghanistan, Colombia, Iraq, and Israel/Palestine); low-income mothers in the U.S.; and one boy's journey north from Honduras in search of a better life.  more

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