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Disaster May Force the Rich to Review Aid to the Poor
Aryeh Neier
January 26, 2005
In the wake of the tsunami that devastated South Asia, argues OSI president Aryeh Neier, wealthy countries may rethink—and possibly step up—their assistance programs. more

Bush and Freedom: With Friends Like This
Aryeh Neier
January 25, 2005
While some human-rights proponents may applaud President Bush's campaign to expand freedom, many will perceive his policies as a threat to freedom, argues OSI president Aryeh Neier in an International Herald Tribune op-ed. more

International Summit Launches the Decade of Roma Inclusion
February 2, 2005
The Decade of Roma Inclusion will be launched at a summit attended by prime ministers from Central and Southeast European countries, World Bank Group President James Wolfensohn, and OSI Chairman George Soros. more

Discussion Forum with Iranian UN Ambassador
OSI-New York
January 14, 2005
OSI hosted a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to the UN Javad Zarif on U.S.-Iran relations. more

Medical Education in the Public Interest
January 2005
A publication documenting the Soros Service Program for Community Health, which came to a close in 2004. more

Sentencing by the Numbers
Emily Bazelon
January 2, 2005
A Soros justice fellow examines new sentencing methods in the United States that encourage judges to sentence nonviolent offenders based on a short list of risk factors. more

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Publications

The Police That We Want: A Handbook for Oversight of the Police in South Africa
January 25, 2005
Published in association with the Open Society Foundation of South Africa and OSI's Justice Initiative, this handbook provides ways to assess police performance in countries undergoing democratic transition. more

Tulia: Tip of the Drug War Iceberg
January 2005
An Open Society Policy Center publication examining the connections among racial profiling, law-enforcement misconduct, and federally funded drug task forces in the United States. more

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Events

OSI Forum: Then They Started Shooting—Growing Up in Wartime Bosnia
OSI-New York
January 26, 2005
OSI hosts a discussion with the author of a book on children who came of age during the Bosnian wars of the 1990s.  more

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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