Soros Foundations Network Calls on African Union to Promote Darfur Peace
September 18, 2006
Senior Soros foundations network members sent a letter to the African Union’s Peace and Security Council calling on them to urgently prioritize peace and protection of civilians in Darfur. more

Revenue Watch Institute Receives $9 Million Boost for Fight against Corruption
Press Release
September 15, 2006
The Open Society Institute, Norway, and the Hewlett Foundation have launched the Revenue Watch Institute, a major initiative to tackle corruption in states rich in natural resources. more

Groundbreaking Lawsuit Challenges Racial Profiling by Police
Press Release
September 12, 2006
In the first-ever legal challenge to racial profiling filed with an international human rights tribunal, a coalition of advocacy groups including OSI submitted an application to the UN Human Rights Committee, seeking to halt racial profiling by police.  more

OSI Forum: Suing Human Rights Abusers in U.S. Courts
OSI - New York
August 31, 2006
Audio
At this discussion sponsored by the Open Society Justice Initiative, lawyers from the Center for Justice & Accountability talked about their work using the Alien Tort Claims Act to sue foreign-born human rights abusers who have settled in the United States.  more

OSI Forum: Hawks on the Rise—The Conflict Regions and Georgian Democracy
OSI - New York
August 23, 2006
Audio
OSI's Central Eurasia Project hosted a briefing with Ana Dolidze, chairwoman of the Georgian Young Lawyers Association, one of Georgia's most dynamic NGOs.  more

AIDS 2006: OSI at the XVI International AIDS Conference
Toronto, Canada
August 13, 2006
OSI staff and grantees participated in over 25 conference presentations, satellite sessions, and press conferences on issues including harm reduction measures, sex worker health and rights, palliative care, the interaction between the TB and HIV epidemics, and human rights protections in the fight against HIV.  more

OSI Forum: Is the African Commission an Effective Forum for Promoting the Rights of Same-Sex Practicing People?
OSI - New York
August 8, 2006
Audio
OSI's Sexual Health and Rights Project and Network Women's Program presented a discussion of the human rights situation for same-sex practicing people in Africa.  more

OSI Forum: Beyond the Foster Care System
OSI-New York
July 25, 2006
Audio
To mark the publication of Individual Project Fellow Betsy Krebs and Paul Pitcoff's book, OSI presented a forum on ways that teens who are aging out of the foster care system can transition successfully to adulthood.  more