Muhammad Yunus, Former OSI Grantee, Awarded 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
October 13, 2006
Former OSI grantee Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank have received a Nobel Peace Prize for promoting economic and social development.  more

OSI Forum: The Iron Cage—The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
OSI - New York
September 28, 2006
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OSI's Middle East & North Africa Initiative presented a discussion with Rashid Khalidi, one of the foremost scholars on the modern history and politics of the Middle East.  more

OSI Forum: The Heart of the Matter—Race, Class, the Media, and Hurricane Katrina
New Orleans, LA
September 28, 2006
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OSI convened Katrina Media Fellows to explore race, class, and the media by addressing the role of structural racism in creating and shaping the pre- and post-Katrina Gulf Region.  more

OSI Forum: Separate and Unequal—Hurricane Katrina and Race in America
OSI - New York
September 27, 2006
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A year after the storm, OSI presented a conversation on what new civil rights strategies are needed to address long-term discrimination and to advance equal protection and opportunity for all.  more

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
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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