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

AfriMAP

The Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) 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

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

Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap

This national program is designed to create awareness of—and increase resources to close—an alarming gap in the availability of drug and alcohol addiction treatment for Americans who need it. 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

Middle East & North Africa Initiative

OSI's Middle East & North Africa Initiative operates primarily as a grantmaking program on issues ranging from knowledge and information to women's rights. more

Open Society Fellowship

The Open Society Fellowship enables innovative professionals—including journalists, activists, academics, and practitioners—to work on projects that inspire meaningful public debate, shape public policy, and generate intellectual ferment within the Open Society Institute. 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

News & Announcements

Advocates Take on Failures of U.S. Criminal Justice System
Press Release
March 3, 2008
The Open Society Institute has awarded 18 fellows over $1 million to reform indigent defense, reduce juvenile incarceration, and improve prison conditions. more

OSI Forum: Negotiating Human Rights in the Afghan Context
OSI-New York
February 28, 2008
 AUDIO
At this OSI panel, human rights advocates working in Afghanistan addressed the challenges of promoting global standards in a conservative Muslim society recovering from decades of conflict and extremism.  more

OSI Forum: Less Safe, Less Free—Why America Is Losing the War on Terror
OSI-New York
November 14, 2007
 AUDIO
OSI hosted a panel discussion to launch a book arguing that the government’s post-9/11 policies have not only sacrificed some of Americans' basic liberties but also made them less safe from terrorist threats.  more

Publications & Articles

Report on Developments 2005–2007
December 2007
This book uses feature stories to illustrate the Open Society Justice Initiative's major challenges and achievements involving Africa, equality and citizenship, freedom of information and expression, international justice, legal capacity development, and national criminal justice reform.  more

Recent Developments at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
December 2007
This report by the Open Society Justice Initiative assesses recent developments at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, the court established to try surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge.  more

Open Society News: Dream and Reality—Searching for Racial Justice in the United States
Fall 2007
This issue of Open Society News examines the politics and policies that have eroded efforts to fight discrimination and foster diversity in the United States. more

"I Can Stop and Search Whoever I Want"—Police Stops of Ethnic Minorities in Bulgaria, Hungary and Spain
April 2007
Combining statistics, first-person accounts, and policy recommendations, this Open Society Justice Initiative book makes clear that ethnic profiling occurs in all three countries and is ineffective in combating crime.  more

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