Former FBI Director, General, Diplomat, Clergy Call for Presidential Commission on Detention, Treatment and Transfer of Detainees
Press Release
February 19, 2009
The Open Society Institute, along with 17 other human rights organizations, endorsed a statement urging President Obama to create a nonpartisan commission to investigate the detention, treatment, and transfer of detainees during the Bush administration.  more

OSI Mourns Loss of Human Rights Advocate Alison Des Forges
February 13, 2009
Des Forges was senior advisor for Human Rights Watch’s Africa division and a leading expert on Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. more

OSI Partner's Brief Links Resource Abundance and Opaque Budgeting
February 2, 2009
Analysis by the Revenue Watch Institute confirms a direct connection between resource abundance and lack of budget transparency in 22 countries considered significant oil and gas producers.  more

OSI-Supported Film About Hurricane Katrina Earns Oscar Nod
January 29, 2009
Trouble the Water, a documentary film co-directed and co-produced by OSI fellow Tia Lessin, has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary. more

OSI Katrina Media Fellows' Film to Air on PBS
January 29, 2009
As part of a series of programming celebrating Black History Month, PBS stations nationwide will air Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans, a film written and directed by OSI Katrina Media Fellows. more

Open Society Justice Initiative Launches Website Documenting First-Ever International Criminal Court Trial
January 26, 2009
LubangaTrial.org will cover the legal proceedings against Thomas Lubanga, a former leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo accused of using child soldiers to fuel that country’s brutal conflict.  more