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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) monitors 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

Global Drug Policy Program

The Global Drug Policy Program aims to engage and support drug policy experts and other related professionals as they analyze and publicize the effects of drug policy on public health, human rights, national security, and the economy. 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 media 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, pursues law reform activities grounded in the protection of human rights, and contributes to the development of legal capacity for open societies worldwide. more

OSI-Baltimore

OSI-Baltimore focuses on helping youth succeed, reducing the social and economic costs of incarceration, tackling drug addiction, and building a corps of Community Fellows to bring innovative ideas to Baltimore’s underserved communities. 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

Special Initiatives

The Special Initiatives program was established to develop a set of global grant-giving projects that build upon the Soros network’s strengths in promoting human rights and accountability. more

OSI Forum: A Kind of Genius—Herb Sturz and Society's Toughest Problems
OSI-New York
March 19, 2009
 AUDIO
The Open Society Institute hosted a discussion of a new book chronicling Herb Sturz’s extraordinary work addressing issues such as criminal justice, housing, and urban planning in New York City.  more

OSI Forum: Madame Prosecutor—Confrontations with Humanity's Worst Criminals and the Culture of Impunity
OSI-New York
March 5, 2009
 VIDEO    AUDIO
The Open Society Institute hosted a conversation with Chuck Sudetic, co-author of Carla Del Ponte's courageous memoir of her years spent striving to serve justice.  more

OSI Forum: Two Decades of Impunity—The Jesuits Murder Case and the Search for Justice in El Salvador
OSI-New York
January 28, 2009
 AUDIO
This Open Society Institute panel discussed the 1989 murders, their political consequences, and the global struggle to ensure that the perpetrators of great crimes are held accountable.  more

OSI-Supported Film Documents Battle for the International Criminal Court
May 20, 2009
 VIDEO  
The Reckoning follows ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo and his team for three years across four continents as he issues arrest warrants for perpetrators of crimes against humanity. more

Op-Ed: International Criminal Court Puts President in the Dock
Aryeh Neier
March 24, 2009
Sudan's President Bashir may be able to avoid arrest, but the charges against him have a powerful stigmatizing effect, writes Aryeh Neier, president of the Open Society Institute. 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

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