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Europe's Highest Court Rules Roma School Segregation by Language Illegal
Press Release
March 16, 2010
The European Court of Human Rights held in the case Oršuš and Others v. Croatia that the segregation of Romani children into separate classes based on language is unlawful discrimination.

Legality of Berlusconi’s Television Monopoly Challenged
Press Release
March 11, 2010
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s control over television broadcasting in Italy goes against European democratic standards, the Open Society Justice Initiative argued in a brief filed today with the European Court of Human Rights.

OSI Statement on Fraudulent Email
March 3, 2010
OSI has learned of several types of fraudulent email messages that have misappropriated the name of George Soros and/or the Soros Foundation to extract money or personal information from unsuspecting recipients. The Soros foundations network and OSI are in no way associated with or responsible for these messages.

10 Tactics for Turning Information into Action
OSI-New York
March 1, 2010
slideshow AUDIO
Sam Gregory of WITNESS and other rights advocates discuss original and artful ways to capture attention and communicate a cause.

Strangers at the Door: Night Raids by International Forces Lose Hearts and Minds of Afghans
February 23, 2010
Night raids by international forces in Afghanistan are widely associated with abuse and impunity, according to this briefing paper issued by the Open Society Institute and the Afghan nongovernmental organization The Liaison Office.

Fresh Evidence Shows Polish Government, CIA Cooperation on Renditions
Press Release
February 22, 2010
Human rights groups have obtained official flight records confirming that at least six CIA rendition flights landed in Poland in 2003, revealing details of a cover-up by U.S. and Polish authorities.

Torture Report Proves Independent Commission Needed
February 20, 2010
Documents released on Friday by the U.S. Department of Justice paint a devastating picture of the Bush Administration's use of torture.

The Road from Ayodhya: Muslim Inclusion in a New India
OSI-New York
February 16, 2010
slideshow AUDIO
Open Society Fellow Basharat Peer discusses India's Muslim population as they try to find their place during a time of rapid economic growth and lingering sectarian tensions.

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Three Strikes and You're Out
James A. Goldston
March 18, 2010
blog BLOG  
Will Europe's governments heed a recent court ruling and halt segregated education for Roma and other ethnic minorities?

more on the Open Society Blog

Challenging Ethnic Profiling in Europe
OSI-New York
March 17, 2010
Rosalind Williams discusses her experience challenging racial profiling in Europe and the implications of her landmark case. Open Society Justice Initiative experts on ethnic profiling will also speak.

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Moving Walls 16
video VIDEO   slideshow SLIDESHOW  
This OSI photo exhibition is dominated by themes of conflict and its aftermath, including the effects of U.S. military engagement on Afghan and Iraqi people and returning American soldiers, revolution in Nepal, postwar Liberia, and—on a different note—Chinese investment in Africa.

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Footprint of Financial Crisis in the Media
January 2010
This Open Society Institute study explores the impact of the financial crisis on media and news delivery in 18 countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

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