http://www.soros.org/regions/latin_america_caribbean Latin America & the Caribbean http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information/focus/communication/news/sotm-report-20090519 A report on the success and challenges of the 2009 State of the Map Scholarships, which were supported by the Information Program Wed, 19 May 2010 04:13:59 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information/focus/communication/news/sotm-report-20090519 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information/focus/communication/articles_publications/publications/open-data-study-20100519 This research explores the feasibility of advocating for open government data catalogs in middle-income and developing countries. Wed, 19 May 2010 11:59:19 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information/focus/communication/articles_publications/publications/open-data-study-20100519 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17_omi Saiful Huq Omi addresses the double victimization of the Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority group from western Burma. Tue, 18 May 2010 18:30:51 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17_omi http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17_oshagan Ara Oshagan documents young people placed in youth detention facilities and adult prisons across California. Tue, 18 May 2010 18:30:51 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17_oshagan http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17 The documentary photographs in this OSI exhibition show how power can be used as an impediment to transparency, a mechanism for social control, and a tool for oppression, while also acknowledging the strength and defiance of people who suffer as a result. Tue, 18 May 2010 18:30:51 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17_bastashevski Mari Bastashevski documents the people and places left behind by the abduction and murder of citizens in the Northern Caucasus that are believed to be largely the work of military and security forces. Tue, 18 May 2010 18:30:51 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17_bastashevski http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17_chachipe The photographs included in Chachipe: An Exploration of Roma Images and Identity, aim to challenge negative stereotypes of Roma as mere victims of the persecution, discrimination, and social exclusion they have faced throughout their history. Tue, 18 May 2010 18:30:51 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17_chachipe http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17_waselchuk Lori Waselchuk focuses on people facing the end of their lives at Angola, Louisiana's state penitentiary. Tue, 18 May 2010 18:30:51 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17_waselchuk http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17_banning Jan Banning's portraits of civil servants highlight those who stand at the interface between civil administrations and the public. Tue, 18 May 2010 18:30:51 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17_banning http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17_holst Christian Holst provides a glimpse into daily life in Burma under its military regime. Tue, 18 May 2010 18:30:51 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/17_holst http://www.soros.org/initiatives/drugpolicy/news/gdp-call-for-proposals-20100512 The Open Society Institute welcomes proposals from a broad range of institutions working in fields such as economics, policy, public health, human rights, and the media. Wed, 12 May 2010 12:17:43 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/drugpolicy/news/gdp-call-for-proposals-20100512 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus/international_justice/news/icc-aggression-20100510 Over 40 civil society organizations, including the Open Society Institute, are urging International Criminal Court (ICC) members to consider postponing codification of the crime of aggression in the Rome Statute beyond the June 2010 Review Conference in Kampala. Mon, 10 May 2010 16:45:29 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus/international_justice/news/icc-aggression-20100510 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/about/faq FAQs on applying for an Open Society Fellowship. Wed, 05 May 2010 09:50:25 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/about/faq http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus/criminal_justice/news/pretrial-justice-un-20100430 The Open Society Justice Initiative drew attention to the plight of pretrial detainees at the 12th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:38:10 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus/criminal_justice/news/pretrial-justice-un-20100430 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/news/decesare-play-20100502 Using images by photojournalist Donna DeCesare, this play tells the harrowing tale of 14-year-old Edgar Chocoy, who fled Guatemala's deadly gangs, and his legal struggle to be allowed to stay in the United States. Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:22:14 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/news/decesare-play-20100502 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information/focus/access/articles_publications/publications/ip-watchlist-20100420 To help map global trends in intellectual property (IP) legislation, Consumers International surveyed 34 countries for its 2010 IP Watchlist. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:52:05 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information/focus/access/articles_publications/publications/ip-watchlist-20100420 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/special/news/brazil-right-to-information-20100421 On April 13, the Chamber of Deputies of the Brazilian Congress passed historic legislation on the right to information. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:41:18 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/special/news/brazil-right-to-information-20100421 http://www.soros.org/resources/events/fighting-impunity-guatemala-20100420 Featured at this Open Society Institute event is Carlos Castresana, the Spanish prosecutor who currently leads the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), an unprecedented entity that seeks to assist Guatemalan institutions in investigating and ultimately dismantling domestic illegal security apparatuses and clandestine security organizations. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:09:06 EST http://www.soros.org/resources/events/fighting-impunity-guatemala-20100420 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/thinktank/news/data-advocacy-20100419 The Open Society Institute invites proposals from organizations working with data sources for advocacy and and targeting nontraditional stakeholders. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:43:49 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/thinktank/news/data-advocacy-20100419 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/drugpolicy/events/illicit-drugs-in-colombia-20100415 Universidad de los Andes, an Open Society Institute grantee, has organized a conference to launch the book Illicit Drugs in Colombia, edited by Alejandro Gaviria and Daniel Meija. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:41:18 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/drugpolicy/events/illicit-drugs-in-colombia-20100415