Africa

AIDS Leaders Join Annie Lennox in Call on Governments to Protect Human Rights
Press Release
July 20, 2010
At the 18th International AIDS Conference, global AIDS leaders and activists called on governments to protect the human rights of vulnerable populations, including women and children, sex workers, gay men, and people who use drugs.

UNESCO: "Dictator Prize" Suspension Only a Temporary Fix
Press Release
June 15, 2010
UNESCO’s decision today to delay awarding a controversial prize named after and funded by the dictator of Equatorial Guinea is a positive initial step, said the Open Society Institute.

Statement on UNESCO-Obiang Prize from Desmond Tutu
June 11, 2010
Archbishop Desmond Tutu joined in calling on UNESCO to cancel the international prize, named for a president whose rule has been marked by corruption and abuse.

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Who Sold These Weapons? The Accomplice Liability of Arms Vendors for International Crimes
OSI-New York
May 24, 2010
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James Stewart, an Open Society Fellow and former war crimes prosecutor, explores the implications of attempts to prosecute businessmen who supply weapons to notoriously brutal regimes.

Sins of Commission: The Arms Trade and Its Impact on Accountable Democracy
OSI-New York
March 8, 2010
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Open Society Fellow and former ANC member of parliament Andrew Feinstein discusses his investigation of a corrupt weapons deal involving senior members of government a decade ago, an episode that was a moral turning point for South Africa’s young democracy and led to his resignation.

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

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Another "Get Out of Jail Free Card" for Lubanga
Tracey Gurd
July 23, 2010
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The first man to be tried by the International Criminal Court has been released once again. But the Trial Chamber's decision does send a deeply important message about the ICC: this is no kangaroo court.

Why Overdose Matters for HIV
July 2010
This Open Society Foundations document presents arguments that organizations can make to AIDS funders to show that overdose prevention and response matter for HIV programming.

Libraries: A Step Toward Better Education in South Africa
Hamza Aktan
July 14, 2010
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A campaign aims to address the state of education in South Africa, where only seven percent of public schools have functional libraries.

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