African Farmers Get Boost From IFC, Soros Economic Development Fund, and Esoko
Press Release
November 22, 2010
The joint investment in software allows farmers and businesses to share real-time market data via mobile phones, enabling African farmers to increase their incomes.

Website Launches to Track Bemba Trial at International Criminal Court
Press Release
November 22, 2010
The Open Society Justice Initiative announces the launch of a monitoring website to provide daily updates and expert commentary on the trial of former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, who faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

2010 Audacious Entrepreneurs: The New Class of Baltimore Community Fellows
Press Release
November 8, 2010
This year’s class will bring the core of fellows to 117—the majority of whom are still actively working in the city, implementing creative strategies to assist and revitalize underserved communities in Baltimore.

Drug Control, Criminalization, and Global Health
OSI-New York
October 26, 2010
 AUDIO
The Open Society Foundations and Human Rights Watch present a moderated discussion with UN Special Rapporteur Anand Grover on the issue of drug control and global health.

UNESCO Suspends Dictator Prize After Global Protest
Press Release
October 21, 2010
The Open Society Justice Initiative and its partners welcomed UNESCO’s decision today to suspend, indefinitely, the prize funded by and named after President Obiang of Equatorial Guinea.

NPR Announces Plan to Bolster News Coverage of State Government Nationwide
October 18, 2010
Supported by a $1.8 million grant from the Open Society Foundations, the initiative aims to bring greater transparency and accountability to the workings of state legislatures.

Top European Court Demands Answers on CIA Rendition
Press Release
October 14, 2010
Macedonia has become the first government called to account for its collaboration with the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program before an international tribunal.

Abuse Allegations at Classified U.S. Site in Afghanistan
Press Release
October 14, 2010
Former detainees held at a classified detention facility in Afghanistan claim abuse by U.S. military, according to a new Open Society Foundations report.