Crunching Numbers for Human Rights: The Promise and Perils of Data and Statistics
OSI-New York
February 9, 2011
audio AUDIO
Patrick Ball uses examples from Guatemala, El Salvador, Kosovo, Colombia, Timor-Leste, and Sierra Leone to explain how statistics derived from data collected by direct observation can be inconsistent or misleading.

The Perils and Promise of Mass Action Against Genocide in Africa
OSI-New York
February 8, 2011
audio AUDIO
To mark the launch of a book by activist and former Open Society Fellow Rebecca Hamilton, a panel of experts discuss how and whether the public can intervene to stop genocide.

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Promoting a Stable and Multiethnic Kyrgyzstan: Overcoming the Causes and Legacies of Violence
March 2011
This publication looks into the causes and legacies of violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, and offers recommendations for action.

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After Illegal Raid of Gay Bar, Atlanta Police Required to Reform Conduct
Sara J. Totonchi
March 10, 2011
blog BLOG  
A SWAT-type police force stormed an Atlanta gay bar without a warrant, forcing dozens of patrons to lie face-down on the floor and illegally searching them, though no criminal activity was suspected or found. Victims later successfully sued the police department, which was forced to change its policies.

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