EU Election Monitoring in Congo: Pros and Cons
Marta Martinelli May 13, 2011
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As Kinshasa prepares to vote in the second presidential elections since the end of years of war, debate is raging in Brussels on whether the European Union should support much-needed election monitoring.
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U.S. Torture Puts a Stain on Europe
Amrit Singh May 12, 2011
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With the al-Nashiri rendition case, Europe has a chance to show the world that its human rights charter means what it says.
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A New Way of Life for Women Leaving Prison
Gretchen Heidemann May 12, 2011
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VIDEO
In a video interview, Open Society Fellow Susan Burton talks about her work helping formerly incarcerated women in South Los Angeles turn their lives around.
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After Bin Laden, Time for Clear U.S. Policy on Targeted Killing
Christopher Rogers May 10, 2011
BLOG
The killing of bin Laden does not mean the end to conflict with terrorists and militants or an end to the use of targeted killing operations in Pakistan. But it should mark an end to years of secret targeted killings by the United States.
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Congo Justice: Final Judgments
Chuck Sudetic May 6, 2011
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As the mobile court in Kamituga winds down, participants reflect on the work still left to be done.
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Riverside Church, New York City
May 21, 2011
Michelle Alexander, a former Soros Justice Fellow, and leading criminal justice activists will discuss the impact of mass incarceration on individuals, families, and communities.
Through a Web Darkly: Does the Internet Spread Democracy or Ignorance?
London, England
May 27, 2011
This event, featuring former Open Society Fellow Evgeny Morozov, will attempt to distinguish the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to the interaction between new media and politics.
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