European Parliament Slams U.S. on Guantanamo Death Penalty Case
Press Release
June 9, 2011
The European Parliament called on the U.S. to give Guantanamo prisoner Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri a fair trial in accordance with international standards of the rule of law. The resolution comes on the heels of a case filed by the Open Society Justice Initiative.

Open Society Justice Initiative Condemns Kenyan Government Allegations
Press Release
June 3, 2011
The Open Society Justice Initiative is calling on the Kenyan government to immediately withdraw false allegations made before the Kenyan parliament with regard to the May 2010 deportation of Justice Initiative fellow Clara Gutteridge.

Freedom of Information Act Signals Consolidation of Nigeria’s Democracy
Press Release
May 31, 2011
Long-awaited legislation will aid anticorruption, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public institutions, and support justice, stated the Open Society Foundations and partners.

Advocates Launch Constitutional Challenge to Ethnic Profiling by French Police
Press Release
May 24, 2011
An unprecedented constitutional challenge to the widespread use of ethnic profiling by French police has been launched this week by more than 50 French lawyers, with the support of the Open Society Justice Initiative.

Foundations Announce 2011 Soros Justice Fellows
Press Release
May 16, 2011
The Open Society Foundations awarded $1.6 million to an outstanding group of advocates, journalists, lawyers, grassroots organizers, and filmmakers working on a range of vital criminal justice reform issues at the local, state, and national levels.

Open Society Foundations Denounce City University Denial of Honorary Degree to Acclaimed American Playwright Tony Kushner
May 6, 2011
Aryeh Neier, president of the Open Society Foundations, along with three other prominent recipients of City University of New York honorary degrees, warn that the university is endangering its reputation.