Changing Relations Between Europe and Africa
Rachel Hart
July 15, 2011
 BLOG
The Joint Africa-EU Strategy is trying to shift the relationship between the two continents from one of donor and recipient to equal participation and representation, but is it working?
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International Justice Day: Monitoring the Process
Taegin Stevenson
July 15, 2011
BLOG
To mark World Day for International Criminal Justice, here's a quick look at the work that the Open Society Justice Initiative is doing to monitor the proceedings of the International Criminal Court and the special tribunals set up for Sierra Leone and Cambodia.
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Whither Civil Society?
Jonas Rolett
July 14, 2011
BLOG
What happens when local NGOs want international funds but don't agree with the pro-West, pro-rights agenda?
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Free Speech or Hate Speech?
Helene Irving
July 13, 2011
BLOG
Right-wing rhetoric across Europe raises the question: When does the right to freely express opinions override others' rights to dignity and respect?
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A Guardian of His City's History
Kate Phillips
July 12, 2011
BLOG
 VIDEO
Photographer Hayk Bianjyan received an Open Society grant to document the radical transformation of Yerevan, Armenia, one of the world's oldest inhabited cities.
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Driving While Immigrant
Maria Archuleta
July 12, 2011
BLOG
VIDEO
Two Soros Justice Fellows take a critical look at the deportation of innocent and low-level immigrant offenders as a result of U.S. enforcement programs mandated to target "dangerous criminal aliens."
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Keeping Pakistan's Floods in the News
Natalia Tariq
July 12, 2011
BLOG
VIDEO
Last summer floods engulfed one-fifth of Pakistan, affecting almost 20 million people. The Open Society Foundations are working to keep this issue in the news—both in and outside of Pakistan.
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Sri Lanka's Killing Fields
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, D.C.
July 15, 2011
Join us for a screening and discussion of a documentary film about atrocities committed against civilians during the Sri Lankan Armed Forces' final campaign to defeat the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2009.
Keeping Up with Changes in Health Reform: Health Insurance Exchanges in Maryland
OSI-Baltimore
July 21, 2011
At this forum, Katie Horton and Karen Davenport will talk about how Marylanders can ensure that the best health insurance exchange plan is created for all residents.
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