A roundup of news stories that the Open Society Information Program team has been following this week.
Archive for October, 2010
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Posted in: Europe, Governance & Accountability, Media & Arts
Topics: Becky Hogge, crowdsourcing, cyberwar, Wikileaks
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The need for well-trained social workers is grave in post-communist societies, and several Open Society Scholarship alumni are working to address it.
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When two bombs exploded in Nigeria’s capital on October 1, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta arrived at the very center of the country’s turbulent politics.
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Funding from wealthy nations can greatly improve child welfare in poorer countries, but it will require political commitment from government leaders.
Posted in: Europe, Health, Rights & Justice
Topics: children, Georgia, Judith Klein, mental disabilities, USAID
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The case of Switzerland shows that effective, pragmatic drug policy can be built, even in an environment of political conservatism.
Posted in: Europe, Governance & Accountability, Health
Topics: drug policy, drug treatment, Europe, harm reduction, Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, needle exchange, switzerland, video
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The decision to suspend the UNESCO "dictator prize" is a testament to the power of an informed global citizenry to strip away the veneer of untouchability from a corrupt human rights abuser with a god complex.
Posted in: Africa, Europe, Governance & Accountability, Rights & Justice
Topics: anticorruption, Erica Razook, obiang, unesco
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The Street Lawyers of Copenhagen are recognized worldwide for making a tremendous impact in improving the health and rights of some of the most marginalized members of society: homeless drug users.
Posted in: Europe, Health, Rights & Justice
Topics: Denmark, drug policy, harm reduction, law and health, legal aid, Russia, Tatyana Margolin, Ukraine
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Increased censorship, restrictive election laws, and a spotty human rights record: Despite these failings does Ukraine still have a shot at joining the European Union?
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Recent research offers a rare glimpse into U.S. and EU military dealings in the region, which prioritize security and energy over democratic governance and human rights.
Posted in: Asia, Europe, Governance & Accountability, United States
Topics: Austria, Central Asia, democracy, energy, EU, Germany, human rights, Kazakhstan, natural resources, oil, security, transparency, US military, Uzbekistan
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Recent elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina once again could not solve the country's deep ethnic divide. In this atmosphere, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton paid a visit to Bosnia. Opinions differ as to the real intentions for her trip.