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Open Society Justice Initiative Responds to Cambodian Government Comments
Press Release
October 13th, 2011
The Open Society Justice Initiative Underlines its Record of Support for Khmer Rouge Tribunal.

UN Must Confront Political Interference in Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Court
Press Release
October 11, 2011
The Open Society Justice Initiative has urged the United Nations to respond to the resignation of a senior investigating judge at the Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia by addressing the issue of political interference in the court's work.

New Death in Custody Case in Kyrgyzstan Reaches UN
Press Release
October 11, 2011
The government of Kyrgyzstan’s failure to investigate adequately the death in police custody of a political activist is being brought before the UN Human Rights Committee by the Open Society Justice Initiative and a Bishkek-based lawyer Kanat Djailoev.

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The International Migrants Bill of Rights: Civil Society Activism in the Governance of Migration
OSI-New York
September 8, 2011
 AUDIO
The forum provides an overview of the International Migrants Bill of Rights, which will serve as a backdrop for a conversation about existing legal frameworks for protecting migrants.

Through a Web Darkly: Does the Internet Spread Democracy or Ignorance?
London, England
May 27, 2011
 AUDIO
This event, featuring former Open Society Fellow Evgeny Morozov, looks at the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to the interaction between new media and politics.

Kyrgyzstan Inquiry Commission Report
OSI-New York
May 26, 2011
 AUDIO
This Open Society Foundations event discusses the findings of the Kyrgyzstan Inquiry Commission Report with representatives from the Kyrgyz government, international agencies, and civil society.

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Case Watch: Australia's Complicity in Torture—An Update
Ben Batros
October 14, 2011
 BLOG  
Did the Australian government participate in the overseas detention and torture of one of its citizens? A new independent inquiry has answers.

The Life and Death of Detainees in Kyrgyzstan
Masha Lisitsyna
October 13, 2011
 BLOG  
Widespread use of torture, deaths in police custody, dismal prison conditions—it's time for Kyrgyzstan to take action on the rampant abuses within its justice system.

Kyrgyzstan Must Respect Promise to Disabled
Kate Lapham
October 4, 2011
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Disability in Kyrgyzstan, like the rest of Central Asia, is stigmatizing. But thanks to the public advocacy efforts of local organizations as well as disabled people themselves, attitudes are beginning to shift.

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