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The Cost of Kill/Capture: Impact of the Night Raid Surge on Afghan Civilians
September 2011
This report from the Open Society Foundations examines how the recent dramatic increase in night raids by international forces has affected Afghan civilians and fueled even deeper hostility.

Call for Proposals: Central Eurasia Project
Deadline: Ongoing
Funds are available in programmatic areas including human rights, labor migration, transparency and consumer protection, and transparency of Western military and security cooperation.

About This Initiative
The Central Eurasia Project aims to promote social progress and human rights in the South Caucasus, Central Asia, and Mongolia by developing programs and international campaigns that use policy research and advocacy to shape debates on significant economic, political, social and security challenges facing the region.

Reassessing the Role of OSCE Police Assistance Programing in Central Asia
April 2011
This publication provides a critical assessment of OSCE police-assistance programs in Central Asia and offers recommendations for program restructuring.

Promoting a Stable and Multiethnic Kyrgyzstan: Overcoming the Causes and Legacies of Violence
March 2011
This publication looks into the causes and legacies of violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, and offers recommendations for action.

U.S. Military Aid to Central Asia 1999-2009: Security Priorities Trump Human Rights and Diplomacy
October 2010
This study shows that new military and assistance programs established by the Pentagon contain six times the funds earmarked for the promotion of rule of law, democratic governance, and respect for human rights in Central Asia.

A Timeline of U.S. Military Aid Cooperation with Uzbekistan
October 2010
This paper, the second in a series published by the Open Society Foundations, tracks U.S.-Uzbek military cooperation from July 1994 to January 2010.

more papers in this series

How the Internet Changed the Face of a Tragedy in Turkmenistan
Masha Feiguinova
August 4, 2011
blog BLOG  
After a deadly explosion killed more than 1,300 people in infamously repressive Turkmenistan, citizen journalism not only broke, but also challenged, the official version of the news.

more from the Open Society Blog

Kyrgyzstan Inquiry Commission Report
OSI-New York
May 26, 2011
audio 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.

more events

Call for Papers: Building Open Society in Central Asia & the South Caucasus
Deadline: ongoing
The Central Eurasia Project seeks authors for a new series of papers exploring under-researched issues and trends related to democracy and accountability in Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

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