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Press Releases, Announcements, and Events

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Council of Europe Accused of Secrecy Over Convention on Transparency
Date: 17 November 2008

New Book Examines Human Costs of Pretrial Detention in Mexico / Nuevo Libro Examina los Costos Humanos de la Prisión Preventiva
Date: 16 October 2008

New Khmer Rouge Tribunal Report Finds Need to Address Corruption Allegations
Date: 8 October 2008

European Parliamentarians Call on Council of Europe to Redraft Substandard Convention on Access to Official Documents
Date: 6 October 2008

Rights Groups Press Czech Government on Roma Education
Date: 16 September 2008

Activities Round-Up
Date: 12 September 2008

Inter-American Commission Orders Protective Measures for Victim of Arbitrary Deprivation of Nationality
Date: 10 September 2008

U.S. Senate Hears Justice Initiative Testimony on Crimes against Humanity
Date: 10 September 2008

Justice Initiative Intervenes in Bosnian Constitution Case
Date: 10 September 2008

AIDS Conference Looks at Pretrial Detention as a Public Health Issue
Date: 10 September 2008

Report Finds News Censorship, Abuse of Public Money, across Latin America
Date: 7 August 2008

Karadžić Arrest Hailed as a Triumph for Victims and for Justice
Date: 22 July 2008

German Employment Case Focuses on Religious and Ethnic Discrimination
Date: 13 July 2008

Legislation Addresses Plight of Millions of People Worldwide without Citizenship
Date: 30 June 2008

Justice Initiative Calls for Investigation of Torture Allegations in Kazakhstan
Date: 26 June 2008

Rights Groups Demand Investigation of CIA's Extraordinary Rendition Program
Date: 12 June 2008

Groundbreaking Report Assesses Impact of Yugoslavia Tribunal
Date: 20 May 2008

Rights Groups Urge UN on Northern Uganda
Date: 16 May 2008

Justice Initiative Expert Gives Senate Testimony on Rape as War Crime
Date: 16 May 2008

Latest Khmer Rouge Tribunal Report Covers New Crime Site and Progress on the Five Cases
Date: 15 May 2008

Activties Round-up: February 2008 through April 2008
Date: 10 May 2008

New Book Examines the Global Cost of Pretrial Detention and Efforts to Reform and Reduce the Practice Worldwide
Date: 17 April 2008

Rights Groups Applaud Torture Ruling
Date: 15 April 2008

New Report from Turkey Finds Accused Lack Legal Representation
Date: 6 April 2008

Justice Initiative Commends Ruling on Prisoners' Rights in Kazakhstan, Calls for Investiagtion of Torture
Date: 27 March 2008

Justice Initiative Finds Racial Discrimination in Dutch Database
Date: 21 March 2008

Lawsuit Seeks Greater Freedom of Expression in Sierra Leone
Date: 3 March 2008

New Khmer Rouge Tribunal Report Gives Updates on Five Cases, Budget Needs, More
Date: 3 March 2008

Justice Initiative Hails German Court Judgment on Religious Discrimination
Date: 11 February 2008

Rights Groups Denounce Greek Prosecutor's Racist Statement
Date: 5 February 2008

New Report Provides Overview of Justice Initiative Activities
Date: 19 December 2007

New Report Examines First Public Hearing at Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Date: 7 December 2007

Peruvian High Court Urged to Disclose Officials' Assets Declarations
Date: 29 November 2007

Arrests Highlight Need for Reform at Khmer Rouge Court
Date: 16 November 2007

Major Conclusions from the 'D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic' Judgment
Date: 14 November 2007

Europe's Highest Court Finds Racial Discrimination in Czech Schools
Date: 13 November 2007

Chilean Congressional Report Calls for Advertising Law Reform
Date: 24 October 2007

Justice Initiative Seeks Relief for Slovenia's 'Erased' Citizens
Date: 16 October 2007

Justice Initiative Calls on Khmer Rouge Court to Fix Human Resource Problems
Date: 5 October 2007

Justice Initiative Urges Release of Khmer Rouge Court Audit
Date: 28 September 2007

International Right to Know Day: Justice Initiative Celebrates the Global Movement's Achievements of the Past Year
Date: 27 September 2007

New Report Provides Latest News from Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Date: 24 September 2007

Justice Initiative Hails Arrest of Former Khmer Rouge Leader
Date: 20 September 2007

Argentina's Highest Court Finds Government Guilty of Indirect Censorship
Date: 7 September 2007

Oaxaca Moves toward Use of Pretrial Release
Date: 29 August 2007

Call for Applications: Human Rights Fellows Program for Angola and Mozambique
Date: 22 August 2007

Justice Initiative Hails Mauritania's New Anti-Slavery Law
Date: 21 August 2007

New Essay Examines Rule of Law Movement in the Age of Terror
Date: 21 August 2007

Call for Applications:Justice Initiative Fellows Program at Central European University (2008 -2010 session)
Date: 17 August 2007

Chile's Highest Court Finds a Constitutional Right of Access to Information
Date: 17 August 2007

Transparency & Silence Available in Spanish / Transparencia & Silencio disponsible en espanol
Date: 14 August 2007

Activities Round-up: May-July 2007
Date: 9 August 2007

New Report Gives Latest Updates on Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Date: 2 August 2007

Legal Aid Law Adopted in Moldova
Date: 30 July 2007

Central Asian Lawyers Trained to Fight Torture
Date: 20 July 2007

The Highland People of Thailand: Statelessness as a Source of Exclusion symposium
Date: 18 July 2007

New Report Finds Critical Needs at Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Date: 27 June 2007

New Legal Aid Law Adopted in Georgia
Date: 26 June 2007

Justice Initiative Hails Adoption of Rules for Khmer Rouge Trials
Date: 13 June 2007

Op-Ed: 'Grant Full Citizenship to All Born in the Country'
Date: 11 June 2007

Rights Groups Launch www.CharlesTaylorTrial.org
Date: 4 June 2007

Football Brings Georgian Prosecutors Closer to Community
Date: 29 May 2007

Draft Legal Aid Law Unveiled in Kazakhstan
Date: 15 May 2007

ACTIVITIES ROUNDUP: February - April 2007
Date: 8 May 2007

Executive Director Addresses European Conference on Terrorism
Date: 7 May 2007

Justice Initiative Briefs World Bank Officials on Pretrial Detention Costs
Date: 7 May 2007

Chilean Court to Decide First Constitutional Access to Information Case
Date: 23 April 2007

New Book Examines Ethnic Profiling by Police
Date: 19 April 2007

Letter to the Editor on Corruption Charges at Khmer Rouge Court
Date: 11 March 2007

Joint Statement: Urgent Action Needed on Rules for Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Date: 5 March 2007

New Khmer Rouge Tribunal Report Gives Latest Updates on Five Cases, Budget Needs, More
Date: 3 March 2007

Freedom of Information Bill Advances in Nigeria
Date: 22 February 2007

Second Public Defender Office Launched in Ukraine
Date: 21 February 2007

US legal group urges full probe into corruption allegations against judges of Khmer Rouge tribunal
Date: 15 February 2007

Activities Round-up: October 2007 - January 2008
Date: 15 February 2007

Justice Initiative Legal Aid Reform Project in Ukraine
Date: 15 February 2007

Corruption Allegations at Khmer Rouge Court Must Be Investigated Thoroughly
Date: 14 February 2007

Activities Roundup: November 2006 - January 2007
Date: 6 February 2007

Clinical Legal Education Training Materials Available Online
Date: 6 February 2007

Urgent Action Needed on Rules for Khmer Rouge Court
Date: 29 January 2007

Public Defenders from Seven Nations Gather for Training
Date: 24 January 2007

Europe's Highest Court Hears Oral Arguments in Landmark Segregation Case
Date: 17 January 2007

Europe's Highest Court Hears Oral Arguments in Landmark Segregation Case
Date: 17 January 2007

Ukraine Public Defender Office Promotes Rights of the Accused
Date: 21 December 2006

Joint Letter to Ban Ki-moon
Date: 21 December 2006

Khmer Rouge Court Session Highlights Need for More Active International Engagement
Date: 28 November 2006

Justice Initiative Lauds Adoption of Freedom of Information Bill by Nigerian Senate
Date: 16 November 2006

Council of Europe Urged to Recognize Broad Right of Access to Information
Date: 14 November 2006

Mexico Plans Its First Pretrial Services Agency
Date: 7 November 2006

Activities Roundup: Sept. - Oct. 2006
Date: 6 November 2006

First Community Prosecution Training Held in Georgia
Date: 1 November 2006

Op-ed: 'The Secret Policeman's Fall'
Date: 30 October 2006

Op-ed: 'Grant Citizenship to All Native Born'
Date: 25 October 2006

World Bank Awards Grant to Pioneering African Paralegal NGO
Date: 23 October 2006

Justice Initiative Intervenes in Armenian FOI Suit
Date: 17 October 2006

International Tribunal Makes Landmark Ruling on Access to Information
Date: 12 October 2006

Justice Initiative Highlights Priorities for Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Date: 4 October 2006

Groundbreaking Lawsuit Challenges Racial Profiling by Police
Date: 12 September 2006

Activities Roundup May-July 2006
Date: 7 August 2006

Ta Mok's Death Underscores Need for Prompt Khmer Rouge Trials
Date: 24 July 2006

Europe's Highest Court to Hear Landmark Segregation Case
Date: 20 July 2006

Legal Reform Begins in Tajikistan
Date: 20 July 2006

Justice Initiative Condemns Human Rights Crackdown in Nigeria
Date: 13 July 2006

Rights Organizations Condemn Roma Evictions
Date: 6 July 2006

Justice Initiative Calls for A Fair Trial in Kyrgyzstan
Date: 30 June 2006

Justice Initiative Trains Lawyers in Combating Torture
Date: 23 June 2006

Experts on Pretrial Detention Gather in Mexico
Date: 21 June 2006

Ukraine President Approves Concept Paper for Improving Legal Aid
Date: 13 June 2006

Groundbreaking Study Finds Massive Ethnic Profiling
Date: 9 June 2006

Roma Children Pursue Final Appeal in Landmark School Segregation Case
Date: 4 May 2006

Announcement of Judges is Major Advance for Khmer Rouge Tribunal, but Unmet Needs Remain
Date: 4 May 2006

Justice Initiative Activities Roundup, April 2006
Date: May 2006

New Publication Offers Expert Viewpoints on Khmer Rouge Trial
Date: 21 April 2006

Colloquium on the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
Date: 20 April 2006

Justice Initiatives, April 2006
Date: 18 April 2006

Security Council Must Address Costs of Moving Taylor Trial to the Hague
Date: 4 April 2006

Human Rights Organizations Call for Dissemination of East Timor Report
Date: 24 March 2006

Nomination of UN Experts Marks Step Forward for Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Date: 13 March 2006

European Court Fails to Find Czech Roma Children Victims of Racial Discrimination in Education
Date: 9 February 2006

Justice Initiative Condemns Arrests of Human Rights Activists in Sudan
Date: 24 January 2006

Open Society Justice Initiative Activities Roundup, August - December 2005
Date: 10 January 2006

Media Freedom at Risk in Argentina (English/Espanol)
Date: 12 December 2005

Southeast Asia Clinical Legal Education Conference
Date: 27 November 2005

Expelled Mauritanians Appeal for their Right to Return
Date: 4 November 2005

Nigerian Court Paves the Way for War Crimes Victims' Suit Against Charles Taylor
Date: 2 November 2005

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Affirms the Human Right to Nationality and Upholds the International Prohibition on Racial Discrimination in Access to Nationality
Date: 17 October 2005

Second All Africa Clinicians Training Workshop, 11-15 October 2005
Date: 12 October 2005

Second All Africa Clinicians Training Workshop, 11-15 October 2005
Date: 11 October 2005

Police Reform Conference in Georgia
Date: 7 October 2005

Justice Initiative Fellows Program at Central European University
Date: 4 October 2005

Surrender Taylor, Rights Groups Task Obasanjo
Date: 15 September 2005

Legal Remedies for the Resource Curse
Date: 6 September 2005

PRETRIAL DETENTION WORKSHOP IN LONDON
Date: 5 September 2005

Angola Must Comply with UN Freedom of Expression Ruling
Date: 26 August 2005

Judicial Nominations for the Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Date: 27 July 2005

First Freedom of Information Case Reaches Americas' Court
Date: 14 July 2005

European Court of Human Rights Confirms Racial Discrimination in Landmark Bulgarian Case
Date: 7 July 2005

Justice Initiative News Roundup, June 2005
Date: 22 June 2005

Georgia's First Public Defender Office Opens in Tbilisi
Date: 21 June 2005

Nubians in Kenya Appeal for Their 'Right to Existence'
Date: 17 June 2005

Declaration Calling for Nigeria to Surrender Charles Taylor to the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Date: 14 June 2005

UN Human Rights Committee Finds Angola Infringed Freedom of Expression
Date: 1 June 2005

Justice Initiatives, June 2005
Date: 1 June 2005

Nigeria Says Taylor Cannot Stay if Asylum Terms Violated
Date: 19 May 2005

Romania Reforms Advertising Law to Protect Media Freedom
Date: 18 May 2005

Open Statement to African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Date: 2 May 2005

Police-Citizen Cooperation Works in Peru, UN Congress Told
Date: 25 April 2005

Altus: New and Upcoming Publications on Criminal Justice Reform
Date: 20 April 2005

Myths of Pretrial Detention in Mexico (English/Espanol)
Date: 13 April 2005

Council Of Europe Urged to Adopt Access to Information Treaty
Date: 13 April 2005

The Africa Discrimination & Discrimination Audit: Emerging Issues and the Way Forward
Date: April 2005

Report of the Africa Discrimination and Citizenship Audit Consultative Forum: Emerging Issues and the Way Forward
Date: April 2005

Khmer Rouge Tribunal: A 'Step Closer' But Much Still to be Done
Date: 29 March 2005

Support for Cambodian Tribunal Pledged Ahead of Donor Conference
Date: 25 March 2005

Book Launch: After The Killing Fields
Date: 23 March 2005

Open Letter to UN: Urgent Need For An Effective Resolution on Darfur
Date: 18 March 2005

Children Rights Clinics Pilots Meeting
Date: 18 March 2005

Justice Initiative Activities Roundup, March 2005
Date: 16 March 2005

Stronger Darfur Resolution Urged on UN Security Council
Date: 9 March 2005

The Declaration of Cancun on Democracy and Transparency
Date: 7 March 2005

Momentum for Legal Aid Reform Builds Across Europe and Beyond
Date: 28 February 2005

Human Rights Commission Asked to Uphold Right to Information in Chile
Date: 23 February 2005

Historic Deliberations in Roma Rights Cases at Europe's Premier Human Rights Tribunal
Date: 22 February 2005

Community Prosecution A Possible Cure in South Africa
Date: 10 February 2005

Justice Initiatives, February 2005
Date: 1 February 2005

Experts call for Russian electoral reform
Date: 27 January 2005

Experts Meeting Addresses Ethnic Profiling By Police In Europe
Date: 27 January 2005

The police that we want: A handbook for oversight of the police in South Africa
Date: 24 January 2005

Lithuanian Parliament Revamps Legal Aid
Date: 20 January 2005

Position available: Director of Programs
Date: 11 January 2005

Workshop on Juvenile Justice in Kazakhstan
Date: 20 December 2004

Nigerian Legal Aid and Pretrial Detention Project
Date: 16 December 2004

Recommendations on the Reform of the Legal Profession in Kyrgyzstan
Date: December 2004

Justice Initiative Activities Roundup, September-November 2004
Date: 30 November 2004

Access to Information: From Soft Law to Hard Law
Date: 23 November 2004

Legal Advocacy Against Racist Violence in Spain
Date: 11 November 2004

Commission Demanded to Remedy Timor Justice 'Failures'
Date: 2 November 2004

Justice Initiative comments on draft Macedonian FOI law
Date: 20 October 2004

Justice Initiative Fellows Newsletter, October 2004
Date: 14 October 2004

The First All-African Law Clinicians Training Workshop
Date: October 2004

Public Information Still Hard To Get, Five Country Survey Finds
Date: 28 September 2004

Prison Sentence for Tempo Editor Unacceptable
Date: 17 September 2004

Budva Declaration, September 10, 2004
Date: 10 September 2004

Justice Initiative Activities Roundup, June-August 2004
Date: 8 September 2004

Discrimination raciale dans l'administration de la justice
Date: 20 August 2004

Inter-American Court Quashes Journalist's Libel Conviction
Date: 13 August 2004

New UN Rules Expand Rights of Non-Citizens
Date: 9 August 2004

Oxford Media Summer Program, July 12-30, 2004
Date: 30 July 2004

Report of the African Citizenship and Discrimination Audit Preparatory Meeting
Date: 27 July 2004

Lawyers From Three Continents Gather to Study Media Freedom
Date: 15 July 2004

Rwanda, Mano River Countries & After: An Evening of Remembrance
Date: 14 July 2004

Rights Groups Call for International Oversight of Justice in East Timor
Date: 28 June 2004

African Commission Urged to End Cameroon Radio Closure
Date: 22 June 2004

Conference on Police Accountability (South Africa) and Media Coverage
Date: 10 May 2004

Financing of Mongolian Election Campaigns to be Monitored
Date: 4 May 2004

FOI Advocacy and Litigation Strategies for Latin America
Date: May 2004

The Rights of Non-Citizens: A Discussion among Global Advocates
Date: May 2004

Justice Initiative Activities Roundup, March-May 2004
Date: May 2004

Conference on Legal Aid Reform in Lithuania
Date: 22 April 2004

Reforming Legal Aid in Lithuania (Meeting Report)
Date: 22 April 2004

Bringing the ICC to Countries of the Southern Caucasus
Date: April 2004

Francophone West African CLE Colloquium
Date: 19 March 2004

New Group to Boost Free Speech in Eastern Europe
Date: 8 March 2004

Justice Initiative Activities Roundup, February-March 2004
Date: March 2004

Changes to law threaten freedom of information in Armenia
Date: 25 February 2004

Mexican conference on Clinical Legal Education
Date: 30 January 2004

Lithuanian Ministry Calls For National Public Defender Network
Date: 9 January 2004

Justice Initiative Fellows Program at the Central European University, 2004-2006
Date: 5 January 2004

AFRICA: Protocol on African Court of Human Rights to Come into Force
Date: 30 December 2003

Justice Initiative to Assist in Creating African Human Rights Court
Date: 22 December 2003

OSISA Fellowships for Angola and Mozambique, 2004-2005
Date: 15 December 2003

NGO Campaign Finance Monitoring Workshop
Date: 6 December 2003

Workshop: Women's Rights in Legal Clinics
Date: 2 December 2003

Access to Justice in Central and Eastern Europe: Forum Report
Date: 1 December 2003

Kazakhstan Signs Human Rights Treaties and Considers Role of UN Committee
Date: 17 November 2003

Conference: Clarifying and Expanding the Rights of Non-Citizens
Date: 10 November 2003

Beyond Rule Of Law Orthodoxy: The Legal Empowerment Alternative (discussion at Justice Initiative)
Date: 7 November 2003

Bulgaria: Letter to Parliament Urging Rejection of Amendements
Date: 4 November 2003

Georgia: Rome Statute Ratified
Date: 5 September 2003

Human Rights/ Public Interest Law Fellows Retreat (Istanbul)
Date: 12 July 2003

Kosovo: Improved Criminal Code Curbs—but Fails to Abolish—Criminal Defamation
Date: 6 July 2003

Combining Learning and Legal Aid: CLE in Africa
Date: 28 June 2003

The Rising Tide: Freedom of Information in Southeast Europe
Date: 22 March 2003

Combating Discrimination in Russia: Strategies for Lawyers and NGOs
Date: 29 January 2003

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