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Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Targeting ICC
Four human rights groups filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court challenging the Trump administration’s sanctions against ICC prosecutors and judges, a UN human rights expert, and three Palestinian human rights groups.
August 11, 2026Rights Groups Sue France Over Failure to Prevent Corporate Support for Israel’s Occupation in Palestine
Human rights organizations file a legal challenge before France’s highest administrative court, seeking for the government to adopt measures to prevent French corporate and financial actors from contributing to Israel’s unlawful occupation of Palestine.
July 22, 2026Open Society Justice Initiative Welcomes U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Birthright Citizenship
The Open Society Justice Initiative welcomes today’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in preserving birthright citizenship, which has stood as a constitutional guarantee of equal protection and a foundation of the post-Civil War democratic order.
June 30, 2026ICC Judges Sue Trump Administration Over ICC Sanctions
Three ICC judges have filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of an Executive Order issued by President Trump, and are seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against sanctions by the U.S. government.
June 24, 2026Justice Initiative Funds Corporate Accountability Litigation Incubator Grants
The Justice Initiative funded five organizations through a new litigation incubator that provides pre-litigation funding and support to groups developing innovative and precedent‑setting cases against corporate actors operating in Europe.
April 10, 2026Myanmar Customers Sue Telecoms Giant Telenor for Sharing Private Data of Dissidents with Military Rulers
On behalf of Myanmar customers, a Swedish non-profit association filed a class action lawsuit against Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor for the company’s role in serious human rights violations in Myanmar. The lawsuit seeks damages for the sharing of data with military authorities of customers who were suspected of opposing the 2021 coup.
April 08, 2026U.S. Court Bars Enforcement of Sanctions that Undermine the Rule of Law and Betray American Values
A U.S. federal court issued a permanent injunction to protect the First Amendment rights of two plaintiffs who are law professors and could have been targeted by the Trump Administration’s sanctions for their work with the International Criminal Court (ICC).
February 23, 2026European Court Reaffirms Principles of EU Law Making It Likely That Denmark's “Ghetto Package” Is Racially Discriminatory
Open Society Foundations welcomes today’s landmark judgment from the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU), which reaffirmed principles of EU law making it likely that that central provisions of Denmark’s “Ghetto Package” violate the EU’s Race Equality Directive.
December 18, 2025