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The Open Society Justice Initiative pursues strategic litigation and engages in policy advocacy in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Read our News Releases and Advocacy Updates on our work.
Japan's New State Secrecy Law Threatens Public Accountability
Japan's new state secrecy law falls far below international standards in setting strict limits on the public’s right to know about national security and national defence issues.
December 05, 2013Kenya Must Investigate Abuses by its Anti-Terrorism Police Unit
Kenya's specialist anti-terrorism police must be held accountable for a record of human rights abuses that includes credible allegations of involvement in extra-judicial killings.
November 19, 2013Poland’s Role in CIA Torture and Rendition: Court Hearing Set for December 3
Poland’s role in the torture and secret detention of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi national now facing a possible death sentence before a U.S. military commission, will be examined at a public hearing in Strasbourg.
October 24, 2013European Endorsement for Tshwane Principles on National Security and Right to Information
A committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has called on member states to take the Tshwane Principles into account when modernizing regulations and practices.
June 24, 2013FBI Responds to Kampala Abuse Allegations Cited in Open Society Justice Initiative Report
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations has rejected allegations that its officers were involved in the physical abuse of suspects in Kampala as being “without merit.”
June 17, 2013New Principles Address the Balance between National Security and the Public’s Right to Know
The Tshwane principles focus on how to ensure public access to government information without jeopardizing legitimate efforts to protect people from national security threats.
June 12, 2013Lithuania’s Silence on CIA Abuses Faces European Court Challenge
Lithuania’s refusal to release information related to its role in CIA counterterrorism abuses is being challenged at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
March 07, 2013New Report Delivers Unprecedented Account of CIA Torture Program
More than 50 countries have been implicated in kidnapping, detention, and torture as part of the CIA’s secret detention and extraordinary rendition programs, according to the Open Society Justice Initiative.
February 04, 2013