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Announcement of Judges is Major Advance for Khmer Rouge Tribunal, but Unmet Needs Remain
The appointment of judges and prosecutors to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia is a major step toward establishing the court that will try the architects of Cambodia's killing fields, according to the Open Society Justice Initiative.
May 04, 2006Security Council Must Address Costs of Moving Taylor Trial to The Hague
If the war crimes trial of Charles Taylor is moved from Sierra Leone to the Hague, the international community must shoulder the increased financial costs and address the likely negative impacts for Taylor's victims, warns the Open Society Justice...
April 04, 2006Justice Initiative and Four Other Groups Join Landmark Access to Information Case
The Open Society Justice Initiative and four other rights organizations filed a brief with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which seeks to establish that the American Convention on Human Rights guarantees a right of access to information...
March 30, 2006Human Rights Organizations Call for Dissemination of East Timor Report
An open letter to Kofi Annan cosigned by 12 human rights groups, including The Open Society Justice Initiative, expresses concern that that the report of the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in Timor-Leste has not yet been...
March 24, 2006Open Society Justice Initiative Condemns Arrests of Human Rights Activists in Sudan
The Open Society Justice Initiative condemns the arrest of human rights and prodemocracy activists in Khartoum on Sunday, January 22, 2006.
January 24, 2006Nigerian Court Paves the Way for War Crimes Victims' Suit Against Charles Taylor
A federal high court judge upheld a lawsuit to lift the asylum granted to former Liberian ruler and warlord Charles Taylor by the Nigerian government, reports the Open Society Justice Initiative.
November 02, 2005Taylor Asylum Slammed by Former Nigerian Military Chief
A leading military commander has attacked Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo’s decision to offer asylum to former Liberian President and suspected war criminal Charles Taylor, reports the Open Society Justice Initiative.
August 25, 2005Nigeria Says Taylor Cannot Stay If Terms of Asylum Violated
War criminal and former Liberian president Charles Taylor cannot remain in Nigeria if he is shown to have interfered in Liberian and regional politics, a representative of Nigeria’s government said at an OSI-sponsored event at the UN.
May 19, 2005