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Justice Initiative Wins COVID-19 Vaccination Case Against Bulgaria

In a case filed by the Open Society Justice Initiative, the European Committee of Social Rights has determined that Bulgaria’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution and access plan violated several provisions of the European Social Charter.

October 01, 2025
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Justice Initiative Welcomes U.S. Appeals Court Decision Affirming Foreign Reserves Belong to the Afghan People, Not the Taliban

The Open Society Justice Initiative celebrates the decision of a U.S. federal appeals court confirming that the assets of the Afghanistan central bank are immune from seizure and remain the property of the state of Afghanistan and its people.

August 29, 2025
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Bashar al-Assad Can Be Prosecuted in France, but the Court Missed an Opportunity to Make History

The decision stands in stark contrast to the post-World War II rejection of impunity for heads of state, and it undermines decades of progress in holding leaders accountable for mass atrocities.

July 28, 2025
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Statement by Civil Society Organizations on the Upcoming French Cour de Cassation Hearing Regarding Immunities for State Officials

France’s Court of Cassation will hold a landmark hearing to review the legality of the arrest warrant against Bashar al-Assad for deadly chemical attacks in Syria. This is a pivotal moment in the fight against impunity.

July 03, 2025
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European Court Finds France Carried Out Discriminatory Identity Check, But Misses Critical Opportunity to Address Systemic Racial Profiling

While the European Court of Human Rights issued a decision recognizing discrimination in the case of Seydi and Others v. France, it failed to seize the full opportunity to address the structural nature of discriminatory stop and search practices in the country.

June 27, 2025
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Advocate General Opinion: Denmark’s “Ghetto Package” in Breach of EU’s Race Discrimination Law

The Open Society Justice Initiative welcomes the opinion that provisions of Denmark’s so-called “ghetto package” are directly racially discriminatory and therefore unlawful under the EU’s Race Equality Directive.

February 13, 2025
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Justice Initiative Supports Rohingya Survivor in SEC Complaint Against Meta

A whistleblower complaint seeks an investigation of alleged violations of securities laws stemming from Meta's misrepresentations over the spread of hate speech on Facebook in the run up to mass atrocities committed in Myanmar in 2017.

January 23, 2025
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Justice Initiative Joins Common Stand Against US Sanctions on ICC

The Open Society Justice Initiative has joined more than 70 civil society and faith-based organizations in expressing its deep concern over the potential use of United States sanctions to attack the International Criminal Court.

January 06, 2025
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