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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.
French Police Ethnic Profiling Faces First Court Challenge
Thirteen young men have today launched a historic legal challenge to the systematic use by French police of discriminatory identity checks that disproportionately focus on people of African or Arab ethnicity.
April 05, 2012UN Must Reconsider Commitment to Khmer Rouge Court
The Open Society Justice Initiative is calling upon the United Nations to reassess its commitment to the Khmer Rouge tribunal following the recent resignation of International Co-Investigating Judge, Laurent Kasper-Ansermet.
April 02, 2012UN Must Reconsider Commitment to Khmer Rouge Court
The Open Society Justice Initiative is calling upon the United Nations to reassess its commitment to the Khmer Rouge tribunal following the recent resignation of International Co-Investigating Judge, Laurent Kasper-Ansermet.
March 30, 2012Rights Groups Urge Protection and Strengthening of European Court
Human rights groups from across Cental and Eastern Europe are urging the 47 members of the Council of Europe to ensure that current discussions on reform of the European Court of Human Rights do not result in any weakening of the court's authority.
March 30, 2012Open Society Justice Initiative Welcomes ICC Lubanga Judgment
The Open Society Justice initiative has welcomed the first judgment of the International Criminal Court, which found Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers in eastern Congo.
March 30, 2012Albanian Libel Reforms Mark Important Step
Albania has embraced a growing regional trend by adopting significant reforms to the countrys criminal libel laws.
March 30, 2012UNESCO Must Abolish Obiang Prize
The Open Society Justice Initiative has joined six other civil society groups in calling on UNESCO to end a controversial science prize that honors the autocratic ruler of Equatorial Guinea.
March 30, 2012Dispute over Judge Threatens Khmer Rouge Tribunal
The Open Society Justice Initiative says a battle at the Khmer Rouge tribunal over the authority of a new international judge must be addressed before it does possibly fatal damage to the court.
March 30, 2012