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The Open Society Justice Initiative pursues and supports strategic litigation in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Read our News Releases and Advocacy Updates on our work.
Open Society Justice Initiative Responds to Cambodian Government Comments
The Open Society Justice Initiative Underlines its Record of Support for Khmer Rouge Tribunal.
October 13, 2011New Death in Custody Case in Kyrgyzstan Reaches UN
The government of Kyrgyzstan’s failure to investigate adequately the death in police custody of a political activist is being brought before the UN Human Rights Committee by the Open Society Justice Initiative and a Bishkek-based lawyer, Kanat Djailoev.
October 11, 2011UN Must Confront Political Interference in Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Court
The Open Society Justice Initiative has urged the United Nations to respond to the resignation of a senior investigating judge at the Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia by addressing the issue of political interference in the court's work.
October 11, 2011UNESCO: Obiang Prize Suspended Again
The Open Society Justice Initiative and five other groups have called for UNESCO to eliminate a controversial prize that would honor Africa's longest-serving autocrat.
October 05, 2011African Tribunal Reinforces Nationality Rights for Children
The African Union body responsible for protecting children’s rights has urged Kenya to grant citizenship to children of its stateless Nubian minority, in a ruling that marks a victory in the battle against statelessness across the continent and beyond.
October 04, 2011More Writers, Activists and Scientists Oppose UNESCO-Obiang Prize
Eighteen more prominent writers, activists, and scientists have joined a call for UNESCO to definitively kill a proposed science prize honoring Teodoro Obiang, the autocratic president of Equatorial Guinea.
October 03, 2011UNESCO Warned on Obiang Probe Risk
Open Society Justice Initiative and other groups raise questions about source of funding for prize that would honor Africa's longest-ruling autocrat.
September 29, 2011European Court Must Respond to Death Penalty for Guantanamo Case
Poland should be urged to intervene against a possible death penalty in the planned military trial of a defendant tortured on its soil.
September 28, 2011