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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, 2011
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New 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, 2011
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UN 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, 2011
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UNESCO: 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, 2011
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African 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, 2011
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More 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, 2011
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UNESCO 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, 2011
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European 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
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