16 civil society groups called on the African Commission for Human and Peoples' Rights to work to end excessive use of pretrial detention.

This 56-page book includes a summary of the troubled trial of Guatemala’s former military ruler, Efrain Rios Montt, together with an English translation of key sections of the conviction.

This issue of Justice Initiatives examines ethnic profiling by police in Europe, and explores the methods used in the United States and the United Kingdom to confront it.

This issue of Justice Initiatives documents some of the challenges to justice sector reform in Africa today, and the varied responses that interested actors are pursuing.

The February 2004 issue of the Open Society Justice Initiative's newsletter looks at legal aid reform from several different perspectives around the world. A major focus is state-provided legal representation for indigent persons charged with crimes.

Eight case studies look at how legal empowerment projects can reduce poverty and help people realize their rights; with a forward by George Soros.

This publication looks at the global overreliance on pretrial detention and examines the challenges of reducing and reforming its use.

This issue of Justice Initiatives offers a comprehensive review of the Khmer Rouge tribunal and examines the challenges of securing justice for victims of the atrocities in Cambodia.