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Transparency and Silence: A Survey of Access to Information Laws and Practices in 14 Countries

This Open Society Justice Initiative study on access to information finds that transitional democracies outperformed established ones in providing information about government activities.

September 2006
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Tyrants on Trial: Keeping Order in the Courtroom

Trials involving leaders accountable for gross abuses of human rights pose particular challenges for judges and prosecutors, according to this report released by the Open Society Justice Initiative.

September 2009 | Patricia Wald
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UN Human Rights Committee: General Comment No. 34

This full unedited advance text of the UNHRC General Comment No. 34 deals with the right to freedom of expression under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

July 21, 2011
First page of PDF with filename: UNHRCgeneral-comment34-20110725.pdf
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Undeniable Atrocities: Confronting Crimes against Humanity in Mexico

This report argues there is a “reasonable basis” to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed against civilians in Mexico over the past decade.

June 2016
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Under Suspicion: Speaking Out about Ethnic Profiling in Spain

Ethnic profiling is common in Spain. Research consistently shows that police disproportionately stop and check minority groups throughout the country.

September 2019
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Understanding National Progress: A Cross Regional Exchange on Access to Justice

A summary a meeting organized by the Open Society Justice Initiative in Washington, D.C., in October 2016, which focused on developing effective measurements for access to justice.

April 2017
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Unfulfilled Promises: Justice in East Timor

A new report by the Open Society Justice Initiative and the Coalition for International Justice is intended to lay the groundwork for a commission to investigate crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Indonesian government in East Timor.

November 24, 2004
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Unmaking Americans: Insecure Citizenship in the United States

This report argues that three techniques are currently being used by the U.S. government to attack the identity and sense of belonging of U.S. citizens.

September 2019
First page of PDF with filename: unmaking-americans-insecure-citizenship-in-the-united-states-report-20190916.pdf
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