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Monitoring Election Campaign Finance: A Handbook for NGOs

The Open Society Justice Initiative has published a handbook to aid civil society groups in tracking election campaign finances and exposing corruption.

November 2004
First page of PDF with filename: Handbook_in_full.pdf
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Myths of Pretrial Detention in Mexico

This Open Society Justice Initiative monograph provides a critical analysis of the most common arguments—or myths—used to justify the excessive, inhumane, and irrational use of pretrial detention in Mexico.

August 2010 | Guillermo Zepeda Lecuona
First page of PDF with filename: mitos-mexico-20100801.pdf
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New Report by the Open Society Justice Initiative Finds Critical Needs at Khmer Rouge Tribunal

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia must take urgent action to address serious challenges confronting the court, according to a report released by the Open Society Justice Initiative.

June 27, 2007
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New Reports Urge Donors to Enhance and Improve Criminal Justice Investments

In a series of reports examining donor and government support for criminal justice reform projects, the Open Society Justice Initiative offers recommendations for more effective investment in the field.

November 2008
First page of PDF with filename: justice_20081124_0.pdf
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Presumption of Guilt: The Global Overuse of Pretrial Detention

Combining statistical analysis, first-person accounts, graphics, and case studies of successful reforms, this report is the first ever global survey of the damage done by unnecessary and arbitrary pretrial detention.

September 2014
First page of PDF with filename: presumption-guilt-09032014.pdf
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Pretrial Detention and Health: Unintended Consequences, Deadly Results

This report, aimed at health professionals, looks at the sometimes disastrous health impacts of the excessive use of pretrial detention.

November 2011
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Pretrial Detention and Torture: Why Pretrial Detainees Face the Greatest Risk

Of the nearly 10 million people detained globally, those held in pretrial detention face the most significant risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment.

June 2011
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Private Prosecutions: A Potential Anticorruption Tool in English Law

Private prosecution may offer opportunities in combating corruption, when the criminal actor is part of the state, and state actors may be reluctant to act.

May 2016
First page of PDF with filename: legal-remedies-4-edmonds-jugnarain-20160505.pdf
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