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Khmer Rouge Leaders on Trial: Q & A with James A. Goldston
James A. Goldston, executive director of the Open Society Justice Initiative, considers the significance of the trial of the top four surviving leaders of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, both for Cambodians and for the evolution of international justice.
Complementarity and the Assembly of State Parties: Opportunities for Impact
The Open Society Justice Initiative sets out recommendations on how states that are party to the International Criminal Court can strengthen the ability of national courts to try international crimes.
Italy’s Migrant Rights Record Under Scrutiny
The European Court of Human Rights will hear complaints against Italy by a group of Somali and Eritrean migrants who were pushed back to Libya by Italian naval vessels in their attempt to reach the Italian coast.
Case Watch: A Window on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
It might not sound like exciting reading, but the 2010 annual report of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights presents an important resource for all those who are interested in human rights.
UN Fails to Address Crisis of Credibility Facing Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Tribunal
The Open Society Justice Initiative notes with dismay the recent statement by the spokesperson of Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations in New York, which failed to address the crisis of credibility facing the UN-backed Khmer Rouge...
UN Must Investigate Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Tribunal
The Open Society Justice Initiative is calling on the United Nations to investigate questions of "judicial independence, misconduct, and competency" at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.
Czech Republic Flunks Again on Roma Schooling
The Czech government came under pressure from one of Europe's top political bodies last week for its failure to make sure all Roma children get a decent education—and was urged to lift its game starting with the next school year in September.
European Parliament Slams U.S. on Guantanamo Death Penalty Case
The European Parliament called on the U.S. to give Guantanamo prisoner Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri a fair trial in accordance with international standards of the rule of law. The resolution comes on the heels of a case filed by the Open Society...
Europe Leads the Way Forward on Accountability for Torture
After a series of setbacks to efforts seeking accountability for CIA renditions, the European Parliament took an unexpected and positive step.
Europe Moving to Strengthen Arrest Rights
Europeans may be surprised to hear that basic rights, such as the right to a lawyer or a phone call, are only now being debated at the European level. Yet at the moment many countries in the region fail to provide them.
Europe Must Increase Pressure for Czech Roma Desegregation
The new Czech school year starts in September, and unless something drastic changes, many more Roma children could face segregation into "special schools" on the basis of their ethnicity.
Equatorial Guinea: Young People Lose Out as Summit Nears
Equatorial Guinea hosts this year's youth-themed African Union summit, despite a continuing stream of human rights abuses and the endemic corruption that has left the majority of citizens in this oil-rich country mired in poverty.
Nigeria’s Freedom of Information Law: How Friends Launched a Movement
The successful passage of Nigeria's first Freedom of Information law provides a case study in how a small group of committed activists can inspire a wider movement for change.
Recent Developments at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: June 2011
This Open Society Justice Initiative report examines recent events at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, as it faces a worsening crisis of public confidence.
Fact Sheet: Children’s Right to a Nationality
This fact sheet explains the causes and consequences of statelessness for children around the world.
Kyrgyzstan's Azimjan Askarov: A Birthday in Jail for Human Rights Defender
Azimjan Askarov, Kyrgyzstan's best known political prisoner, has just celebrated his 60th birthday in jail. His case stands as an indictment of the Kyrgyz government's treatment of its ethnic Uzbek minority.
As Poland’s Legacy of CIA Torture Erupts, Europe's Human Rights Court Must Act
New revelations about the CIA "black site" on Polish soil underscore the need for Europe's human rights court to act.
Sri Lanka: Why the Silence?
It is time for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to move forward in his commitment to justice and accountability over the 2009 atrocities in Sri Lanka.
Unexplained Past, Unclear Future: Obama, Poland, and the CIA Black Site
Continued official secrecy over the existence of a CIA "black site" on Polish territory in 2002-03 continues to cast a shadow over the important strategic relationship between Washington and Warsaw.
Case Watch: A European Victory for Immigrants' Rights
Italy attempted to use the threat of prison sentences to pressure illegal immigrants to obey removal orders. But it ignored European law that demands a more proportional response from governments.