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Some Quiet Victories for Human Rights
Three recent victories in human rights, from disparate regions across the globe, validate the power of the rule of law in civil society.
Nigerian Court Paves the Way for War Crimes Victims' Suit Against Charles Taylor
A federal high court judge upheld a lawsuit to lift the asylum granted to former Liberian ruler and warlord Charles Taylor by the Nigerian government, reports the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Citizenship and Equality in Practice: Comments on the Right to Nationality Submitted to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Open Society Justice Initiative today urged the international community to develop a comprehensive strategy to resolve statelessness.
Taylor Asylum Slammed by Former Nigerian Military Chief
A leading military commander has attacked Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo’s decision to offer asylum to former Liberian President and suspected war criminal Charles Taylor, reports the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Nigeria Says Taylor Cannot Stay If Terms of Asylum Violated
War criminal and former Liberian president Charles Taylor cannot remain in Nigeria if he is shown to have interfered in Liberian and regional politics, a representative of Nigeria’s government said at an OSI-sponsored event at the UN.
Inter-American Court Should Affirm Right to Nationality Without Discrimination
The Open Society Justice Initiative submitted an amicus curiae brief with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to uphold the international prohibition on racial discrimination in access to nationality.
A Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Now or Never
OSI executive director James Goldston urges the United Nations to push forward with the creation of an international court to address crimes against humanity during Khmer Rouge-era Cambodia.
Khmer Rouge Tribunal Is a Step Closer but Much Remains to Be Done
A UN donor conference secured pledges of US $38.48 million towards the establishment of the long awaited Khmer Rouge Tribunal, a cause championed by the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Open Letter to UN: Urgent Need for an Effective Resolution on Darfur
OSI's Justice Initiative and seven other human rights organizations sent an open letter to the UN Secretary-General and the members of the UN Security Council, urging a more robust resolution to end the violence in Darfur, Sudan.
Momentum for Legal Aid Reform Builds Across Europe and Beyond
The Second European Access to Justice Forum, organized by the Open Society Justice Initiative and the Public Interest Law Initiative, met to discuss the need to reform legal aid systems.
Human Rights Commission Asked to Uphold Right to Information in Chile
The Open Society Justice Initiative and three partner organizations Tuesday urged the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to uphold the right to information in a case against Chile.
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.
Human Rights Groups Demand Commission Remedy Timor Justice Failures
In a letter to the UN, six human rights groups, including the Open Society Justice Initiative, called for the creation of an international commission of experts to review the prosecution of serious human rights violations committed in Timor-Leste.
Legal Approaches to Combating Statelessness
James Goldston, executive director of the Open Society Justice Initiative, addressed a UNHCR Executive Committee panel in Geneva to mark the 50th Anniversary of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.
Darfur: the New Name of Genocide
OSI's Chidi Odinkalu argues that the atrocities being committed in the Darfur region of Sudan constitute, by legal definition, a genocide.
Justice in Cambodia
Four major hurdles must be overcome for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia to achieve lasting impact from the upcoming Khmer Rouge trials, argues OSI executive director James Goldston.
Khmer Rouge in the Dock
The Khmer Rouge prosecutions to be carried out by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia could have far-reaching impact, says Open Society Justice Initiative executive director James Goldston.
Standards for the Treatment of Victims and Witnesses in Cambodia's Extraordinary Chambers
International standards for the treatment of victims and witnesses in proceedings before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, as presented by the Working Group on the Extraordinary Chambers and the Open Society Justice Initiative.
The Rights of Noncitizens: A Discussion Among Global Advocates
Advocates and nongovernmental organizations from around the world gathered to discuss the pressing vulnerabilities suffered by noncitizens at a conference hosted by the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Bringing the International Criminal Court to Countries of the Southern Caucasus
A workshop on the ratification and implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in the countries of the Southern Caucasus, organized by the Open Society Justice Initiative.
