United Nations Should Review Miscarriage of Justice in Kazakhstan
Press Release
February 1, 2010
The case of Evgeniy Zhovtis, one of Kazakhstan's leading human rights defenders, should be reviewed by the UN Human Rights Committee, said the Open Society Justice Initiative in a letter filed with the body.

Open Society Institute Responds to Crisis in Haiti
January 26, 2010
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In response to the immediate crisis, OSI is giving an initial four million dollars to support the relief efforts for disaster victims in Haiti.

My Pride and Hope for Haiti
Michele Pierre-Louis
January 25, 2010
Michèle Pierre-Louis, former Haitian prime minister and the Open Society Institute's director of reconstruction efforts in Haiti, writes in The Huffington Post that the country should be put back together not as it was, but as it should be.

The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law
OSI-New York
January 21, 2010
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Albie Sachs discusses his experiences as a member of the first Constitutional Court of South Africa, as the country sought to overcome the injustices of the apartheid regime.

Rural Organizing in a Divided Land
OSI-New York
January 21, 2010
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Open Society Fellow Marcy Westerling discusses the challenges and opportunities of progressive rural organizing in the U.S. and responding to growing threats from the Right.

OSI Statement on Iran's Blacklisting of International Organizations
January 5, 2010
The Open Society Institute is deeply troubled by the Iranian government's recent decision prohibiting cooperation with international organizations.

OSI Statement on Fraudulent Email
December 18, 2009
OSI has learned of several types of fraudulent email messages that have misappropriated the name of George Soros and/or the Soros Foundation to extract money or personal information from unsuspecting recipients. The Soros foundations network and OSI are in no way associated with or responsible for these messages.

Legal Groups Say Africa Should Not Create Its Own War Crimes Court
Press Release
December 17, 2009
In a submission to the African Union, the Open Society Justice Initiative said that extending the jurisdiction of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights would undermine justice and accountability on the continent.