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OSI Grantee Honored for New Media Excellence April 8, 2009 VerdadAbierta.com, which examines the paramilitary side of Colombia�s long civil war, was awarded the New Media prize from the prestigious C�rculo de Periodistas de Bogot� (Circle of Journalists from Bogot�). more		OSI Forum: Nigeria's Progress on Transparency OSI-New York April 6, 2009 AUDIO The Revenue Watch Institute, an Open Society Institute grantee, held a discussion with two leaders in Nigeria's effort to reform management of natural resource revenues. more
United States Announces Candidacy for UN Human Rights Council March 31, 2009 The Open Society Institute welcomes the candidacy of the United States for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. more		Op-Ed: International Criminal Court Puts President in the Dock Aryeh Neier March 24, 2009 Sudan's President Bashir may be able to avoid arrest, but the charges against him have a powerful stigmatizing effect, writes Aryeh Neier, president of the Open Society Institute. more
OSI Forum: Organizing and Technology in the Obama Campaign OSI-New York March 23, 2009 AUDIO Open Society Fellow Zack Exley led a conversation about how Obama field organizing efforts involving the Internet represented a radical departure from traditional electoral campaigns. more		OSI Forum: A Kind of Genius—Herb Sturz and Society's Toughest Problems OSI-New York March 19, 2009 AUDIO The Open Society Institute hosted a discussion of a new book chronicling Herb Sturz�s extraordinary work addressing issues such as criminal justice, housing, and urban planning in New York City. more
Op-Ed: Hard Times, Hardening Attitudes Bernard Rorke and Valeriu Nicolae March 18, 2009 The last few months have been tough for European Roma; Europe's leaders need to voice their support for the continent's largest minority more forcefully, write OSI's Bernard Rorke and Valeriu Nicolae. more		Global War on Drugs Takes Devastating Toll on Human Lives, Advocates Say Press Release March 5, 2009 In advance of a UN meeting meant to set the direction of drug policy for the next decade, the Open Society Institute released a report documenting the health and human rights costs of current, repressive approaches to drug control. more

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