Combatting Violence Against Women in Southern Africa
OSI-New York
November 9, 2009
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Cosponsored by the Open Society Institute and WITNESS, this discussion examines the role of the Southern African Development Community in ending violence against women in the region.

OSI-Baltimore Announces New Community Fellows
Press Release
November 9, 2009
Eight extraordinary social visionaries have been selected as Baltimore Community Fellows.

George Soros: Open Society, the Financial Crisis, and the Way Ahead
October 2009
 VIDEO  
Open Society Institute founder and chairman George Soros shares his latest thinking on economics and politics in a lecture series based on a lifetime of practical and philosophical reflection.

Georgia, One Year Later: Where Has the Aid Money Gone?
OSI-New York
October 20, 2009
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This Open Society Institute forum analyzes the effectiveness and transparency of foreign aid disbursed to Georgia since the country's crisis with Russia.

OSI Statement on the Sentencing of Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh
October 20, 2009
The Open Society Institute is dismayed by the unjust imprisonment and draconian sentencing of Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh. We call for his immediate release.

OSI Statement on the Appeals Court Decision on Evgeniy Zhovtis
October 20, 2009
The Open Society Institute is deeply discouraged by the decision of the Kazakhstani appeals court to uphold the sentence of Evgeniy Zhovtis, a noted human rights defender.

Human Rights and Their Limits
OSI-New York
October 15, 2009
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At this Open Society Institute event, Central European University professor Wiktor Osiatynski discusses how to balance human rights with democracy and other values.

Wrong Color, Wrong Clothes: Accounts of Ethnic Profiling in France & United States
OSI-New York
October 14, 2009
 AUDIO
The Open Society Justice Initiative hosts a comparative discussion on documenting and challenging racial profiling in France and the United States.