A Miscarriage of Justice Blocks the Road to Stability in Kyrgyzstan
Jacqueline Hale February 22, 2012
BLOG
The story of Azimzhan Askarov, a human rights defender unfairly serving a life sentence in Kyrgyzstan, symbolizes the country's failing justice system and the ruling elite's unwillingness to safeguard basic rights for all Kyrgyz citizens.
|
|
Pretrial Abuses Dominate at the European Court of Human Rights
Marina Ilminska February 22, 2012
BLOG
Cases involving pretrial rights abuses made up more than two-thirds of judgments issued by the European Court of Human Rights over the past three months, with most of the cases originating in Russia, Ukraine and Turkey.
|
Italy's Migrant Interception Faces European Court Scrutiny
Costanza Hermanin February 21, 2012
BLOG
The European Court of Human Rights will rule on Thursday on the case of Somali and Eritrean migrants who were sent back to Libya in 2009 after being intercepted in the Mediterranean by Italian Customs and Coastguard vessels.
|
|
|
Slow Progress for Gay Rights at the United Nations
Sebastian Kohn February 21, 2012
BLOG
On March 7, the UN Human Rights Council is due to hold its very first panel discussion on "discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity." Not much of an accomplishment for this international institution charged with "strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe."
|
|
Charter Aims to Increase Government Accountability in Africa
Achieng Maureen Akena February 17, 2012
BLOG
A new treaty provides for standards by which African governments can be held accountable by their citizens for democratic governance. Its implementation and realization will, however, remain a challenge.
|
|
|
|
Should the U.S. Help "Integrate" European Muslims?
Hishaam Aidi February 17, 2012
BLOG
The U.S. State Department has been quietly trying to introduce ideas about multiculturalism into European policy and activist circles, aiming to alter the discourse on local Muslims—and in the process stirring European anger.
|
more news from the Open Society blog
|
|
 |
Stay Informed |
Sign up for news from the Open Society Foundations.
Balkan Peer Exchange: Enhancing Analysis and Research-Based Advocacy in an Era of Open Data
Belgrade, Serbia
February 21, 2012
This event brings together think tanks, advocacy organizations, and donors to address current challenges and open new avenues for future cooperation.
Salzburg Seminar: Palliative Care for Patients with TB or HIV/TB
Salzburg, Austria
February 26, 2012
The International Palliative Care Initiative of the Open Society Public Health Program will convene a professional seminar focused on providing palliative care for patients with TB or HIV/TB coinfection. The course is recommended for physicians in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union who provide direct care to patients with TB or who play a major role in developing public health policies for the care of patients with TB.
more events
|