Richard Horsey, a Burma analyst and labor rights advocate, is writing the first comprehensive account of International Labor Organization (ILO) efforts to address forced labor abuses in Burma. 

As the ILO representative in Rangoon, Horsey helped develop and implement the organization's strategy of engaging with the government while applying various forms of pressure, including the use of international law.  These efforts eventually compelled the Burmese regime to take significant steps to outlaw, deter, and prosecute forced labor crimes.

During his Open Society Fellowship, Horsey will write a book and articles detailing his experiences and the lessons they offer for international organizations and governments working to advance human rights around the world.

After leaving the ILO in 2007, Horsey worked as a consultant in Southeast Asia and advised the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on the international response to Cyclone Nargis.

Communications Officer
Open Society Fellowship

Stephen Hubbell is communications officer for the Open Society Fellowship Program. He works closely with fellows to develop media strategies to broaden public awareness of their work.

Hubbell joined the Open Society Institute after 20 years as a journalist and editor. He has worked as a senior editor at Metropolitan Books and at Harper's, where he edited the work of many notable writers, including Anne Fadiman, Harold Brodkey, Elliott Currie, Marilynne Robinson, Alan Weisman, Arlie Hochschild, and Edward Fox. He has also served as Cairo correspondent for The Nation, for whom he covered the first Gulf War and the rise of political Islam in the Middle East.

He received his bachelor's degree in government from Wesleyan University.