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Soros Foundations

The Public Health Program works closely with individual Soros foundations to implement policies and support local organizations. Find out more about Soros foundations.

Women, Harm Reduction, and HIV
October 2009
A new report by the Open Society Institute examines women’s access to harm reduction, reproductive health, and HIV and AIDS services in the former Soviet Union.

OSI & Women's Health
OSI's Public Health Program works to address the health vulnerabilities of women and girls—particularly marginalized groups such as young girls, sex workers, women who use drugs, and Roma women.

Rights Not Rescue
June 2009
This Open Society Institute report highlights opportunities to expand human rights protections for sex workers in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.

Ten Reasons to Oppose the Criminalization of HIV Exposure or Transmission
December 1, 2008
This document co-produced by OSI and other leading human rights and HIV/AIDS organizations presents ten reasons why applying criminal law to HIV transmission is unjust and ineffective public policy.

Strategies for Change: Breaking Barriers to HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care for Women
August 2008
This OSI report highlights the efforts of HIV activists, women’s advocates, and health experts to address the needs of marginalized women including sex workers, drug users, and women living with HIV.

Our Lives Matter: Sex Workers Unite for Health and Rights
August 2008
This OSI report highlights the efforts of advocates and sex worker groups from around the world to organize and define their human rights.

Women and HIV Testing: Policies, Practices, and the Impact on Health and Human Rights
July 2008
This Law and Health Intitiative fact sheet provides information on HIV testing policies and examines their impact on women's health and human rights.

Women’s Inheritance Now! Network Launched in East and Southern Africa
May 2009
This May marked the official launch of the Legal Network for Women’s Inheritance and Property Rights in Eastern and Southern Africa, also known as Women’s Inheritance Now! (WIN).

Slovakia Unlawfully Denied Roma Women Access to Their Medical Records, European Court Rules
Press Release
April 28, 2009
The Open Society Institute supported the Center for Civil and Human Rights in pursuing this case, which involved women seeking evidence that they were forcibly sterilized after giving birth.

Sex Workers in Southern Africa Face Increasing Barriers to Rights, Health Care
Press Release
November 14, 2008
Sex workers in Southern Africa are subjected to widespread human rights abuses, according to a report released by the Open Society Institute.

Another Victory for Free Speech and Public Health
August 8, 2008
In a case brought by the Alliance for Open Society International and Pathfinder International, a federal judge has extended free speech protection to a broad range of groups working to combat the AIDS epidemic.

Panel on Forced Sterilization of Romani Women at the 2008 Women's World Congress
Madrid, Spain
July 5, 2008
As part of the 2008 Women's World Congress, the OSI Roma Health Project supported a panel discussion and advocacy campaign to raise awareness of the coerced sterilization of Romani women in Europe.

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