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Report May Indicate Ethical Violations by Bush Lawyers
June 19, 2009
The Open Society Institute joins leading human rights organizations in calling on U.S. Attorney General Holder to release a Bush administration report investigating the approval of torture by Justice Department lawyers.

Campaign to Establish Presidential Torture Commission Launched
Press Release
April 28, 2009
A coalition of 19 human rights, faith-based, and justice organizations launched a campaign to urge President Obama to appoint a commission to investigate torture sanctioned by the Bush administration.

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Hard Times and Hardening Attitudes: The Economic Downturn and the Rise of Violence Against Roma Washington, D.C. June 9, 2009 Isabela Mihalache of the Open Society Institute testifies at the Helsinki Commission hearing on increased violence against Roma in Europe.		Albania's Elections and the Challenge of Democratic Transition Washington, D.C. June 4, 2009 Jonas Rolett of the Open Society Institute testifies on the importance of fair and democratic parliamentary elections in Albania.
Seeking Accountability for Torture—Photography as Evidence OSI-New York June 3, 2009 AUDIO Panelists discuss the photographs of detainee torture, and the role that photography plays in providing accountability for abuses and depicting the human stories behind them.		OSI Forum: Internet and Democracy—Re-examining the Core Assumptions OSI-Washington, D.C. April 23, 2009 Open Society Fellow Evgeny Morozov examined the assumptions underlying our understanding of the Internet's impact on democracy, in the context of both authoritarian states and established democracies.

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