Governance & Accountability

Call for Proposals: Fund to Counter Xenophobia
April 26, 2012
The Open Society Fund to Counter Xenophobia aims to promote antidiscrimination policies and counter xenophobic attitudes and behaviors across Europe through the use of innovative change strategies and partnerships.

Democratic Republic of Congo: Military Reform Urgently Needed
Press Release
April 16, 2012
The international community and Congolese government must urgently agree upon a new deal to reform the Congolese military, according to a report by 13 leading international and Congolese civil society groups.

Advocates Meet to Strategize Future of Access to Medicines Movement
March 14, 2012
The Open Society Foundations brought together 30 activists from low resource countries to identify specific strategies and activities to grow the access to medicines movement.

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Is Privacy Overhyped? Four Views of Technology, Security, and Democracy Online
OSI-New York
April 16, 2012
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What is the fate of privacy in our uncertain digital future? An opinionated group of panelists explores the commercial, policy, and national security implications of the privacy controversy.

Ending Demand to End Sex Trafficking: Does it Work?
OSI-New York
April 12, 2012
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Experts discuss “end demand” campaigns that are primarily focused on abolishing prostitution by criminalizing the consumers of commercial sex. Are such policies effective in curtailing trafficking, and what impact do they have on marginalized communities?

National Security Secrecy and Surveillance: Defending the Public's Right to Know
OSI-New York
April 4, 2012
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A panel of whistleblowers, transparency advocates, and expert journalists offer insights informed by their own encounters with national security secrecy and surveillance.

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Debating Human Rights Funding in the EU
Israel Butler
May 22, 2012
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The European Commission has suggested dropping human trafficking, violence against women, and racism as problems that should be addressed with EU funding. No reason has been put forward as to why.

Supporting Debate, from Classroom to Community
Amy Weil
May 17, 2012
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With rare exception, debate is the domain of elite universities. This is something we are hoping to change with Global Debates.

Combating Anti-Gypsyism: Nothing Less Than Zero Tolerance Will Suffice
Bernard Rorke
May 17, 2012
 BLOG  
Across Europe, Roma communities are bearing the brunt of populist hostility. We need to confront the deeply embedded institutional racism that continues to undermine all efforts to promote inclusion.

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