Rights & Justice

Mistaken Victim of CIA Rendition and Abuse Gets European Court Hearing
May 16, 2012
Khaled El-Masri was told by captors that he was in a place where "there is no law, no rights; no one knows where you are, and no one cares about you."

Joint Statement: Italy Should Leave its anti-Roma Emergency Decree in the Past
May 11, 2012
Five international and Italian Human Rights groups are calling on the Italian government to abandon its effort to keep the 2008 "Nomad Emergency" decree alive.

Wall of Silence over CIA Abuse Faces European Court Challenge
Press Release
May 10, 2012
The case of a German citizen wrongly seized in Macedonia and abused by the CIA in 2004 will be heard by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Wednesday, May 16.

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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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Case Watch: Protecting Sexual Orientation Under Human Rights Mechanisms
Nermina Zecirovic-Arnaud
May 17, 2012
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Recent decisions from the top American and European human rights courts affirmed that sexual orientation and gender identity are protected categories under international law.

Combating Anti-Gypsyism: Nothing Less Than Zero Tolerance Will Suffice
Bernard Rorke
May 17, 2012
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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.

Case Watch: When Telling the Truth May Come with A Prison Sentence
Zsolt Bobis
May 17, 2012
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After spending two years in jail, a Filipino radio broadcaster set out to challenge the country's libel law that makes defamation a criminal offense.

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