Europe

CIA Rendition Case Heads to Europe's Top Human Rights Judges
Press Release
February 7, 2012
The case of a German citizen who was mistakenly seized in Macedonia and shipped in secret to Afghanistan for interrogation is to be heard by the 17 judges of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights.

Imprisoned Rights Defender in Kyrgyzstan Needs Immediate Medical Treatment
Press Release
January 30, 2012
The Open Society Justice Initiative and Physicians for Human Rights are gravely concerned about the health of Azimjon Askarov, a 60-year old human rights defender currently serving a life sentence in Kyrgyzstan following a manifestly unfair trial.

Call for Applications: Global Supplementary Grants
Deadline April/May 2012
Open Society Scholarship Programs seeks applicants for the Global Supplementary Grant Program for humanities and social science doctoral students from select countries of Southeastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Mongolia, the Middle East, and South Asia.

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The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade
OSI-New York
November 7, 2011
 AUDIO
A panel of experts discuss The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade, by Open Society Fellow Andrew Feinstein.

Grupa Spomenik/Monument Group: "Studije Jugoslavjie"
OSI-New York
November 7, 2011
 AUDIO
Grupa Spomenik (Monument Group), a critically acclaimed group of artists and theoreticians, examine the representation of mass atrocities after the 1995 atrocities in Srebrenica.

Reforming Libel Law in the United Kingdom (NYC Event)
OSI-New York
October 20, 2011
 AUDIO
There is now a realistic prospect that UK libel law, which has a severe impact on freedom of expression worldwide, will be reformed. This event features a panel of experts discussing the possibilities for reform.

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What Facebook Tells Us About Far-Right Populism in Hungary
Jamie Bartlett and Kreko Peter
February 9, 2012
 BLOG  
The ease with which the Hungarian populist party Jobbik has exploited wider societal worries is an indictment of how polarized Hungarian society has become, but also suggests the potential for its supporters to be brought back into mainstream politics.

No Trade-Offs on Access to Medicines
Els Torreele
February 7, 2012
 BLOG  
As India and the EU negotiate a Free Trade Agreement, it will be critical for India to resist measures that favor the business interests of pharmaceutical companies over the lives of millions of people in developing countries who depend on India's supply of cheap generic medicines.

Drug Decriminalization in the UK: Is There a Disconnect Between Politicians and the Public?
Jonathan Price
February 1, 2012
 BLOG  
A recent BBC debate challenged the conventional wisdom that the UK public is unequivocally opposed to drug decriminalization and that political support for a more liberal drug policy is untenable.

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