http://www.soros.org The Open Society Foundations (OSF) work to improve the lives of the world's most vulnerable people and to promote human rights, justice, and accountability. en-us http://www.soros.org/rss http://www.soros.org/initiatives/health/focus/ipci/events/seminar-palliative-care-tb-20110909 The International Palliative Care Initiative of the Open Society Public Health Program will convene a professional seminar focused on providing palliative care for patients with TB or HIV/TB coinfection. The course is recommended for physicians in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union who provide direct care to patients with TB or who play a major role in developing public health policies for the care of patients with TB. Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:12:26 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/health/focus/ipci/events/seminar-palliative-care-tb-20110909 http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/what-you-cant-say-might-hurt-you/ Federal courts have repeatedly invalidated the U.S.'s anti-prostitution pledge. Now the Obama administration must decide whether to appeal to the Supreme Court or finally retire this harmful policy. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:17:11 EST http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/what-you-cant-say-might-hurt-you/ http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/the-u-s-torture-program-in-drama-and-dialogue/ The task of theater is not to teach a lesson, perhaps, but to arouse in an audience the energy and excitement of our own fragile humanity-the annihilation of which is the entire objective of torture. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:15:46 EST http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/the-u-s-torture-program-in-drama-and-dialogue/ http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/in-times-of-austerity-a-threat-to-portugals-drug-policies/ Fiscal austerity measures could threaten the future of Portugal's exemplary harm reduction services. But short-term cost-saving measures could prove costly further down the line. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:32:52 EST http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/in-times-of-austerity-a-threat-to-portugals-drug-policies/ http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/how-open-society-grantees-are-advancing-access-to-public-information-in-latin-america/ The right to access public information has increasingly been recognized by Latin America's governments, in large part thanks to the work of Open Society Latin America Program grantees and partner civil society organizations. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:42:24 EST http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/how-open-society-grantees-are-advancing-access-to-public-information-in-latin-america/ http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/what-facebook-tells-us-about-far-right-populism-in-hungary/ 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. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:19:45 EST http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/what-facebook-tells-us-about-far-right-populism-in-hungary/ http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/the-spy-files-an-interview-with-eric-king/ The internet is a powerful organizing tool, but it also enables digital surveillance and censorship by repressive regimes-much of it facilitated by products manufactured by Western companies. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:11:34 EST http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/the-spy-files-an-interview-with-eric-king/ http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/the-paralegal-effect-a-conversation-with-photographer-aubrey-wade/ If it happens that you get arrested in Bo, Sierra Leone's bustling second city, chances are you'll wind up at the Central Police Station. If you're lucky, that's where Baindu Koroma will find you. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:02:47 EST http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/the-paralegal-effect-a-conversation-with-photographer-aubrey-wade/ http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/no-trade-offs-on-access-to-medicines/ 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. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:52:37 EST http://blog.soros.org/2012/02/no-trade-offs-on-access-to-medicines/ http://www.soros.org/initiatives/health/focus/sharp/articles_publications/publications/centers-for-change-20120201 Drop-in centers are often the only places where sex workers can access health care, legal counseling, and other social services. These centers also play a key role in mobilizing activism by sex workers to change the laws, policies, and practices that violate their human rights. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:13:27 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/health/focus/sharp/articles_publications/publications/centers-for-change-20120201 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/media/articles_publications/publications/mapping-digital-media-netherlands-20120123 Thanks to unprecedented opportunities for new ways of doing journalism, connecting to audiences or mobilizing civil society, and getting one's voice heard, a new media ecology seems to be taking shape in the Netherlands. However, the challenges are great. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:11:09 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/media/articles_publications/publications/mapping-digital-media-netherlands-20120123