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A New Guide Shows the Way Forward on Expanding Access to Justice

A new guide produced by the Open Society Justice Initiative with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) provides a road-map for the development of national tools to assess and improve access to justice.

June 18, 2019 | Peter Chapman & Zaza Namoradze
Two women reading paperwork together.
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Interview: Why the OAS Faces a Credibility Test over its Human Rights Commission

Professor Judith Schönsteiner, a leading Chilean jurist, discusses the challenge facing the Organization of American States: there are more seats available to fill at the Inter-American Human Rights Commission than there are qualified candidates.

June 27, 2019
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Q&A: Using the Law to Confront Poverty in India

Colin Gonsalves talks to James A. Goldston of the Open Society Justice Initiative about his approach to using the law to achieve social and economic change.

August 20, 2019
Colin Gonsalves speaking at a dinner in New York in October, 2015.
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Using Human Rights to Challenge a Home Repossession Order in Romania

A Romanian court is being asked whether the safeguards of the European Union's rights charter apply when people face the loss of their home, after falling into arrears on mortgage payments.

July 26, 2019 | Marguerite Angelari & Zsolt Bobis
People holding signs at a demonstration
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Q&A: Mothers Are Leading the Search for Mexico’s Missing People

Mexico continues to break records for its rates of deadly violence and disappearances, but criminal accountability remains virtually absent. A group of mothers in the state of Coahuila have taken up their own fight for truth and justice.

August 22, 2019
A woman placing photographs on a street
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Almost a Decade after his Death, Sergei Magnitsky Gets a Measure of Justice

The ruling from Europe's human rights court validates the underlying rationale for the laws adopted by the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and some other countries to impose sanctions on designated individuals implicated in gross human rights abuses.

August 27, 2019 | Aryeh Neier
The tombstone at the grave of lawyer Sergey Magnitsky at a cemetery in Moscow, Russia, on November 16, 2012.
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A Looming Threat to Equal Citizenship in America

A new report by Open Society Justice Initiative argues that three techniques are currently being used by the U.S. government to attack the identity and sense of belonging of U.S. citizens.

September 16, 2019 | Laura Bingham & Natasha Arnpriester
A woman holds her daughter during a naturalization ceremony.
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Case Watch: UN Finds Mexico Responsible for Man’s Disappearance, Relies on Witness’s Word

There are more than 40,000 people who are missing in Mexico. One family’s journey to find out what happened to their son could help others seeking justice.

October 28, 2019 | Natasha Arnpriester & Juan Carlos Gutierrez
Mother holding sign of disappeared son
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Excellence, not Politics, should Choose the Judges at the ICC

Nominations and elections of judicial candidates at the International Criminal Court often overlook merit-based considerations in favor of political interests. It's time for reform.

October 28, 2019 | Yassir Al-Khudayri and Christian De Vos
View of the International Criminal Court.
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Q&A: Amid Rising Stop and Search Rates in England & Wales, a Better Model Emerges

A unique partnership between police and community members in Northamptonshire, UK, shows how police officers can improve community relations and trust, while also practicing effective policing.

November 06, 2019
Police perform stop and search in Northamptonshire
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Case Watch: Ukraine ICJ Ruling Strengthens Protections against Discriminatory Use of Citizenship Law

In agreeing to proceed with a complaint by Ukraine against the Russian Federation, the International Court of Justice underlined the principle that states cannot use exclusionary citizenship laws to discriminate, and that such action can be challenged before its judges.

November 19, 2019 | Natasha Arnpriester & Laura Bingham
A man views a crowd of protesters from inside a bus
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New Report Takes Stock of Court Reparations Rulings across Latin America

Courts across Latin America have developed innovative approaches to the challenge of delivering reparations to the victims of violence. A new report outlines lessons learned.

November 20, 2019 | Masha Lisitsyna & Adriana Garcia Garcia
Two indigenous women and a child at a ceremony in Mexico City
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Building Roads to Justice in Syria

The Open Society Justice Initiative is part of a broad movement of Syrian and international groups that are bringing some of those responsible for atrocity crimes in Syria before courts in Europe.

December 17, 2019 | Steve Kostas & Eric Witte
A smoke filled street with damaged cars and buildings
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Kenya’s Controversial Digital ID Scheme Faces Pushback

Kenya ushered in a national biometric ID system with little public input. Now, advocates are challenging the government in the courts to ensure inclusive policies and data privacy.

December 19, 2019 | Michele Eken
A woman being photographed
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How Mozambicans Shoulder the Burdens of Corruption

While substantial progress has been made in identifying those involved in Mozambique's debt scandal, more must be done to secure a fair outcome for every day citizens.

February 28, 2020 | Yassir Khudayri
People standing in a line before a nurse
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Q&A: How a System to Document Police Stops Improved Policing in Fuenlabrada, Spain

Police inspector and criminal justice expert David Martín Abánades shares his insights on the implementation of a new system to collect data on police stops in Fuenlabrada, Spain.

March 13, 2020
A woman in a group handing her identification card to a police officer
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How a Legal Aid Program is Tackling the Crisis of Nigeria’s Overcrowded Prisons

In Nigeria, the overuse of pretrial detentions has placed a crushing burden on the justice system and the nation's overcrowded jails. That's where the Police Duty Solicitors Scheme, a legal aid program that has helped over 15,000 suspects, comes in.

March 16, 2020 | Chidi Odinkalu & Stanley Ibe
Three people at a table in a police station
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COVID-19 Poses a Threat to Justice. We Must Respond.

Read about the Open Society Justice Initiative's global work to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.

April 27, 2020 | James Goldston
Woman holding a candle
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Striking Essential Workers Are Today’s Human Rights Defenders

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it all too clear that it is time corporate businesses like Amazon listened to their workers, saw them as partners, and respected their rights.

May 01, 2020 | Frank Kearl, Ceceila Chang, Matthew Burnett
Protestors wearing face coverings and holding signs
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A Pilot Program in Ukraine is a Bold Step Toward Ensuring Transparency and Rights after Arrest

A correctional intake process pilot project supported by the Justice Initiative ensuring that police make an electronic record of all arrests in Ukraine represents progress toward guaranteeing precedural rights in the criminal justice system.

May 26, 2020 | Marina Ilminska, Vasylyna Yavorska
A police officer driving a vehicle toward a detention center
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