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Jun
11
2012
Nigeria’s Stability: The Constitutional Reform and Beyond

This briefing will analyze to what extent Nigeria’s planned constitutional reform could bring substantial change to the country's political and socio-economic system.

Location:

Room A, Club de la Fondation Universitaire, Rue d’Egmont 11, 1000, Brussels

Jun
7
2012
Central Asia’s Border Woes and the Impacts of International Assistance

George Gavrilis, director of the Hollings Centre for International Dialogue, discusses how international border assistance programs in Central Asia can be made more effective.

May
31
2012
Making Human Rights Advocacy in the U.S. Effective
Open Society Foundations president Aryeh Neier moderates a discussion with the recipients of a fellowship that provides talented young activists the opportunity to work with experts at the ACLU and Human Rights Watch to strengthen respect for human rights in the United States.
Location:

OSI-New York

May
22
2012
Four men wearing prison garb
Slavery by Another Name
Join us for a screening and discussion of the film Slavery by Another Name, which tells how even as slavery came to an end in the South in 1865, thousands of African Americans were pulled back into forced labor with shocking brutality.
Location:

MICA Brown Center, 1301 W Mt. Royal Avenue, Baltimore, MD

May
22
2012
So Rich, So Poor: A Conversation with Peter Edelman
Peter Edelman, who famously resigned from the Clinton administration to protest the treatment of the nation’s poor, joins Laura Flanders, host of GRITtv with Laura Flanders, to discuss the poverty crisis in America today.
Location:
OSI-New York
May
16
2012
Addressing Challenges to Indigent Defense at Bail Hearings
As part of Open Society Institute–Baltimore’s commitment to advancing fair pretrial policies and practices, local and national experts will inform participants about local and national bail reform initiatives.
Location:

OSI-Baltimore

May
16
2012
Effective Indigent Criminal Defense in Post Conflict and Transitional Settings: Advances and Challenges

This panel discusses strategies for ensuring early access to quality legal defense for the poor and the protection of defendants’ rights globally.

Location:

OSI-Washington, D.C.

May
15
2012
The New Face of Digital Populism
This event marks the launch of the third in a series of country-specific papers from Demos, focusing on Denmark and Facebook fans of the Danish People's Party.
Location:

Copenhagen

May
10
2012
Reimagining the Constitutional Pardon Power: Does the President Have a Role in Making Drug Sentences Fairer?
Panelists from the Open Society Foundations and the American Constitution Society discuss whether pardon power can and should be used as a tool against unfair sentencing laws.
Location:

2237 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC

May
8
2012
The International Human Rights Movement: A History
Open Society Foundations president Aryeh Neier and writer Ian Buruma will discuss Neier’s book, The International Human Rights Movement: A History.
Location:

OSI-New York

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