Anwara (pseudonym), now an orphan, with a photograph of her stepfather. Despite the presence of police in the camp, he tried to rape Anwara several times and eventually killed her mother, Fatima, who had protected her. Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 2009.
The Open Society Foundations are making available to the public an expansive documentary photography collection chronicling some of the most pressing human rights and social issues of our times.
Artisinal Goldminers in Wasta North Eastern Congo in October 2004. Most of these miners are combatants who have controlled mineral rich areas and are profiting from their exploitation. Most of the gold mined in this region leaves DRC illegally and is sent to Uganda. Illness and disease are rife malaria being the biggest killer.
Documentary photographer Marcus Bleasdale discusses his project, Zero Hour: Congo, which uses gaming to increase awareness of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Offshore financial secrecy has spread aggressively around the globe, allowing the wealthy to avoid taxes, and fueling corruption and economic woes, according to a new investigative journalism project.
A free and independent press is vital to any democracy, ensuring government accountability and a diversity of viewpoints. The Open Society Foundations support efforts that expand and protect press freedoms, increase public access to knowledge and information, include minority voices in media, and use the arts to address pressing social issues.
When it comes to access to information (the public’s right to obtain and use information), Italy’s institutions are in a dire state, according to a new study.
Offshore financial secrecy has spread aggressively around the globe, allowing the wealthy to avoid taxes, and fueling corruption and economic woes, according to a new investigative journalism project.
Weekly news digest produced by the Information Program. This week’s top story reports on a Peruvian NGO groups calling for protection of their digital rights during negotiations of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.
