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Discrimination

Discrimination

The Open Society Foundations use advocacy and litigation to combat the marginalization of racial and ethnic minorities in Europe, taking on cases involving migrants, school segregation, violence against Roma, and policies that ban Muslims from wearing the hijab or building mosques.

Open Society Voices

Case Watch: A New Perspective on France's Ban on Religious Headcoverings in Schools

May 15, 2013 by Michelle Dellatorre, Maxim Ferschtman

The UN Human Rights Commission has found that a 2004 French ban on religious headcoverings at public schools breached a Sikh student's right to religious freedom.

All Kids Deserve a Second Chance

May 10, 2013 by Sarah Baker

The practice of putting children on sex offender registries is one glaring example of how we have failed to provide true justice for kids.

Fifteen Years of Human Rights Photography, Now Available Online

May 8, 2013 by Amy Yenkin 1

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.

Open Society People

Executive Director
Open Society Foundations–New York, Open Society Justice Initiative