Open Society Foundations

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.

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Briefing Paper

Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee: Review of Germany

This submission to the 106th session of the UN Human Rights Committee argues that several primary and secondary schools in Berlin are segregating migrant children into classes that provide vastly inferior education.

Voices

French Prime Minister Makes U-Turn on Reforming Police Stops

by Jonathan Birchall, Rachel Neild
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Opposition from France's powerful police unions is pushing the new government to switch course on measures to combat racist policing tactics.

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Law Talks: Julia Harrington Reddy on Discrimination

by Jonathan Birchall, Julia Harrington Reddy

Julia Harrington Reddy, a lawyer at the Open Society Justice Initiative, considers the challenges and effectiveness of using strategic litigation in the battle to end discrimination.

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