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Charles Taylor’s Fate: Will He Be Back in Liberia?
September 25, 2013 | An international tribunal rules on Thursday on the appeal of Charles Taylor, former Liberian president, against his conviction and 50-year sentence for war crimes.
What’s Better Cannabis Policy Worth to England and Wales? Hint: A £ot
September 24, 2013 | Need more reasons to support cannabis reform? Here are 1.25 billion of them.
Grantee Spotlight
Nuns on the Bus
September 24, 2013 | Forty-four nuns. Sixty-five hundred miles. One bus. An inspiring journey to promote commonsense immigration reform in the United States.
In Croatia, a Film Festival Counters Anti-Roma Prejudice
September 24, 2013 | Does film have the power to inspire change? The organizers of an annual festival in Croatia believe it can.
Equality Betrayed: Speaking Out Against Ethnic Profiling by French Police
September 23, 2013 | French police routinely target young men of African and Arab origin for identity checks and searches. A new report documents the human costs.
Can the Post-2015 Education Framework Deliver Meaningful Change?
September 20, 2013 | A special issue of the journal Current Issues in Comparative Education features case studies examining the role of education in bringing about change in society.
The Price of the State
September 20, 2013 | How much does running a state cost its citizens? A new web tool is designed to answer that question for the country of Georgia.
An Intimate Look at Solitary Confinement and Police Interrogations
September 19, 2013 | At this year’s pop-up photography festival Photoville, the Open Society Documentary Photography Project supports two exhibits that provide an inside view of solitary confinement and police interrogation practices.
Envisioning a Better Future for Pretrial Detention in Africa
September 17, 2013 | A new African initiative takes aim at the excessive and arbitrary use of pretrial detention and its associated human and economic costs.
Does “Populism” Propose the Wrong Answers to the Right Questions?
September 12, 2013 | Policy researchers, activists, journalists, academics, and politicians discuss the rise of populism in Europe and its implications.