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Making Laws Work for Patients

May 16, 2013 | by Tamar Ezer

Open Space and Open Society in Haiti

May 15, 2013 | by Cécile Marotte

Open Society Voices

Expanding the Framework for Human Rights in Africa

April 26, 2013 | by Stanley Ibe
Africa's human rights commission has launched its first model law—on access to information—and its first general comments—on the interpretation of an aspect of women's rights.

Case Watch: Europe’s Broad View on Acceptable Limits to Free Speech

April 26, 2013 | by Jonathan Horowitz
A ruling from the European Court of Human Rights fails to require government precision in restricting supposedly dangerous anti-democratic speech.

Jailhouse Shock: Prison Guvs Say, “Count the Costs of the War on Drugs”

April 26, 2013 | by George Murkin
Prison officers are often the first to recognize that putting low level drug offenders in their custody is ineffective and harmful.

Homophobia in Romanian Football Receives a Red Card from European Union Court

April 26, 2013 | by Mariana Berbec-Rostas
The Court of Justice of the European Union has made its ruling in the first discrimination case on grounds of sexual orientation from Romania.

Case Watch: European Court of Justice Faults Response to Football Tycoon’s Anti-Gay Remarks

April 25, 2013 | by Simon Cox, Zsolt Bobis
Asociaţia ACCEPT has successfully challenged Romania's handling of anti-gay remarks by the millionaire backer of Steaua Bucharest football club.

How Will Immigration Reform Value America’s Immigrant Families?

April 25, 2013 | by Mee Moua
Four and a half million Americans are waiting to be reunited with family. Asian, Latino, African, and Caribbean families are trapped in decades-long backlogs, experiencing inhumane wait times.

Case Watch: European Court Rules on Amnesty and Double Jeopardy

April 24, 2013 | by Svetlana Bezinyan, Steve Kostas
If a trial for international crimes is stopped due to an amnesty, would a subsequent retrial violate the double jeopardy principle?

Rights Groups, Senate Demand Answers on Drones

April 24, 2013 | by Christopher Rogers
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held its first hearing on the Obama administration's policy on drones. Senators from both parties agreed on the need for a more transparent policy.

Africa Moves Ahead on Pretrial Detention Guidelines

April 24, 2013 | by Sean Tait, Kersty McCourt
A new initiative recognizes the need to address the drivers of excessive and arbitrary pretrial detention that aggravate prison overcrowding.
Grantee Spotlight

Don’t Cop Out: How to Police the Drug Trade

April 23, 2013 | by Ann Fordham
With limited resources, authorities are faced with nearly impossible decisions on how and when to enforce the law in order to maximize public security.

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