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Grantee Spotlight
Four Photographers Share Their Visions for Change
November 13, 2013 | Four photographers have been awarded Audience Engagement Grants to work with young people in New York City and the Lakota Nation, Kyrgyz migrants, and people with disabilities.
Grantee Spotlight
For Roma, Justice Is Sometimes the Best Medicine
November 12, 2013 | Roma paralegals in Macedonia are having a profound impact on health in their communities, and fighting back against discrimination and abuse.
Your Voice Doesn’t Stop at the Ballot Box
November 11, 2013 | Too often, after people vote, the significant policy decisions take place behind closed doors. But in a tent on Canal Street, ordinary New Yorkers are having their say. There’s never been anything like it.
Why Export Control Reform Matters
November 11, 2013 | Cheaper U.S. weapons, more widely available, will most likely exacerbate violence and conflict around the world.
Somalis in Europe: Their Stories, in Words and Illustrations
November 11, 2013 | Meet the Somalis, a collection of illustrated stories about the real-life experiences of Somalis in Europe, allows readers to meet one of Europe’s most diverse and growing communities.
Function, not Form: Defining Targets for Justice in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
November 7, 2013 | Justice and the rule of law are delivered through a broad array of institutions, so a unitary focus on ‘the justice sector’ in setting development targets is unlikely to deliver meaningful results.
How to Slash the Cost and Size of Overcrowded U.S. Prisons
November 7, 2013 | We can cut prison overcrowding in half and at the same time save billions of dollars, according to a report from the Urban Institute.
In the Czech Republic, Segregation of Roma Children Continues
November 7, 2013 | Six years after a landmark court decision, there have been few meaningful changes in the practice of excluding Czech Roma pupils from being educated alongside their non-Roma peers.
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Catholic Universities Keep the Faith in Smart Drug Policy
November 7, 2013 | Drug policies centered on law enforcement have shown their limits, according to a policy brief from the International Federation of Catholic Universities.
Guatemala Faces Human Rights Complaint over Rios Montt Trial Debacle
November 7, 2013 | Guatemalan civil society groups are challenging the overturning of the Rios Montt verdict, in a petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.