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Seeking Fundamental Fairness in Immigration Reform
April 17, 2013 | Immigrants with prior contact in the criminal justice system are often vilified and excluded from immigration reform efforts.
Growing Mushrooms and Jobs in Hungary
April 17, 2013 | Turning local tradition into employment, an entrepreneurial Roma NGO opens a mushroom factory in rural Hungary.
Freedom of Information in India: Two Million Requests. Now What?
April 17, 2013 | What do you get when the world’s largest democracy passes a right to information law? We visited the New Delhi office of information commissioner Shailesh Gandhi to find out.
Beyond Arusha: The Global Effort to Prosecute Rwanda’s Genocide
April 17, 2013 | The prosecution of Rwandan genocide cases in national courts is vital as the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda prepares to conclude its work.
Boyhood and Poverty Are Not Medical Conditions
April 17, 2013 | In the United States, health and education policies are colliding with dramatic results in levels of ADHD diagnosis
Grantee Spotlight
It’s Time for the U.S. to Renounce Torture
April 16, 2013 | New bipartisan report finds that the U.S. did indeed engage in conduct that is clearly torture and that the ultimate responsibility for the torture rests with the nation’s most senior officials.
Building Momentum for a Roadmap to Citizenship
April 16, 2013 | Evangelical, business, and law enforcement leaders are speaking up about immigration reform.
Grantee Spotlight
A New Day: From the Institution to the Community in Zagreb
April 15, 2013 | A new “universally designed” community home in Croatia offers residents with disabilities independence, instead of the confinement and subordination of institutions.
Europe Cannot Afford Trade Deals that Favor Expensive Medicines
April 12, 2013 | Amidst austerity, many Europeans are directly paying for some health care for the first time. The EU should not demand terms with India that keep medicines costly across the globe.
Using Film to Fight for Justice
April 12, 2013 | Herman’s House, a film about a man who may be the longest-serving prisoner in solitary confinement in the United States, opens in New York City April 19.