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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

What Can the EU Do for Roma in the Face of Rising Populism and Prejudice?

March 20, 2013 | by Bernard Rorke
In the year that has passed since EU Member States submitted their National Roma Integration Strategies, there has been no respite in anti-Roma prejudice, and little sign of tangible progress.

Community Not Confinement

March 20, 2013 | by Judith Klein
The EU spends huge sums of public money to illegally segregate and confine people with disabilities.Today we called on the European Parliament to embrace community, not confinement.

Guatemala at the Cross Roads in Search for Justice

March 19, 2013 | by James Goldston
With the trial of a former president for genocide and crimes against humanity, Guatemala is following other Latin American countries that have sought justice for historic human rights abuses.

Maryland, a Bellwether State on the Death Penalty

March 18, 2013 | by Diann Rust-Tierney, Shari Silberstein
Maryland will be the first state below the Mason Dixon line to end capital punishment, but it won't be the last.

Connecting through Our Stories

March 15, 2013 | by Sue Valentine
Personal storytelling is a powerful tool that communities advocating for better standards of health can use to communicate their needs.

Saving Lives and Resources—New Film Highlights Broad Support for Syringe Services Programs

March 15, 2013 | by Chris Collins
amfAR’s new short film, The Exchange, highlights broad support for syringe services programs in the United States.

News Digest: U.S. “Cyberwar” Strategy Emerging

March 14, 2013 | by Becky Hogge
Weekly news digest produced by the Information Program. This week’s top story highlights the increasing rhetoric coming from the U.S. government around “cyberwar.”

Uzbekistan Must End State-Sponsored Slavery

March 13, 2013 | by Mark P. Lagon, Bennett Freeman
Each year the Uzbek government forces hundreds of thousands of its own citizens to pick cotton. But the U.S. State Department now has a chance to pressure Uzbek authorities to curb human trafficking.
Grantee Spotlight

What Kind of a Detective Are You?

March 13, 2013 | by Rachel Thomas, Leo Beletsky
With help from civil society and progressive ministerial guidelines, Police in Kyrgyzstan have embraced public health programs that also protect and serve sex workers and drug users.

Show Us the Pentagon’s Money

March 12, 2013 | by Lora Lumpe
The Department of Defense now provides twice as much foreign military assistance as does the Department of State.

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