Events
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Mar 26
March 26, 2014
6:00–11:30 a.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkAccountability in Guatemala: The Role of Forensic Anthropology
This event examines how forensic anthropology played a critical role in the landmark genocide conviction of former Guatemalan leader Efrain Rios Montt.
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Mar 25
March 25, 2014
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkTalking About Drugs at the UN
The international community will hold a review of the drug control system in 2016 at the UN General Assembly. This event looks at lessons from around the world that should inform the debate.
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Mar 25
March 25, 2014
8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonPromoting Resilience or Repression? Support for Central Asian Security Forces (Washington, D.C., Event)
Dmitry Gorenburg and a panel of experts look at the long-term impact of external support for Central Asian military and security forces on stability in the region.
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Mar 25
March 25, 2014
8:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkFilm Screening: Return to Homs
Return to Homs shows the Syrian conflict through the lens of a 19-year-old goalkeeper and singer who puts aside soccer to lead protests and defend his city.
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Mar 24
March 24, 2014
2:00–8:00 p.m. (EDT)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMoney to the People: Can Mineral Wealth End Poverty in Africa?
The World Bank’s Marcelo Giugale explains how direct dividend transfers could help African citizens benefit from their countries’ natural resource wealth.
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Mar 24
March 24, 2014
5:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (EDT)
Budapest
BudapestEquality Data Initiative Meeting
This event, part of the Equality Data Initiative project, aims at reviving national debate on equality data collection.
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Mar 4
March 4, 2014
4:30–11:00 a.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.
WashingtonHuman Rights in Central Asia
This informal briefing and discussion with Human Rights Watch researchers examines the human rights situation in Central Asia, focusing on Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
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Feb 28
February 28, 2014
7:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkPakistan Post-2014: Militancy and Human Rights
Ali Dayan Hasan of Human Rights Watch and Daniel Markey of the Council on Foreign Relations discuss human rights and security in Pakistan and the region.
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Feb 27
February 27, 2014
9:00 a.m. until
March 3, 2014
3:15 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkDefending Minimum Human Rights Standards in Europe: Why Are We Failing?
Gerald Knaus of the European Stability Initiative discusses recent research and advocacy campaigns addressing some of the most egregious human rights violations in Europe.
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Feb 20
February 20, 2014
1:00–8:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMethamphetamine: Fact vs. Fiction and Lessons from the Crack Hysteria
The rise in methamphetamine use has spurred a flurry of public information campaigns and policies. But how much of what we’re told is accurate?
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Feb 10
February 10, 2014
7:15 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkAddressing the Global Food Crisis: Maize, Food Security, and Climate Change
Open Society Fellow Timothy A. Wise takes a detailed look at how public policy impacts access to food in the least developed countries.
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Jan 28
January 28, 2014
1:00–9:00 p.m. (EST)
Open Society Foundations–New York
New YorkMoving Walls 21 Opening Reception
The Open Society Foundations are hosting an opening reception for Moving Walls 21.
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