Listening to the voices of those most affected is vital for successful reconstruction after the devastating 2015 Nepal earthquake.
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An elderly woman sits in front of her damaged home in Katmandu, Nepal, on April 24, 2016.
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We work internationally to develop effective and accountable justice systems. Nationally, we support and train lawyers and community paralegals, and seek to make justice accessible to all.
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Drugs in Documentary Films: A Showcase
The Open Society Foundations and PBS POV present an evening of excerpts from new documentary films exploring a range of harmful effects created by the current drug control regime.
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Grand Corruption Without Borders: U.S. Commitment to Responsible Assets Repatriation
Two panels of experts discuss how repatriation of stolen assets to states ruled by authoritarian and kleptocratic regimes is problematic.
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Impacts of Strategic Litigation on Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights
A conversation launches an Open Society Justice Initiative report that draws on interviews with community members, litigators, and activists from Kenya, Malaysia, and Paraguay.
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After the Earthquake, Nepal Can Build a Better Future for All
Listening to the voices of those most affected is vital for successful reconstruction after the devastating 2015 Nepal earthquake.
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Strategic Litigation Impacts: Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights
This comparative study examines the ways indigenous communities in Malaysia, Paraguay, and Kenya and their advocates are using litigation in an effort to defend their rights and win compensation.
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Finding a Way Out of Legal Limbo in the Dominican Republic
Community-based paralegals are helping people of Haitian descent secure the legal identity documents that affirm their citizenship.
