Protecting Civil Society
Strengthening Protection for Rights Defenders
Over the past decade, more than 3,000 people have been murdered for speaking out against human rights abuses, often in remote areas where perpetrators can escape the gaze of the wider community.

Racial Discrimination
A Community Rallies Against Racial Discrimination in Denmark

When Denmark’s housing policies used racial discrimination to upend their community, local residents looked to the law to fight back. Now their six-year legal challenge is before the European Union’s top court in Luxembourg.
Reparatory Justice
Championing Reparations for Africans and People of African Descent

The global reparations movement to address the historical injustices of slavery and colonialism is gaining momentum. Open Society is playing a key role in supporting it through strengthening its infrastructure & sustainability.
Racial Justice
Litigating for the Statistical Visibility of Afrodescendants in Colombia

Afro-Colombians have long endured social and systemic invisibility. Through legal action, civil society is fighting the miscount of the Black population for a more accurate representation.
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Latest Voices
Online Hate Speech
New SEC Complaint Says Meta Misled Shareholders over Myanmar Hate

A whistleblower complaint to the SEC argues that the social media giant Meta misrepresented its role in fueling violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya—highlighting the need for more platform accountability for online hate.
Meeting the Moment
Funding New Paths Toward Open Society—an Update

The Open Society Foundations have adopted new approaches to grant giving, aiming to deliver positive change in a rapidly evolving world.
Protecting Civil Society
Strengthening Protection for Rights Defenders

Over the past decade, more than 3,000 people have been murdered for speaking out against human rights abuses, often in remote areas where perpetrators can escape the gaze of the wider community.
Reparatory Justice
Championing Reparations for Africans and People of African Descent

The global reparations movement to address the historical injustices of slavery and colonialism is gaining momentum. Open Society is playing a key role in supporting it through strengthening its infrastructure & sustainability.
State of Democracy
Q&A: In a Year of Elections, a Podcast Takes Stock of Democracy

More people are going to the polls in 2024 than ever before. Oxford University’s Ben Ansell has been taking a global look at both the strengths and challenges of the process as host of the What’s Wrong with Democracy? podcast.
Racial Discrimination
A Community Rallies Against Racial Discrimination in Denmark

When Denmark’s housing policies used racial discrimination to upend their community, local residents looked to the law to fight back. Now their six-year legal challenge is before the European Union’s top court in Luxembourg.
Racial Justice
Litigating for the Statistical Visibility of Afrodescendants in Colombia

Afro-Colombians have long endured social and systemic invisibility. Through legal action, civil society is fighting the miscount of the Black population for a more accurate representation.
Centering African Perspectives
Q&A: How One Publication Is Reframing Narratives on Africa

For 15 years, Africa Is a Country has challenged cliched Western coverage of Africa by providing a platform for thoughtful, homegrown writing. We speak to chief editor William Shoki on promoting new ideas and engaging new audiences.
AI and Journalism
Q&A: Giving Journalists the Tools to Harness AI

Marina Walker Guevara, executive editor at the Pulitzer Center, speaks on the organization’s efforts to support journalists who are exposing the destabilizing effects of AI misuse.
Evidence for Accountability
Q&A: How Open Source Evidence Is Challenging Abuses, Atrocities, and Disinformation

Bellingcat has pioneered the use of open-source research to expose human rights abuses, atrocity crimes, and high-level corruption and other criminal activities involving governments, gangs, and other illicit actors.