The country is blazing a trail for transparency in a challenging region. But the law's potential for advancing democracy will depend on citizens' ability to use it.
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Open Society Voices
Bias Warps the Way African American Girls Are Treated at School
November 6, 2015 |According to a new report, African American female students receive out-of-school suspensions at six times the rate of white girls, and more often than most boys.
The Importance of Getting Roma Children into School Early
November 5, 2015 |A new report details how early childhood education can benefit Roma youth—and why they have trouble accessing it.
After Burma Voting This Weekend, Winners Could Be Frozen Out of Power
November 5, 2015 |Under the constitution pushed through by the country’s generals in 2008, an opposition victory at the polls does not guarantee a role in governing.
Grantee Spotlight
An Arts Endeavor in Tunisia Brings Together Government and Civil Society
November 4, 2015 |Art has proved to be an effective platform to promote freedom of expression and innovation among long-stifled Tunisians.
Why Europe Must Embrace Its Refugees
November 3, 2015 |Since World War II, Europe has offered protection to those fleeing violence and persecution. Today, it should fulfill that obligation once again.
Grantee Spotlight
Making Sure No One Is Lost in Translation
October 30, 2015 |Interpreters—often among the first people arriving refugees meet—work in a world that is both practical and personal. Here are four of their stories.
Grantee Spotlight
Parents of LGBTI Ukrainians Push the Movement Forward
October 29, 2015 |As LGBTI Ukrainians face down violence and discrimination, their parents are joining them on the front lines of the struggle.
Grantee Spotlight
When Does a Hospital Become a Jail? When You Can’t Afford the Bill.
October 29, 2015 |After a Kenyan hospital detained two mothers after childbirth for nonpayment, it set in motion a landmark case with implications for human rights throughout the region.
All Too Familiar with the War on Drugs, Latin America Offers Advice to Africa
October 27, 2015 |At the center of the world’s illicit drug trade, Latin America is well positioned to teach other regions of the Global South what it’s learned about smarter drug policy.
Grantee Spotlight
The Massive Civic Mobilization That’s Welcoming Refugees in Croatia
October 26, 2015 |When Hungary closed its border with Serbia, refugees began pouring into Croatia. A broad coalition of volunteers has been working to support them ever since.