Open Society Institute and Soros Foundation Network http://www.soros.org The Open Society Institute (OSI) is a private operating and grantmaking foundation based in New York City that serves as the hub of the Soros foundations network, a group of autonomous foundations and organizations in more than 50 countries. OSI and the network implement a range of initiatives that aim to promote open societies by shaping government policy and supporting education, media, public health, and human and women's rights, as well as social, legal, and economic reform. en-us http://www.soros.org/rss Zope 2.6.2 Combatting Violence Against Women in Southern Africa http://www.soros.org/initiatives/women/events/cvawsa_20091109 The Open Society Institute and WITNESS cosponsor a discussion about the role of the Southern African Development Community in ending violence against women in the region. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:52:13 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/women/events/cvawsa_20091109 George Soros: Central European University Lecture Series http://www.soros.org/resources/events/soros_2009102609 Open Society Institute founder and chairman George Soros launches the inaugural Central European University Lectures, distilling his theoretical and practical insights on reflexivity, open society, global financial markets, and future trends. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:52:01 EST http://www.soros.org/resources/events/soros_2009102609 OSI Statement on the Sentencing of Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/tajbakhsh_20091020 The Open Society Institute is dismayed by the unjust imprisonment and draconian sentencing of Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh. We call for his immediate release. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:53 EST http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/tajbakhsh_20091020 Georgia, One Year Later: Where Has the Aid Money Gone? http://www.soros.org/initiatives/cep/events/georgia_20091020 This Open Society Institute forum analyzes the effectiveness and transparency of foreign aid disbursed to Georgia since the country's crisis with Russia. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:58:31 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/cep/events/georgia_20091020 OSI Statement on the Appeals Court Decision on Evgeniy Zhovtis http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/zhovtis_20091020 The Open Society Institute is deeply discouraged by the decision of the Kazakhstani appeals court to uphold the sentence of Evgeniy Zhovtis, a noted human rights defender. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:12:11 EST http://www.soros.org/newsroom/news/zhovtis_20091020 Human Rights and Their Limits http://www.soros.org/resources/events/limits_20091015 At this Open Society Institute event, Central European University professor Wiktor Osiatynski discusses how to balance human rights with democracy and other values. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:57:08 EST http://www.soros.org/resources/events/limits_20091015 What Does It Mean to Be Stateless? http://www.soros.org/indepth/stateless/index_html Globally 15 million people are denied citizenship. The Open Society Institute presents a few of their stories-and ways that you can help. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:35:32 EST http://www.soros.org/indepth/stateless/index_html Wrong Color, Wrong Clothes: Accounts of Ethnic Profiling in France and United States http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus/equality_citizenship/events/profiling_20091014 The Open Society Justice Initiative hosts a comparative discussion on documenting and challenging racial profiling in France and the United States. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:46:33 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus/equality_citizenship/events/profiling_20091014 Entrenching Impunity: Moldova's Response to Police Violence During the April 2009 Post-Election Demonstrations http://www.soros.org/resources/articles_publications/publications/moldova_20091013 This report from the Soros Foundation�Moldova documents extensive human rights violations by Moldovan police. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:12:51 EST http://www.soros.org/resources/articles_publications/publications/moldova_20091013 Moving Walls 16 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/16 This OSI photo exhibition is dominated by themes of conflict and its aftermath, including the effects of U.S. military engagement on Afghan and Iraqi people and returning American soldiers, revolution in Nepal, postwar Liberia, and-on a different note-Chinese investment in Africa. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:30:51 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/movingwalls/16 Transitional Justice and Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/events/liberia_20090928 Open Society Fellow Jonny Steinberg discusses transitional justice in Liberia and the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:05:24 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/fellowship/events/liberia_20090928 A Question of Freedom http://www.soros.org/initiatives/usprograms/focus/justice/events/dwaynebetts_20090813 This Open Society Institute roundtable discussion features R. Dwayne Betts, author of A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:48:10 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/usprograms/focus/justice/events/dwaynebetts_20090813