It is possible to bring Afghanistan’s Taliban government before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, for egregious violations of the rights of women and girls. Here’s how: justiceinitiative.org/publications/q…

Workers in the informal sector, including those working in delivery, too often struggle for justice and dignity in Brazil. Labora is building, with our support, a truly intersectional labor movement to ensure their rights are respected. opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/buildin…

It was a pleasure to join Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center’s Amujae High-Level Leadership Forum in Kigali, Rwanda last week, along with friends and allies who are champions of gender equity and epitomize feminist leadership.

Our strategic litigation lawyers Juliana Vengoechea B and Daniela Ikawa are both at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights public hearing on the climate emergency and human rights this week in Barbados--here's more on what's happening and why it matters:
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'If the shared values Ukraine and its allies defend are to be a reality in post-war Ukraine, the reconstruction plans should not mean going back to the situation in which the Roma have lived, ignoring and forgetting their sacrifice' – read my article for euronews in my bio. #rfe

Last year was the hottest in recorded history with fires, floods, and droughts often leaving the countries that have contributed least to the climate crisis to deal with its most severe consequences. That’s why this #EarthDay , we’re highlighting our partners’ critical work at the…

The debate on what might come after neoliberalism, moving away from technocratic solutions to emergencies, how metrics shaped perceptions of the pandemic, and more in the latest edition of the Ideas Letter, published by our Ideas Workshop: theideasletter.substack.com/p/what-comes-n…

“As the people of Haiti work to regain their country, the global community needs to stand with them, too,” writes our incoming president Binaifer Nowrojee in @Devex, on our $20 million investment to support Haitian civil society: devex.com/news/opinion-h…

Congratulations to Lesley Lokko, founder and executive director of our grantee African Futures Institute, for being one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024.

Lokko and the Institute are leading a new model for architectural education, including the Nomadic…

Haitians are refusing to give up on their country and are standing up to the forces trying to tear it apart amid a severe security and humanitarian crisis. That’s why we at Open Society Foundations are supporting Haitian civil society with a $20 million investment. devex.com/news/opinion-h…

Grassroots and civil society organizations in Haiti are leading the struggle against government corruption and the return of dictatorship. Open Society Foundations is pledging $20M and combining efforts with WKKF to help strengthen the fight for human rights, protect farmers,…

As Haiti’s humanitarian crisis reaches catastrophic levels, Open Society Foundations is pledging $20 million to support Haitian civil society alongside our partners at @wk_kellogg_fdn. opensocietyfoundations.org/newsroom/open-…

To make war safer, make peace safer.

In my Georgetown University lecture I argued that as conflicts spread and worsen, we must seek solutions far beyond the battlefields in the realms of aid & development, governance, and institutional legitimacy.

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Our competitive Applied AI in Journalism Challenge sought to advance prototype applications of artificial intelligence in mission-driven newsrooms worldwide. Learn more with details of the winning proposals: opensocietyfoundations.org/publications/o…