Syrians Seek UN Rights Ruling Against Russia for 2019 Hospital Attacks
May 02, 2024 02:00 ET
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Open Society Foundations
New York, May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Russian Federation has been accused before the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva of carrying out a deliberate attack on a hospital in Syria—in a...
Open Society Foundations’ Soros Economic Development Fund Commits $25 Million to Allied Climate Partners’ Climate Finance Partnership
February 27, 2024 12:41 ET
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Open Society Foundations
New York, Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF), the impact investment arm of the Open Society Foundations, is committing $25 million to Allied Climate...
Open Society Foundations Announce 2023 Soros Justice Fellows
November 03, 2023 16:52 ET
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Open Society Foundations
New York, Nov. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations is pleased to announce the 2023 cohort of Soros Justice Fellows, which includes a mix of emerging and established leaders in...
U.S. Supreme Court Rulings Deal Blow to Racial Equity
June 29, 2023 14:27 ET
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Open Society Foundations
New York, June 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings today striking down race-based admissions in higher education place new barriers in the path of students of color already...
LEAP and Open Society Justice Initiative: Florida Classroom Censorship Law (“Stop W.O.K.E.” Act) Impairs Training for Law Enforcement
June 27, 2023 13:30 ET
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Open Society Foundations
New York, June 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a court filing, the U.S.-based nonprofit Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), joined by experts and a coalition of policing and criminal justice...
LEAP and Open Society Justice Initiative: Florida Classroom Censorship Law (“Stop W.O.K.E.” Act) Impairs Training for Law Enforcement
June 27, 2023 13:19 ET
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Open Society Foundations
New York, June 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a court filing, the U.S.-based nonprofit Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), joined by experts and a coalition of policing and criminal justice...
New Study: Failing Global Debt System Costs Lives
June 22, 2023 09:41 ET
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Open Society Foundations
New York, June 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New research supported by the Open Society Foundations shows that increasing delays in resolving sovereign debt crises in some of the world’s poorest...
Open Society Announces $1.7 Million to Support Middle East and North Africa Debt Swap for Sustainable Development
March 15, 2023 10:02 ET
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Open Society Foundations
Amman, March 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations today announced that they are giving $1.7 million to a United Nations initiative in the Middle East and North Africa region...
CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS URGE ACTION ON DEBT, INFLATION, AND CLIMATE CHANGE, RENEW CALLS FOR RUSSIA TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR WAR CRIMES
September 08, 2022 14:55 ET
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Open Society Foundations
New York, Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As world leaders gather for the United Nations General Assembly, the Open Society Foundations is calling for bold steps to address critical worldwide...
Open Society Condemns Travesty of Justice in Kavala Verdict
April 25, 2022 13:37 ET
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Open Society Foundations
New York, April 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations are appalled by today’s Turkish court decision to sentence Osman Kavala—the business leader and philanthropist—to life in...