It’s time for the world to step up and pursue justice for Afghan girls and women. Five years after the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, I joined @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social to discuss the growing push for international justice:
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On August 10, a powerful 7.5 earthquake struck western Colombia, killing at least 280 people—with thousands more injured or missing. To aid in the recovery and relief efforts, journalists from independent media outlet TuBarco immediately began reporting in one of the affected cities, Cali.
We’ve joined American Friends Service Committee, @hrw.org, and @ccrjustice.org in challenging a U.S. executive order that imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court officials and others working to pursue justice for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Since taking over Afghanistan five years ago, the Taliban has imposed a brutal and misogynistic regime. As I wrote in the @financialtimes.com today, international courts are their only avenue for justice. But at the same time, international justice is under attack.
As demand for critical minerals continues to grow, Africa faces a defining question: how can the continent turn its mineral wealth into jobs, industrial growth, and long-term development? We spoke with experts who shared five ways Africa can build collective value from critical minerals.
The Barco Regatão—Tapajós, led by our grantee Instituto Regatão Amazônia, sails the Amazon River stopping in many Indigenous and Quilombola communities. The experience mixes cultural and art activities, trainings, and knowledge exchange to preserve traditional practices, memories, and ways of life.
Meet Nation Station: An initiative born after the 2020 Beirut Port explosion that continues to show up for its communities. The day after the explosion, Josephine and four neighbors gathered at an abandoned gas station and started organizing, turning the gas station into a distribution point.
A world without international law is one where big corporations can ramp up the costs of lifesaving medical care, where governments are allowed to pollute the environment, and where war criminals go unpunished. We need to protect it.
Google’s AI empire was dealt a huge blow. Our partner Foxglove, a tech accountability nonprofit, led an effort to pressure the UK government. Publishers can now choose how Google uses their content. This is a first in addressing AI overreach and reasserting agency and consent in the AI economy.
For over two decades, the Open Society Justice Initiative has been using the law to advance justice and human rights globally.
For many Americans, the 250th anniversary of the nation’s independence is a complicated moment, writes our Laleh Ispahani in @contrariannews.org.
Our Deprose Muchena explains how Africa can turn its mineral wealth into long-term public value as demand for minerals grows. These minerals are often referred to as “critical”—but critical for who, and for what? The future will be shaped not just by what Africa exports, but by the choices it makes.
We welcome the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that upholds what has been in the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution since 1868: “[a]ll persons born….in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”
Happy Pride 🏳️🌈! We’re celebrating the organizations that are upholding fundamental human rights and working to expand protections for all people in the Caribbean.
Mexico City’s Utopías are reclaiming public spaces for social transformation based on human dignity, community building, and the exercise of rights.
Punishing people who use illegal drugs doesn’t work—and only worsens health, racial, and economic inequities. Harm reduction does work. Open Society’s Judy Chang breaks down why.
Happy Pride Month 🏳️🌈! We’re celebrating LGBTQI+ wins from across the world that are expanding protections, upholding fundamental human rights, and ensuring justice for everyone. #Pride #PrideMonth #PrideJoy #GoodNews
In a lawsuit filed today, the Open Society Justice Initiative is representing Kimberly Prost, one of the International Criminal Court (ICC) judges who are subject to U.S. sanctions issued by the Trump administration.
“If we want to stop future wars, we must punish the states and their political and military leadership for starting them,” says Oleksandra Matviichuk. 36 countries and the EU committed to a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, supported by the Center for Civil Liberties.
Open Society Fellow Camille Ammoun is a writer and policy advisor who works on urban development, climate change, and political economy. He uses the concept of psychogeography as a literary device to understand the current global polycrisis through the lens of Beirut’s little-known eponymous river.
The Trump administration is deporting thousands of asylum seekers and those in need of protection to third countries in violation of the U.S. government’s protection obligations and international law.
The future of human rights is being written by a new generation of advocates. Open Society President @nowrojeeosf.bsky.social discusses the communities and movements defending rights worldwide in this @chathamhouse.org event on June 15 at 16:00 BST: https://osf.to/43VSUCX
Local elected leaders in #Hungary often exercised the mechanisms and norms of #democracy and #RuleOfLaw, in resistance to Orban’s autocratic rule. Ambassador Nina Hachigian sees lessons for U.S. cities: www.justsecurity.org/138415/democ...
What American Mayors Can Learn From Budapest
In democratic backsliding, Hungary's mayors helped maintain people's trust in government, showing they can help reweave torn social fabric.
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“You only get one life.” Nearly 5,500 parents shared what families really need in the 2026 National Parent Survey: more time, better pay, and more support. 🫂 Read the report: https://go.newamerica.org/2026-national-parent-survey-5
Recent events, including the fatal shooting at a mosque in San Diego and stabbings targeting the Jewish community in London, show how the demonization of faith communities can deepen divisions in society and lead to terrible violence.
Our recently announced anti-hate initiative focuses on confronting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate together as we support efforts to protect communities, build bridges, and safeguard lawful expression and free debate. Read more from Open Society President @nowrojeeosf.bsky.social:
Binaifer Nowrojee@nowrojeeosf.bsky.social · 3mo agoAntisemitism and anti-Muslim hate have flared across the west, with each rising to record levels. But, as I write in the @theguardian.com, these two hatreds have rarely been seen as related dangers—let alone confronted as a common threat to societies.
As I discussed on the @womensagenda.bsky.social podcast, we have to both defend women’s rights and advance them. Having women in leadership positions isn’t a trade-off—it’s win for everyone.
At @open-society.bsky.social, we just committed $300 million to defend freedoms and create economic opportunities for all in the U.S. We are partnering with people who are looking beyond the hard times of today to imagine an affirmative vision for the next generation.
Open Society Foundations@open-society.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe’re doubling down on our work in the United States with a $300 million investment to expand rights, foster economic dignity, and rebuild our democracy.
We’re doubling down on our work in the United States with a $300 million investment to expand rights, foster economic dignity, and rebuild our democracy.