Syrians Seek UN Rights Ruling Against Russia for 2019 Hospital Attacks
May 02, 2024 02:00 ET | 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 Announce 2023 Soros Justice Fellows
November 03, 2023 16:52 ET | 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...
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 | 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 | 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...
New Gavi Risk Sharing Partnership with MedAccess and the Open Society Foundations to help meet country demand for COVID-19 vaccines
April 07, 2022 02:00 ET | Open Society Foundations
New York, April 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gavi, MedAccess, and the Open Society Foundations announce a new partnership to create an innovative Risk Sharing Facility to support the COVAX...
Open Society, Baltimore City to highlight some of North America’s most innovative approaches to trauma-responsive care
March 01, 2022 12:22 ET | Open Society Foundations
Baltimore, March 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, March 3, policymakers, educators, and community leaders from around North America will join Baltimore’s virtual Healing City Summit to...
Open Society Names Natalie Samarasinghe as Global Director for Advocacy
November 02, 2021 13:38 ET | Open Society Foundations
New York, Nov. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations today named Natalie Samarasinghe as their first global director of advocacy, as part of their drive to speak with a powerful ...
Open Society Announces $1.3 Million to Aid Haitian and Black Asylum Seekers
November 01, 2021 11:56 ET | Open Society Foundations
New York, Nov. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations today announced $1.3 million to support frontline organizations working to aid Haitian and Black migrants dislocated,...
Open Society Foundations Call for Release of Wrongfully Imprisoned Kavala
November 01, 2021 10:33 ET | Open Society Foundations
New York, Nov. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations join today with thousands of voices inside and outside Turkey, calling on the Turkish government to comply with the rule of...
Open Society Urges Turkish President to Stop Efforts to Obscure the Facts in Kavala Case
October 22, 2021 15:47 ET | Open Society Foundations
New York, Oct. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations urged the president of Turkey today to stop invoking George Soros’s name in an effort to obscure the facts around the case of...