
Binaifer Nowrojee
@nowrojeeosf
President of @OpenSociety. Pursuing philanthropy grounded in critical thinking, local knowledge, and risk-taking, to advance human rights, equity, and justice.
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https://osf.to/Nowrojee 09-03-2024 03:12:26
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The public lecture by Binaifer Nowrojee + the conversation with H.E. Mrs Graça Machel, Dr. Naledi Pandor & Nicolette Naylor were incredible & informative. Our gratitude to Open Society Foundations, Open Society-Africa, Wits University, Wits Business School & all partners who supported this convening.



The essential idea of universal human rights—anchored in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights—is whoever we are, wherever we are, we are the same people, and we have the same rights. Yet, this idea is under attack in so many places, says Binaifer Nowrojee. #FutureOfHumanRights




An unequal planet is an endangered planet and shows how the challenges the world faces are interlinked. These demand new ways of thinking and acting to tackle, as I outlined in a recent speech about the state of the world and how Open Society Foundations is helping: osf.to/4kZViQF




Today, on World Press Freedom Day, we hear from Yassin Swehat, co-founder of Syrian independent journalism platform الجمهورية.نت on its founding during the uprising against dictator Bashar al-Assad in 2012, its work after Assad was overthrown late last year, and why
