“Under the Taliban’s abusive rule, Afghan women and girls are living their worst nightmares,”⁦⁦Fereshta Abbasi⁩ reminds us. hrw.org/news/2024/08/1…

The ICC has the jurisdiction to hold the Taliban accountable, writes Binaifer Nowrojee time.com/7011031/taliba…

A passionate plea from Binaifer Nowrojee to help the women and girls living in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. In three years we've heard many words — but accountability and justice demand governments take action.

The International Criminal Court should charge Taliban leaders for their persecution of women and girls. That is a crime against humanity: Binaifer Nowrojee time.com/7011031/taliba…

I was honored to speak to hundreds of inspiring feminist leaders today at the Forum Black Women and Power in Cali, Colombia alongside Vice President Francia Márquez, the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, and former education minister Aurora Vergara.

What is the long-term impact of AI on our information ecosystem? Our new report reviews a series of scenarios that seek to broaden and deepen the conversation about AI’s potential impact on journalism and civic information around the world. opensocietyfoundations.org/publications/a…

Double standards mar international criminal justice, as seen in the search for accountability in the Ukraine and Israel/Palestine conflicts. Our JamesAGoldston gives concrete measures to minimize double standards for the sake of victims of grave crimes: osf.to/3Xaprmd

Nearly 200 advocacy orgs are saying "not a single dollar" of opioid settlements should go to law enforcement. But officers say they're on the frontlines of the crisis. I spoke with Ailsa Chang on NPR about what this means for the money. npr.org/2024/08/21/nx-…

Following Alexis de Tocqueville’s path in the U.S., sociologist Linsey McGoey explores voters’ disillusionment, and law professor Stephen Holmes questions the relevance of Alexandre Lefebvre’s “Liberalism as a Way of Life” amid the challenges faced by contemporary liberal

Artificial intelligence (AI) affects everything from health, policing, social security, the environment, and beyond. That’s why Marina Walker Guevara of our grantee the @PulitzerCenter says that journalists on every beat—not just those covering tech—need to be extra alert about

For 15 years, Africa Is a Country has countered cliched Western characterizations of Africa by pioneering fresh writing from across the continent. Chief Editor William Shoki spoke with us about expanding regional coverage and engaging new audiences: opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/q-and-a…

Feminist philanthropy is *essential* to democracy. Read on if you want to know why. I’m proud to be in the company of incredible women who also contributed to this initiative from Ms. Magazine. Take a look. msmagazine.com/feminist-phila…

Across Africa and Asia, a youthquake is erupting. Gen-Z protestors are taking to the streets to sweep away old orders and reimagine their political systems. This is a moment full of possibilities, but also dangers to navigate, as I write in Project Syndicate project-syndicate.org/commentary/you…

“When we start modeling accountability towards each other, it will be a step towards building the collective power required to hold government accountable.” Open Society’s Ayisha Osori @naijavote examines the failures in keeping leaders, particularly in Nigeria, to account on

From Bangladesh to Pakistan to Kenya to Senegal, youth movements are asserting themselves to sweep away unjust political structures. These movements have shaken their countries, unsettling conventional views of politics, transcending traditional ethnic and political divides,

There is a systemic lack of statistics about Afro-Colombians. This is how our grantee ILEX Acción Jurídica is leading a coalition to fight the miscount of the Black population. opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/litigat…