The European Union’s Use of Global Human Rights Sanctions in 2023
December 2023 will mark three years since the EU adopted the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime. While the EU has…
Theme: Democracy
Barometer in Context: Strengthening the Human Rights System
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)—the foundation of treaties, laws, institutions, and movements around the world pursuing justice, equality,…
Open Society Scholarship Programs Evaluation Report
The leadership of Open Society’s Scholarship Programs commissioned an external evaluation examining the impact of over 30 years of grant…
Barometer in Context: Debt, Development, and Climate
It is estimated that the world needs a massive increase in investment in development and climate if we are to…
Open Society Barometer: Can Democracy Deliver?
Between May and July of 2023, the Open Society Foundations commissioned a poll of more than 36,000 respondents from 30…
The Human Costs of a Failing Global Debt System
After the economic shocks of the Covid pandemic, and higher global interest rates, the number of countries that have suspended…
Do it for Democracy
The Parliamentary Centre hosted its second annual Do It For Democracy under the marquee at Earnscliffe, the historic residence of…
Young Leaders For Myanmar’s Inclusive Democratic Future
To encourage and enable the participation of Rohingya in advancing reconciliation efforts and crafting the foundations of Myanmar’s inclusive democratic…
A Year of War: Standing with Ukraine and Defending Democracy
On February 24, 2022, just a few hours after Russia launched its full-scale aggression on Ukraine, members of the country’s…
The Florida Effect
Under Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida has faced the country’s most intensive rollback of Americans’ right to freely express themselves. Recent…