Binaifer Nowrojee

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Binaifer Nowrojee

Binaifer Nowrojee

@NowrojeeOSF

President of @OpenSociety. Pursuing philanthropy grounded in critical thinking, local knowledge, and risk-taking, to advance human rights, equity, and justice.

Washington, DC Beigetreten Mart 2024
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African Women in Media (AWiM)@RealAWiM·
This International Women’s Day, Her Media Diary brings a powerful conversation on redefining philanthropy for the women’s movement. @DrYemisi Akinbobola speaks with Binaifer Nowrojee, President of the @OpenSociety Foundations about philanthropy, women’s leadership, and lifting others as we rise. Listen to Her Media Diary: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/her… Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/20vGwAmZR… YouTube: @AfricanWomeninMedia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@AfricanWomeni… Website: hermediadiary.com #InternationalWomensDay2026 #HerMediaDiary #Mediadev
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Democracy is an action. Rights are not simply given. They are fought for, defended, and expanded. And this is a moment when we are being called to do exactly that.
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But I believe this backlash is not evidence that human rights have failed. In fact, it reflects the gains that human rights have made.
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On this International Women’s Day, I feel it's important to recognize that the anti-gender and anti-rights movement should, in some ways, be understood as a reaction to progress:
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Rights are not just given. They are always fought for. In this moment, we’re being called on to fight for them.
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We must remember that as power shifts and as more people raise their voices, our power and our voices are stronger than the forces working against universal human rights. Watch “Girls Just Want to Have Fundamental Rights: Fighting the Global Pushback”: securityconference.org/en/msc-2026/ag…
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The anti-women and anti-gender rights movements have come about as a backlash to the gains of the larger human rights movement and are tied to the rising authoritarianism we’re seeing worldwide, which embraces masculinity and traditional social roles that hurt everyone.
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More women now are graduating from university than men, and ever more women are taking up leadership roles in many spaces. As the role of women in society, we’ve seen attempts to push women back into “traditional” roles, as I said in at a @MunSecConf event.
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As a teenager in Kenya, I witnessed the consequences of a government whose authority thrived on brute force and fear. Over my career, I’ve been a student of repression’s mechanics: vulnerable populations demonized, allied communities targeted, and unpunished abuse normalized.
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As the current administration transforms immigration enforcement into a tool of cruelty that undermines the rule of law, and as migrants are blamed for problems they didn’t create, communities are banding together to defend their neighbors.
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Migrants being blamed for problems they did not cause isn’t new. When immigration systems appear chaotic and uncontrolled, it becomes easy for politicians to point fingers, stoke fear, and scapegoat the vulnerable to seize power. We see this dynamic playing out in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and beyond. But the headlines often miss that even in this darkness, extraordinary acts of solidarity are happening every day: parents in Washington, D.C. escorting their neighbors’ children to school, British citizens welcoming Ukrainian refugees into their homes, and veterans defending the Afghan interpreters who once fought alongside them. Gregory Maniatis @gmaniatis, our director of refugees and immigration, explains Open Society’s support of giving communities control over who comes and how they are welcomed. Through sponsorship programs, local labor partnerships, and civic integration systems, community control works across faiths and political divides to challenge top-down systems. Read more: osf.to/3NfJXQ0 Inside Open Society looks at the leaders who are advancing Open Society’s mission to promote rights, equity, and justice around the world. With a commitment to amplifying local knowledge, these leaders are supporting innovative solutions to help democratic and open societies thrive. Learn more: osf.to/insideopensoci…

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I am deeply honored to receive this award. It is a recognition of a shared commitment to something larger than ourselves—that the rule of law must also mean the defense of human rights, the advancement of justice, and the importance of accountability.
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Congratulations to Open Society Foundations President Binaifer Nowrojee @NowrojeeOSF for receiving the International Law Institute’s 2025 Lifetime Impact Award! Nowrojee, an international human rights lawyer, has been a leader in human rights for three decades. “Binaifer Nowrojee’s career has transformed lives across the world. From her groundbreaking work in human rights advocacy to her leadership in building strong, inclusive institutions, she has consistently advanced justice, governance, and women’s empowerment,” said Stuart Kerr, president of the International Law Institute. “Her impact is profound, enduring, and deeply aligned with the values the International Law Institute stands for.” Learn more about the award: osf.to/49s7HcQ #OpenSociety #InternationalLawInstitute #RuleOfLaw #HumanRights

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We owe our fundamental freedoms to human rights defenders. I recently spoke @BerkeleyLaw about the important work of protecting them, and standing by them as they don’t just defend rights but also advance them.
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