Open Society Justice Initiative

A U.S. court issued a permanent injunction protecting plaintiffs who may have been targeted by the Trump Administration for their work with the ICC. justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/u-s-c…

The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the EU says that central provisions of Denmark’s “Ghetto Package”—that threaten thousands with evictions and forced relocations—likely violate the EU’s Race Equality Directive. justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/europ…

With our support, Myanmar victims and civil society organizations have taken the first step towards suing Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor for their role in serious human rights violations in Myanmar. justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/telen…

The Open Society Justice Initiative celebrates the decision confirming that Afghan bank assets belong to the Afghan people. justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/justi…

We are supporting the plaintiffs’ ask for the full DC Circuit Court of Appeals to re-hear the case en banc and preserve the District Court’s injunction. You can read our brief here: osf.to/4lJ0dVf

Our amicus curiae brief, filed as co-counsel for Physicians for Human Rights @P4HR and courageous persons in Africa, offers the Court perspectives otherwise absent: the voices of those who bear the human cost of the U.S. government’s decisions and are suffering irreparable harm.

NEW: We filed a brief challenging the Trump Administration’s unlawful withdrawal of life-saving USAID foreign assistance, which has had devastating impacts and imperiled the lives of millions of people who are suddenly at risk of preventable illness and death. 🧵

France’s top court voided former Syrian President Assad’s arrest warrant due to head-of-state immunity at the time but confirmed a new one can be issued. It ruled functional immunity doesn’t bar Syria’s ex-leaders from atrocity trials. justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/basha…

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has established that countries’ response to the climate crisis must be effective, fair, transparent, and evidence-based. Our Rodrigo da Costa Sales on this enhanced due diligence: blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/…

في الرابع من يوليو، ستعقد محكمة النقض الفرنسية جلسة تاريخية للنظر في قانونية مذكرة التوقيف الصادرة ضد بشار الأسد بسبب الهجمات الكيماوية المميتة في سوريا. هذه لحظة حاسمة في الكفاح ضد الإفلات من العقاب—فلا يجب أن يكون أحد فوق القانون

On July 4, France’s Court of Cassation will hold a landmark hearing to review the legality of the arrest warrant against Bashar al-Assad for deadly chemical attacks in Syria. This is a pivotal moment in the fight against impunity. justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/state…

While the European Court of Human Rights issued a decision recognizing discrimination in the case of Seydi and Others v. France, it failed to address the structural nature of discriminatory stop and search practices in the country. justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/europ…

The European Court of Human Rights may soon issue its first compensation awards against Russia for the war in Ukraine. Could Russian central bank assets frozen in other countries be used to award claimants? Our Beini Ye & @EUI_EU’s Antoine De Spiegeleir: verfassungsblog.de/ecthr-russian-…

Russia’s war in Ukraine has harmed thousands of civilians. While @ECHR_CEDH might award compensation, victims will unlikely get any payments from Russia—but could European countries use frozen Russian Central Bank assets to pay for any ECHR awards? justiceinitiative.org/publications/l…

Strategic human rights litigation in action—our 2025 report highlights Justice Initiative's recent major cases and successes, in the fields of Climate Justice, Gender Persecution, International Justice, and Social Media Accountability. justiceinitiative.org/publications/2… via @OSFJustice

We are supporting an SEC whistleblower complaint targeting Meta over its role in the wave of online hate that fueled 2017 atrocities against Myanmar’s Rohingya. osf.to/4h9LyRi @AmnestyTech @VicAdvInt

An SEC whistleblower complaint is targeting social media giant Meta over a wave of online hate that fueled 2017 atrocities against Myanmar’s Rohingya. osf.to/4h9LyRi via @OpenSociety

The decision of the ICC to hold the Taliban accountable for the crimes against Afghan women and girls is a historic step toward justice. osf.to/4awzTcR via @OpenSociety

ICC Prosecutor Khan on applications for arrest warrants in the situation... youtu.be/D5ToGpy6yNc?si… via @YouTube