http://www.netvouz.com/ipfwgweb/tag/opensocthreats?feed=rss ipfwgweb's bookmarks tagged "opensocthreats" on Netvouz http://www.soros.org/initiatives/cep The Central Eurasia Project (CEP) provides information about human rights and the social and economic health of the South Caucasus and Central Asia. Some of its projects focus on the neighboring countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan as well. CEP uses grantmaking to international and indigenous NGOs to help build local capacity, bring international expertise to bear on the region, and promote cooperation between local activists and international civic movements in the fields of human rights, the environment, and transparent governance. Its ultimate goal is to strengthen civic leaders in the region and construct support networks within international structures and movements Soros Network Initiatives-ALL > Soros Network Initiatives - Islam ipfwgweb Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:53:41 GMT http://www.soros.org/initiatives/osiea The Open Society Initiative for East Africa (OSIEA) supports and promotes public participation in democratic governance, the rule of law, and respect for human rights in Kenya by awarding grants, developing programs, and bringing together diverse civil society leaders and groups. Launched in 2005 and based in Nairobi, OSIEA is headed by Binaifer Nowrojee, a human rights advocate with extensive experience in Africa Soros Network Initiatives-ALL > Soros Network Initiatives-OSThreats ipfwgweb Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:16:39 GMT http://www.eumap.org EUMAP monitors the development of selected human rights and rule of law issues in both the European Union and in its candidate and potential candidate countries. The program works with national experts and nongovernmental organizations to compile reports that are distributed widely throughout Europe and internationally. EUMAP is currently focusing on the issues of access to education and employment for people with intellectual disabilities, and TV Across Europe: regulation, policy, and independence in 21 European countries. Previous EUMAP reports have focused on minority protection, judicial independence, judicial capacity, and corruption and anti-corruption policy Soros Network Initiatives-ALL > Soros Network Initiatives-OSThreats ipfwgweb Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:55:21 GMT http://www.soros.org/initiatives/hrggp The Program provides support to nongovernmental organizations operating in the fields of human rights and governance in Europe and Central Asia. The program assists supported organizations in their growth and institutionalization; in building networks among these groups; and in developing partnerships with other donors in this field. In the area of human rights, the program supports national and international advocacy organizations promoting political and civil rights at local, national and regional levels. Priority is given to projects that address the needs of vulnerable and marginalized groups, and those that have strong monitoring and legal advocacy components Soros Network Initiatives-ALL > Soros Network Initiatives-OSThreats ipfwgweb Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:00:09 GMT http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information The Program aims at enhancing the ability to access, exchange, and produce knowledge and information for key open society constituencies and disadvantaged groups, especially in the poorer parts of the world. It also use new tools and techniques to empower civil society as a force for open society in national, regional and global arenas. These aims translate into projects in three focal areas, each with its own subset of initiatives: Aaccess to Knowledge; Civil Society Communication and Open Information Policy Soros Network Initiatives-ALL > Soros Network Initiatives-OSThreats ipfwgweb Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:02:33 GMT http://www.justiceinitiative.org/ The Open Society Justice Initiative, an operational program of the Open Society Institute, promotes rights-based law reform, builds knowledge and strengthens legal capacity worldwide. Justice Initiative projects seek to shape law reform policy and achieve concrete results through hands-on technical assistance; litigation and legal advice; knowledge dissemination and network building; and counsel to donor institutions. The Justice Initiative works in the following thematic areas: national criminal justice reform; international justice; freedom of information and expression; anticorruption; equality and citizenship. Its offices are in New York, Budapest, and Abuja Soros Network Initiatives-ALL > Soros Network Initiatives-OSThreats ipfwgweb Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:49:20 GMT http://www.soros.org/initiatives/women The Network Women's Program (NWP) works to promote the advancement of women's human rights, gender equality, and empowerment as an integral part of the process of democratization. The program operates worldwide as a consultative and operational program, working directly with and providing technical assistance to entities inside the Soros foundations network on gender issues. Among the program's focus areas are gender sensitive education, violence against women, young women's human rights, mass media and gender policy, equal opportunities in the EU accession process, women's oral histories, Romani women's leadership, information initiatives, women's health, and women in conflict zones Soros Network Initiatives-ALL > Soros Network Initiatives-OSThreats ipfwgweb Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:17:11 GMT http://www.carnegieendowment.org/ The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States. Through research, publishing, convening, and on occasion, creating new institutions and international networks, Endowment associates shape fresh policy approaches. Their interests span geographic regions and the relations among governments, business, international organizations and civil society, focusing on the economic, political, and technological forces driving global change WG links-ALL > WG Organizational Related Links - OSThreats ipfwgweb Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:41:59 GMT http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521839505&ss=exc By Kathleen Collins. This book is a study of regime transition, transformation, and state building in Central Asia, from Soviet colonization to decolonization; in particular, the book explores the informal politics that shapes these processes, the political systems that emerge, and the durability of these systems. Creating a democratic regime and creating a durable one are two issues that should be linked, yet most scholars and practitioners of the "third wave" of democracy have focused on building democratic regimes while neglecting the fundamental issue of regime stability x2006 Fellows-ALL > 2006 Fellows - OSThreats > Azamat Temirkulov ipfwgweb Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:49:52 GMT http://www.freedomhouse.org/ Freedom House is a leading advocate of the world's young democracies that are coping with the debilitating legacies of tyranny, dictatorship, and political repression. We conduct an array of advocacy, education, and training initiatives that promote human rights, democracy, free market economics, th ...moree rule of law, independent media, and US engagement in international affairs. Its publications, Freedom in the World, Freedom of the Press, Nations in Transit, and Countries at the Crossroads are regularly used as references by international journalists, press freedom advocates, policy-makers, non-governmental organizations, the US government, and the global business community WG links-ALL > WG Organizational Related Links- Roma Exclusion ipfwgweb Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:21:23 GMT