Open Society Justice Initiative

@OSFJustice

We use the law to promote and defend justice and human rights as part of the @OpenSociety Foundations.

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Open Society Justice Initiative @OSFJustice Oct 15

The Trump administration’s sanctions on the ICC as an institution create additional harms for those seeking justice for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide, and threaten fundamental freedoms. We’ve joined with others to defend the ICC. thehill.com/opinion/crimin…

thehill.com Trump’s new sanctions could dismantle the International Criminal Court On Oct. 9, in the clearest escalation to date of its contempt for the rule of law, the administration sanctioned the court.

Open Society Justice Initiative @OSFJustice Oct 29

November 19: Join the second in an online discussion series tracing the human rights movement’s past, present, and future. @PanasheChig, Stephen Hallett, @tessyschlo, and LuHan Gabel explore where the movement is at today. osf.to/TracingModernH…

Tracing the Modern Human Rights Movement
Session 2 | The Present: Post-DEI, Equality, and the Backlash Against Identity Politics
According to Mexican writer and political theorist Tessy Schlosser, identity politics can be defined as what happens when “people excluded from public life began to make demands based on their sense of exclusion.” How can the present human rights movement, which insists on upholding a vision of universalism, contend with the demands for equality and inclusion based on diverse, subjective, and particular experiences?
Thursday, November 19, 2026
9:30am-11:00am EST Livestream
Moderated by LuHan Gabel. Open Society Foundations’ Ideas Workshop Associate Director

Panelists
Panashe Chigumadzi, Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies, Brandeis University
Stephen Hallett, Chair, Ability Beyond Borders
Tessy Schlosser, Director General, Mexican Jewish Documentation and Research Center (CDIJUM)
RSVP: osf.to/TracingModernHumanRights

Open Society Justice Initiative @OSFJustice Oct 28

U.S. sanctions against the ICC are an afront to victims of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Our James Goldston also argues on @swissinfo_en that the ICC does not present a threat to U.S. sovereignty.

swissinfo.ch @swissinfo_en Oct 28

This week on Inside Geneva, host @ImogenFoulkes asks whether the International Criminal Court (ICC) can survive Washington’s brutal sanctions.

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Open Society Justice Initiative @OSFJustice Oct 9

The Trump administration’s sanctions on the ICC are “incredibly disturbing,” says our Executive Director James A. Goldston to @nytimes. He calls them a “calculated attack” on international justice. nyti.ms/4hEjQz5

www.nytimes.com Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions (Gift Article) U.S. officials announced the new, sweeping punishments just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize committee gave its annual honor to a former court judge.

Open Society Justice Initiative @OSFJustice Oct 7

Tomorrow at 12pm EDT: Where did modern human rights come from? What went right? What went wrong? Join our discussion with Aslı Ü Bâli, Gay J. McDougall, Aryeh Neier, @AgnesCallamard, and James A. Goldston.

RSVP to attend online: osf.to/TracingModernH…

Session 1
The Past: The Origin of Human Rights. Where Did Modern Human Rights Come From? What Went Right? What Went Wrong?

What has been the trajectory of the human rights movement over the past three decades, and how can we apply those lessons as we look into the future?

Thursday, October 8, 2026
12 noon–1:30 pm EDT
Livestream
Moderated by James A. Goldston, Executive Director, Open Society Justice Initiative

Panelists include:

Aslı Ü. Bâli, Professor, Yale Law School
Gay J. McDougall, Former Vice Chair, UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; Former UN Special Rapporteur on Minorities (2005–2011)
Aryeh Neier, President Emeritus, Open Society Foundations; Co-Founder and Former Executive Director, Human Rights Watch
Agnès Callamard, General Secretary, Amnesty International
RSVP at osf.to/TracingModernHumanRights

Session 2 will follow on November 19, and Session 3 will follow on December 14. Details forthcoming.