As a result of the recent Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, meaningful debate on developing and implementing drug control policies that are more humane and effective is underway for the first time.
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One of the first cases of its kind in Chile, and one of only a handful in the hemisphere, argues that emails between officials should be accessible to the public not only as a matter of transparency, but also as a vital part of the historical record.
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The right to access public information has increasingly been recognized by Latin America’s governments, in large part thanks to the work of Open Society Latin America Program grantees and partner civil society organizations.
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Darian Pavli of the Open Society Justice Initiative talks about the threats to freedom of expression posed by abusive allocation of public advertising funds, and what is being done to address this in Latin America.
Posted in: Governance & Accountability, Latin America & the Caribbean, Media & Arts, Rights & Justice
Topics: Argentina, Article 19, censorship, Darian Pavli, freedom of expression, Fundar, government advertising, Latin America, Latin America Program, media freedom, media independence, Mexico, official publicity
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Recent developments in Peru and Colombia are promising indicators that progressive drug policy reform is advancing in the Andean region.
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Building an open society in Haiti requires foreign investment that will spur sufficient economic growth—sometimes cinder block by cinder block.
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After the January 2010 earthquake destroyed the theaters of Port-au-Prince, young Haitian actors took to an unconventional stage: the city streets.
Posted in: Latin America & the Caribbean, Media & Arts
Topics: FOKAL, Haiti, Michele Lemoine, theater
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In this interview, Victoria Wigodzky of the Open Society Foundations talks about successes, setbacks, and lessons for grantmakers in Latin America.
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What does it mean to be a global donor in Latin America tied to one of the world's wealthiest men?
Posted in: Education & Youth, Latin America & the Caribbean
Topics: donors, Hernan Bonomo, transparency, Uruguay
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Juanita Leon, who runs the political news website La Silla Vacia, discusses Colombia's recent presidential elections and the role of social media in the campaigns.
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