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Introducing Binaifer Nowrojee, Open Society President
With over 30 years of experience dedicated to justice and human rights, Binaifer Nowrojee leads the Open Society Foundations into a new chapter as president of the organization.
Raised in Kenya, Binaifer drew inspiration from her father’s career as a lawyer who defended those who suffered under the dictatorship of Daniel arap Moi.
She spent 10 years of her career as a human rights researcher, working extensively in Rwanda to document the violence against women during the genocide. Her work led to the recognition that sexual violence can be a crime of genocide, an important legal precedent in international law.
Her work for Open Society in Africa and Asia has driven meaningful change, and her lived experiences inform her vision for the future.
“I find my greatest inspiration is from watching and meeting and seeing people who take incredible risks to actually speak out and stand up for what’s right.”
#OpenSociety #BinaiferNowrojee #HumanRights
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Відео

A Victory in Ending Racist Police Tactics
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Ethnic and racial profiling is unfair, ineffective, and unlawful. The European Court of Human Rights took a big step toward eliminating racially-biased policing in Europe when it recently ruled in favor of Swiss citizen Mohamed Wa Baile, who was stopped by police for no good reason while on his way to work. Read more: osf.to/3WT5noF #OpenSociety #RacialJustice #StopAndFrisk #EthnicProfiling #Po...
Who's Afraid (and They Should Be) of Decolonization
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Many concepts draw more heat than light when politically and intellectually contested, and decolonization is one of these fraught ideas. This dynamic discussion-featuring Lydia Polgreen, Paul Gilroy, Hisham Aidi, and Brian Kagoro-explores the complexity of the concept of decolonialization. This was an internal event for Open Society staff and invited guests.
Global Convening for the Restitution of African Cultural Heritage
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In recent years, the long struggle for the restitution of African heritage, which started during colonization, entered a new phase: In 2017, there was a resurgence of the movement which urged lawmakers, private collectors, and museums to expedite objects illicitly taken from the African continent during the colonial-period. At a time when there is global pressure to repatriate African heritage,...
The Soros Arts Fellowship
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In world grappling with rising authoritarianism, inequality, and environmental crises, artists stand as catalysts for social change. The Soros Arts Fellowship, launched by Open Society Foundations in 2018, support innovative mid-career artists and cultural producers advancing social change around the world. The fellowship provides artists with the resources to develop a large-scale project on t...
The Attack on Kafr Nabl Hospital
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Full video: ua-cam.com/video/B1jq6tLbn9Q/v-deo.html Video in Arabic: ua-cam.com/video/b7p31VjfQNM/v-deo.html On May 5, 2019, the Russian Air Force operating in Syria carried out a deadly attack on the hospital at Kafr Nabl, in the province of Idlib-one of a pattern of multiple attacks on healthcare facilities in Syria by Russian forces allied with Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad. On May 1, 20...
Our Support for Ukraine’s Civil Society Two Years after Russia’s Invasion
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In the course of war, the very functions of civil society are needed to sustain the people and preserve democracy in the face of wanton aggression, says our International Renaissance Foundation's Oleksandr Sushko. Two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, our support for hundreds of Ukrainian civil society initiatives continues to build resiliency, bring Russia to account, and contribute to...
Unlocking the Resilience Economy
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As threats from hurricanes, fires, and floods rise, so does the need to protect the workers who help rebuild our homes and communities. Saket Soni talks about how Resilience Force is advocating for these largely migrant workers who have turned into a professionalized, protected workforce dedicated to building a more climate-resilient future. As the U.S. invests in the resilience economy, Resili...
Thousands of People in Denmark Are Being Evicted Due to a Set of Laws Called the “Ghetto Package”
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Thousands across Denmark face eviction because of the “Ghetto Package,” a set of laws announced in 2018 that unfairly targets residents of racial and ethnic minorities. Under the legislation, an area that meets certain requirements, including whether most of its residents are classified as being of “non-Western background,” is labelled as a “ghetto” and subjected to a wide range of measures aff...
More Than Half of Yemen’s Population Doesn’t Have Enough Access to Food
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Yemen’s nine-year civil war has resulted in extreme levels of hunger and poverty among the population-in addition to grave human rights violations that have fallen especially hard on women, children, and religious minorities. While prospects for peace exist, Yemeni civil society groups have criticized the existing peace talks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi movement as excluding civilia...
75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 75 years ago was a historic act of international cooperation and a reflection of our common humanity. It still has relevance for today’s global challenges. The world is facing multiple crises-climate change, raging armed conflicts, roll backs of individual rights. Even the very definition of what rights mean is being contested. Through a...
Martha Atienza: Protecting the Culture and Livelihoods of Filipino Fisherfolk
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Bit by bit, the people of Bantayan Island in the Philippines are being pushed out of their homes by development, loss of their livelihoods, and increasingly destructive typhoons. But Martha Atienza is determined to document the essential role that her community and these fisherfolk play in protecting the land and the sea, and contributing to the culture of the Philippines. Through her project “...
Mónica de Miranda: Nurturing Community at the City’s Edge
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Portugal cannot escape or erase its colonial past. After gaining independence, thousands of people from Lusophone Africa migrated to Portugal and built communities that have flourished for generations. But now that new migrants are arriving, Lisbon has been attempting to push its African residents out to the margins of the city and out of view through gentrification and outright removal. Mónica...
Deborah Jack: Archiving the Past and Present of St. Maarten
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Deborah Jack: Archiving the Past and Present of St. Maarten
Cannupa Hanska Luger: Imagining a Future Rooted in Indigenous Technologies
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Cannupa Hanska Luger: Imagining a Future Rooted in Indigenous Technologies
Why You Should Care About Indigenous Land Ownership
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Why You Should Care About Indigenous Land Ownership
Our Fellows’ Biggest Piece of Advice for Young People
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Our Fellows’ Biggest Piece of Advice for Young People
Allende vs. Big Tech: The Santiago Boys
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Allende vs. Big Tech: The Santiago Boys
This Store in Lebanon Sells Hope
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This Store in Lebanon Sells Hope
Can Democracy Deliver?
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Can Democracy Deliver?
Two Years After the Fall of Afghanistan: Stories of Afghans in Exile
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Two Years After the Fall of Afghanistan: Stories of Afghans in Exile
Inside Open Society: Laleh Ispahani, Open Society-United States
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Inside Open Society: Laleh Ispahani, Open Society-United States
Norris Henderson: The Paul Revere of Voting Rights
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Norris Henderson: The Paul Revere of Voting Rights
The Evolution of Reparations into Contemporary Remedies
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The Evolution of Reparations into Contemporary Remedies
Inside Open Society: L. Muthoni Wanyeki, Open Society-Africa
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Inside Open Society: L. Muthoni Wanyeki, Open Society-Africa
Andrea James: Fighting for Healing, Not Incarceration
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Andrea James: Fighting for Healing, Not Incarceration
Drug Decriminalization: From Punitive Policies to Effective Solutions
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Drug Decriminalization: From Punitive Policies to Effective Solutions
Building a European Future in Moldova
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Building a European Future in Moldova
Beyond the Ballot: Nigeria’s Role in a Changing World
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Beyond the Ballot: Nigeria’s Role in a Changing World
Inside Open Society: Salil Shetty, Vice President, Global
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Inside Open Society: Salil Shetty, Vice President, Global

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @javaidayub4477
    @javaidayub4477 10 годин тому

    what a courageous person she is. Hats off.

  • @ezekielalkhabeer7084
    @ezekielalkhabeer7084 День тому

    25:45

  • @marinakimak8505
    @marinakimak8505 День тому

    unfortunate, but it has been so for millenniums, those in power conspire agains people to stay in power - thus conclusion - power corrupts. How would societies exist and thrive without "all powerful governments"?

  • @TM-tw1py
    @TM-tw1py День тому

    So thankful that Sorus has made so much progress in this beautiful country. Most proud of the number of whites that have been murdered to date.

  • @WebWiredWeirdo
    @WebWiredWeirdo 3 дні тому

    🪄🧠🤖🕹️🪖🔥

  • @coocoo-pe7yw
    @coocoo-pe7yw 4 дні тому

    Open Sicirty Foundation, a collection of Jihadis, terrorists, anarchists, destroyers of countries, cultures and Civilizations that do not adopt their Sinio Wahabi Leftist ideology. They function under the guise of human rights. Don’t get fooled, the are more dangerous if not as dangerous as ISIS or Al Qaeda. A bunch of urban Naxals!

  • @statusvibes1179
    @statusvibes1179 5 днів тому

    Im asian but i dont like white🤮 brown is best

  • @kairopocket
    @kairopocket 6 днів тому

    That “muchos gracias” was very well done 😂

  • @zsolt96478
    @zsolt96478 7 днів тому

    This is part of a plan, and this part of the plan is to detach itself from the future swarm of graduate lobbyists in order to achieve this part of the plan sooner. I cannot be sure if the plan is ethical or where it will lead, because considering all the possible directions the plan could take is very difficult to determine. I fear that because of this plan, many of us will have to suffer for many decades.

  • @gulshanmoslih3706
    @gulshanmoslih3706 7 днів тому

    Congratulations on new role and responsibility. I knew OSF since 2013, being a scholarship recipient, then never disconnected. I am very thrilled to share that, I also evacuated from Afghanistan by OSF, when Taliban overtook the country. I am hoping to continue my relations and build on that. Hats off for you. Binaifer

  • @Maciek1234517
    @Maciek1234517 9 днів тому

    Soros ty śmieciu

  • @JB_Onn
    @JB_Onn 9 днів тому

    ओपन सोसाईटीले गरिबी र कुरितीको बारेमा जुन आवाज उठाईरहेको छ त्यो सह्रानिय छ । उच्च र सम्भ्रान्त समाजको बिचमा फुल्न खोजेका अभावका फूलहरलाई जगेर्ना गर्ने उद्देश्यले यस संस्थाले कार्य गरिरहेको छ जुन प्रशंसा गर्न योग्य छ । म पनि यस संस्था संग जोडिन चाहन्छु । ❤

  • @birgenschwendinger3604
    @birgenschwendinger3604 9 днів тому

    2024 thx NO TO SUCH MILITARYGROUP AND WAR MATERIAL BUIDIN - ""JOBS"". WORK PEACE! FOR ALL LIVINS. JUST PEACE. NOT MONEY OR INDUSTRIE. WORK PEACE

  • @phyliswambui4770
    @phyliswambui4770 9 днів тому

    Vaccines were evil...George Sorros is not a good person..why would he want to help Africa?..

  • @phyliswambui4770
    @phyliswambui4770 9 днів тому

    Can't believe George Sorros influence is also in Kenya....Evil very Evil person....lets be wise and research...

  • @diaatkin5059
    @diaatkin5059 10 днів тому

    NAZI stolen wealth. Hitlers lover .

  • @AliceMogwe-id9pg
    @AliceMogwe-id9pg 10 днів тому

    Congratulations Binaifer! Wonderful news!

  • @JavierChuctaya
    @JavierChuctaya 10 днів тому

    Saludos cordiales por el día del padre, y por los esfuerzos que hace por mejora| la situación de pobreza en el Mundo.

  • @pamelayates3382
    @pamelayates3382 10 днів тому

    Wonderful, hope to work together Binaifer. I’ve followed your work and leadership since you were at Human Rights Watch.

  • @reubentheteacher5161
    @reubentheteacher5161 11 днів тому

    Congratulations 🎉 at least you know what it is like to be under a dictator.....Kenya now is under the rulership of a dictator worse than Mzee Moi. I hope Open Society will support those of us who wish to do a detailed civic education to enlighten the citizenry on their rights

  • @RaffaelePaparella
    @RaffaelePaparella 11 днів тому

    Brava Binaifer Nowrojee! Complimenti per il tuo impegno a favore dei diritti umani. Il mondo ha bisogno di gente come te! Buon lavoro!

  • @SusanKornfield
    @SusanKornfield 11 днів тому

    Best wishes in your leadership of this critical nonprofit. And thank you for a lifetime of commitment to service and justice.

  • @debischolar4774
    @debischolar4774 11 днів тому

    Thank you for taking on this important role!!

  • @mulugeta8326
    @mulugeta8326 11 днів тому

    Wishing the best!

  • @drrameshkmadaan
    @drrameshkmadaan 11 днів тому

    Jai Hind! Almighty bless ☂️ Well-being for ALL 🎉🌏🌿

  • @richhornie7000
    @richhornie7000 13 днів тому

    Democracy is when Rupert Murdoch is free to buy the mass media and use it to brainwash you

  • @lessthanpinochet
    @lessthanpinochet 13 днів тому

    You may speak with an Irish accent but you'll never be Irish.

  • @gusgozar4628
    @gusgozar4628 15 днів тому

    Who is Soros kidding? Picked up some ideas from 1984 and he thinks he can rule? Fortunately for him stupidity is not exclusive to the have-nots. It is a preferred value by intellectuals of the world thinking that the power that soros has will rub off on them and they too can be powerful without a sweat!

  • @ottobierbaum-br2wh
    @ottobierbaum-br2wh 15 днів тому

    fuck islam

  • @cognitivecat
    @cognitivecat 15 днів тому

    Вот что нужно смотреть! Открытое общество - это ВЕРНАЯ концепция!

  • @amochswohntet99
    @amochswohntet99 15 днів тому

    Migrants waking up to a foot up their ass is everything they can and should expect.

  • @hemmilazarro7428
    @hemmilazarro7428 17 днів тому

    Az erdely volt. Balkan.

  • @Cherryyyo
    @Cherryyyo 18 днів тому

    Please give Rahul Gandhi enough money he promised to distribute among Muslim women if he wins.

  • @domwyatt3239
    @domwyatt3239 19 днів тому

    This guy is a superhero

  • @DharmYogi
    @DharmYogi 22 дні тому

    Pure evil

  • @vincerecoeurdelummiere4373
    @vincerecoeurdelummiere4373 22 дні тому

    #fatelectrician #angrycops He openly admits that he is trying to create a one party system 2 minutes in.

  • @rembrandtvanrijn7816
    @rembrandtvanrijn7816 22 дні тому

    All theoretical experiments with societies in the past ended up in a big disasters. Its based on biased and a traumatised philosoph. Like communists always claimed, communism like in former soviet union, North Korea etc. never have been the real stuff. Reality will show a few people will prosper and the majority will suffer heavily. No thank you sir, you should not have the right and the power to execute your plans on society!

  • @navigatorjack6969
    @navigatorjack6969 23 дні тому

    2:44 Remind you of somebody? IDIOT BIDEN. Another teleprompter

  • @mahdipara7294
    @mahdipara7294 24 дні тому

    Xi jinping is the puppet of himself 😂 Nice role playing mr soros After all we all need a fake enemy to speak against Well we read history and already know who founded the communist revolution in china You and your Rothschild and Rockefeller friends😉

  • @mustafaessiz64
    @mustafaessiz64 24 дні тому

    ))) mantıksız coşku 😁😅🤣😂👍

  • @koksallce6750
    @koksallce6750 25 днів тому

    Y the long intro????

  • @paulcarter5117
    @paulcarter5117 26 днів тому

    Goege Soros makes his money from creating chaos.

  • @AmadouGueye-wf9ii
    @AmadouGueye-wf9ii 27 днів тому

    You will never Defeat Putin Evil Iliminaty and you will See your own Defeat

  • @AmadouGueye-wf9ii
    @AmadouGueye-wf9ii 27 днів тому

    Haha haha this dead old Evil speech haha this Guy is Illuminati

  • @robwarraker2312
    @robwarraker2312 28 днів тому

    Soros supporting Hamas

  • @robwarraker2312
    @robwarraker2312 28 днів тому

    Where Soros ?

  • @robwarraker2312
    @robwarraker2312 28 днів тому

    Soros funded Hamas

  • @robwarraker2312
    @robwarraker2312 28 днів тому

    George Soros

  • @TripletsThatGrow
    @TripletsThatGrow 28 днів тому

    Your obsessed with race.

  • @daniel6648
    @daniel6648 29 днів тому

    Legend, financial genius