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Through legal action, civil society is fighting the miscount of the Black population for a more accurate representation. </p> <div class="a-articleLink__meta"> September 5, 2024 | Dayana Blanco Acendra </div> </div> <div class="a-articleLink__image"> <figure class="a-media a-media--highlightGrid " > <div class="a-media__container"> <img src="https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/7b7ea8f9-6a03-4090-b964-e82466d83c6d/20240817-coll-cali-colombia-73-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&q=80&rect=0%2C63%2C3000%2C1875" srcset="https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/7b7ea8f9-6a03-4090-b964-e82466d83c6d/20240817-coll-cali-colombia-73-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=215&q=80&rect=0%2C63%2C3000%2C1875&w=380 480w, https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/7b7ea8f9-6a03-4090-b964-e82466d83c6d/20240817-coll-cali-colombia-73-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=430&q=80&rect=0%2C63%2C3000%2C1875&w=760 980w, https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/7b7ea8f9-6a03-4090-b964-e82466d83c6d/20240817-coll-cali-colombia-73-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=645&q=80&rect=0%2C63%2C3000%2C1875&w=1140 1160w" alt="Women standing in line" title="Women attending a panel discussion on Black women’s leadership in Cali, Colombia, on August 18, 2024. Photo credit: Jaír F. Coll for Open Society Foundations"> </div> <figcaption> <span>Women attending a panel discussion on Black women’s leadership in Cali, Colombia, on August 18, 2024.</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/q-and-a-in-a-year-of-elections-a-podcast-takes-stock-of-democracy" class="a-articleLink a-articleLink--hasImage "> <div class="row"> <div class="a-articleLink__heading"> <h4 class="a-articleLink__subtitle"> State of Democracy </h4> <h3 class="a-articleLink__title"> <span>Q&A: In a Year of Elections, a Podcast Takes Stock of Democracy</span> </h3> </div> <figure class="a-articleLink__image"> <img src="https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/0c2b8b73-94c2-435a-bd48-16e6227c9fdd/20241017-favre-senegal-elections-2024-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=0%2C125%2C3000%2C1875" alt="Five people in a line next to a table with stacks of ballot cards" title="Voters line up to cast their ballots during the presidential election in Ndiaganiao, Senegal, on March 24, 2024. Photo credit: © Jerome Favre/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock"> </figure> <div class="a-articleLink__body"> <p> More people are going to the polls in 2024 than ever before. 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Photo credit: © Britta My Thomsen"> </figure> <div class="a-articleLink__body"> <p> When Denmark’s housing policies used racial discrimination to upend their community, local residents looked to the law to fight back. Now their six-year legal challenge is before the European Union’s top court in Luxembourg. </p> <div class="a-articleLink__meta"> October 17, 2024 | Susheela Math </div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/q-and-a-giving-journalists-the-tools-to-harness-ai" class="a-articleLink a-articleLink--hasImage "> <div class="row"> <div class="a-articleLink__heading"> <h4 class="a-articleLink__subtitle"> AI and Journalism </h4> <h3 class="a-articleLink__title"> <span>Q&A: Giving Journalists the Tools to Harness AI</span> </h3> </div> <figure class="a-articleLink__image"> <img src="https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/6852e375-b71a-45e8-9e37-12ade440322c/20240607-robinson-deepfake-ai-journalism-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=0%2C125%2C3000%2C1875" alt="A person in front of a computer monitor displaying two images of President Vladimir Putin" title="A journalist views a video manipulated using artificial intelligence, in the AFP newsroom in Washington, DC., on January 25, 2019. © Alexandra Robinson/AFP/Getty"> </figure> <div class="a-articleLink__body"> <p> Marina Walker Guevara, executive editor at the Pulitzer Center, speaks on the organization’s efforts to support journalists who are exposing the destabilizing effects of AI misuse. </p> <div class="a-articleLink__meta"> July 30, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </a> </section> <section class="m-topicsList" data-disable-push-state="false"> <h2 class="m-topicsList__title">Topics</h2> <div class="m-topicsList__topics" data-behavior="inlineSeparators" data-load-more-list> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/topics/climate" class="m-topicsList__item" data-add-separator> <span>Climate</span> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/topics/culture-and-art" class="m-topicsList__item" data-add-separator> <span>Culture and Art</span> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/topics/drug-policy-reform" class="m-topicsList__item" data-add-separator> <span>Drug Policy Reform</span> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/topics/economic-justice" class="m-topicsList__item" data-add-separator> <span>Economic Justice</span> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/topics/inside-open-society" class="m-topicsList__item" data-add-separator> <span>Inside Open Society</span> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/topics/racial-justice" class="m-topicsList__item" data-add-separator> <span>Racial Justice</span> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/topics/roma" class="m-topicsList__item" data-add-separator> <span>Roma</span> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/topics/womens-rights" class="m-topicsList__item" data-add-separator> <span>Women’s Rights</span> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/topics/ukraine" class="m-topicsList__item" data-add-separator> <span>Ukraine</span> </a> </div> </section> <section class="m-articleList m-articleList--editorialVoices" data-behavior="loadMore" data-disable-push-state="true"> <h2 class="m-articleList__title">Latest Voices</h2> <div data-load-more-list> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/championing-reparations-for-africans-and-people-of-african-descent" class="a-articleLink a-articleLink--hasImage "> <div class="row"> <div class="a-articleLink__heading"> <h4 class="a-articleLink__subtitle"> Reparatory Justice </h4> <h3 class="a-articleLink__title"> <span>Championing Reparations for Africans and People of African Descent</span> </h3> </div> <figure class="a-articleLink__image"> <img src="https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/a68dcc23-abb0-4e48-82bd-0fd5a5dd9b6a/20241101-ender-namibia-reparations-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=200&q=80&rect=0%2C125%2C3000%2C1875" alt="People demonstrating in the street holding a banner" title="Herero and Nama communities take part in the annual Reparations Walk to honor the victims of the German colonial power and demand reparations from the German state in Swakopmund, Namibia, on March 30, 2019. © Christian Ender/Getty"> </figure> <div class="a-articleLink__body"> <p> The global reparations movement to address the historical injustices of slavery and colonialism is gaining momentum. Open Society is playing a key role in supporting it through strengthening its infrastructure & sustainability. </p> <div class="a-articleLink__meta"> November 1, 2024 | Jasmine Mickens </div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/q-and-a-in-a-year-of-elections-a-podcast-takes-stock-of-democracy" class="a-articleLink a-articleLink--hasImage "> <div class="row"> <div class="a-articleLink__heading"> <h4 class="a-articleLink__subtitle"> State of Democracy </h4> <h3 class="a-articleLink__title"> <span>Q&A: In a Year of Elections, a Podcast Takes Stock of Democracy</span> </h3> </div> <figure class="a-articleLink__image"> <img src="https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/0c2b8b73-94c2-435a-bd48-16e6227c9fdd/20241017-favre-senegal-elections-2024-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=200&q=80&rect=0%2C125%2C3000%2C1875" alt="Five people in a line next to a table with stacks of ballot cards" title="Voters line up to cast their ballots during the presidential election in Ndiaganiao, Senegal, on March 24, 2024. Photo credit: © Jerome Favre/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock"> </figure> <div class="a-articleLink__body"> <p> More people are going to the polls in 2024 than ever before. Oxford University’s Ben Ansell has been taking a global look at both the strengths and challenges of the process as host of the What’s Wrong with Democracy? podcast. </p> <div class="a-articleLink__meta"> October 22, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/a-community-rallies-against-racial-discrimination-in-denmark" class="a-articleLink a-articleLink--hasImage "> <div class="row"> <div class="a-articleLink__heading"> <h4 class="a-articleLink__subtitle"> Racial Discrimination </h4> <h3 class="a-articleLink__title"> <span>A Community Rallies Against Racial Discrimination in Denmark</span> </h3> </div> <figure class="a-articleLink__image"> <img src="https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/f082d3b7-3883-426b-932a-30cfc9b1cdd0/20220614-thomsen-mjolnerparken-community-8301-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=200&q=80&rect=0%2C125%2C3000%2C1875" alt="A large crowd of people outside of a group of buildings" title="Residents and activists gather to protest the demolition of homes in Mjolnerparken, a neighborhood in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 14, 2022. Photo credit: © Britta My Thomsen"> </figure> <div class="a-articleLink__body"> <p> When Denmark’s housing policies used racial discrimination to upend their community, local residents looked to the law to fight back. Now their six-year legal challenge is before the European Union’s top court in Luxembourg. </p> <div class="a-articleLink__meta"> October 17, 2024 | Susheela Math </div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/litigating-for-the-statistical-visibility-of-afrodescendants-in-colombia" class="a-articleLink a-articleLink--hasImage "> <div class="row"> <div class="a-articleLink__heading"> <h4 class="a-articleLink__subtitle"> Racial Justice </h4> <h3 class="a-articleLink__title"> <span>Litigating for the Statistical Visibility of Afrodescendants in Colombia</span> </h3> </div> <figure class="a-articleLink__image"> <img src="https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/7b7ea8f9-6a03-4090-b964-e82466d83c6d/20240817-coll-cali-colombia-73-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=200&q=80&rect=0%2C63%2C3000%2C1875" alt="Women standing in line" title="Women attending a panel discussion on Black women’s leadership in Cali, Colombia, on August 18, 2024. Photo credit: Jaír F. Coll for Open Society Foundations"> </figure> <div class="a-articleLink__body"> <p> Afro-Colombians have long endured social and systemic invisibility. Through legal action, civil society is fighting the miscount of the Black population for a more accurate representation. </p> <div class="a-articleLink__meta"> September 5, 2024 | Dayana Blanco Acendra </div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/q-and-a-how-one-publication-is-reframing-narratives-on-africa" class="a-articleLink a-articleLink--hasImage "> <div class="row"> <div class="a-articleLink__heading"> <h4 class="a-articleLink__subtitle"> Centering African Perspectives </h4> <h3 class="a-articleLink__title"> <span>Q&A: How One Publication Is Reframing Narratives on Africa</span> </h3> </div> <figure class="a-articleLink__image"> <img src="https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/ddcd8c9f-d7fd-4da7-a323-329996f563d1/20240819-ludbrook-african-flags-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=200&q=80&rect=0%2C63%2C3000%2C1875" alt="The flags from many African countries set on tables" title="The flags from many African countries on display at a meeting of the African Union in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo credit: © Kim Ludbrook/EPA/Shutterstock"> </figure> <div class="a-articleLink__body"> <p> For 15 years, Africa Is a Country has challenged cliched Western coverage of Africa by providing a platform for thoughtful, homegrown writing. We speak to chief editor William Shoki on promoting new ideas and engaging new audiences. </p> <div class="a-articleLink__meta"> August 27, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/q-and-a-giving-journalists-the-tools-to-harness-ai" class="a-articleLink a-articleLink--hasImage "> <div class="row"> <div class="a-articleLink__heading"> <h4 class="a-articleLink__subtitle"> AI and Journalism </h4> <h3 class="a-articleLink__title"> <span>Q&A: Giving Journalists the Tools to Harness AI</span> </h3> </div> <figure class="a-articleLink__image"> <img src="https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/6852e375-b71a-45e8-9e37-12ade440322c/20240607-robinson-deepfake-ai-journalism-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=200&q=80&rect=0%2C125%2C3000%2C1875" alt="A person in front of a computer monitor displaying two images of President Vladimir Putin" title="A journalist views a video manipulated using artificial intelligence, in the AFP newsroom in Washington, DC., on January 25, 2019. © Alexandra Robinson/AFP/Getty"> </figure> <div class="a-articleLink__body"> <p> Marina Walker Guevara, executive editor at the Pulitzer Center, speaks on the organization’s efforts to support journalists who are exposing the destabilizing effects of AI misuse. </p> <div class="a-articleLink__meta"> July 30, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/q-and-a-how-open-source-evidence-is-challenging-abuses-atrocities-and-disinformation" class="a-articleLink a-articleLink--hasImage "> <div class="row"> <div class="a-articleLink__heading"> <h4 class="a-articleLink__subtitle"> Evidence for Accountability </h4> <h3 class="a-articleLink__title"> <span>Q&A: How Open Source Evidence Is Challenging Abuses, Atrocities, and Disinformation</span> </h3> </div> <figure class="a-articleLink__image"> <img src="https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/3295bd7a-a863-491f-8f0b-82c7d4ac8b3c/20240628-whatling-uk-media-panel-bellingcat-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=200&q=80&rect=0%2C125%2C3000%2C1875" alt="Five people seated on stage speaking below a projection of news stories" title="A panel at an investigative journalism conference in London discuss a social media post by Eliot Higgins showing newspaper coverage of a Bellingcat investigation on May 9, 2023. Photo credit: © James Whatling for Truth Tellers/POLARIS/Newscom"> </figure> <div class="a-articleLink__body"> <p> Bellingcat has pioneered the use of open-source research to expose human rights abuses, atrocity crimes, and high-level corruption and other criminal activities involving governments, gangs, and other illicit actors. </p> <div class="a-articleLink__meta"> July 3, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/changing-global-news-coverage-of-africa-is-about-acknowledging-the-continent-s-rightful-place-in-the-world" class="a-articleLink a-articleLink--hasImage "> <div class="row"> <div class="a-articleLink__heading"> <h4 class="a-articleLink__subtitle"> Reporting on Africa </h4> <h3 class="a-articleLink__title"> <span>Changing Global News Coverage of Africa Is About Acknowledging the Continent’s Rightful Place in the World</span> </h3> </div> <figure class="a-articleLink__image"> <img src="https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/6cbd5f87-8d60-449d-be5d-1666df25c234/20240523-gaber-nyc-newsstandjpg-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=200&q=80&rect=0%2C63%2C3000%2C1875" alt="Stacks of newspapers at a newsstand" title="A newsstand displays national and international newspapers in New York City on January 23, 2024. Photo credit: © Ahmed Gaber/NYTimes/Redux"> </figure> <div class="a-articleLink__body"> <p> The Global Media Index for Africa assessed and ranked how 20 of the world’s most influential news providers cover the continent. The index’s creators hope it will help ensure Africa’s full story is told globally. </p> <div class="a-articleLink__meta"> May 30, 2024 | Ruth Omondi </div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/the-fight-for-women-s-rights-behind-bars-in-colombia" class="a-articleLink a-articleLink--hasImage "> <div class="row"> <div class="a-articleLink__heading"> <h4 class="a-articleLink__subtitle"> Rights for Incarcerated People </h4> <h3 class="a-articleLink__title"> <span>The Fight for Women’s Rights Behind Bars in Colombia</span> </h3> </div> <figure class="a-articleLink__image"> <img src="https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/d95461a9-5bb9-46de-acd6-2921fbc5958e/20240507-corporacion-humanas-colombia-women-prison-1200.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=200&q=80&rect=0%2C25%2C1200%2C750" alt="Woman speaks in front of a group of women" title="Claudia Alejandra Cardona, with Corporación Mujeres Libres, speaks with women at a prison in Colombia. Photo credit: © Mujeres Libres Colombia"> </figure> <div class="a-articleLink__body"> <p> Incarcerated women in Colombia face poor treatment behind bars—and steep obstacles to success once they are released. Inside the drive to protect their rights and increase opportunity. </p> <div class="a-articleLink__meta"> May 22, 2024 | Claudia Alejandra Cardona </div> </div> </div> </a> <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/under-russian-occupation-crimean-tatars-face-a-campaign-of-erasure" class="a-articleLink a-articleLink--hasImage "> <div class="row"> <div class="a-articleLink__heading"> <h4 class="a-articleLink__subtitle"> Rights and Dignity in Exile </h4> <h3 class="a-articleLink__title"> <span>Under Russian Occupation, Crimean Tatars Face a Campaign of Erasure</span> </h3> </div> <figure class="a-articleLink__image"> <img src="https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/6edd7236-659e-4e0b-bdf2-bcd5869cb4ca/20240426-sindeyeve-ukraine-kyiv-tatar-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=200&q=80&rect=0%2C63%2C3000%2C1875" alt="People carry giant Crimean Tatar flag" title="People carry a giant Crimean Tatar flag at a rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 26, 2020. 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