Not exact matches
And in response to criticism from the likes of Oxfam, Global Witness, and the
Open Society Foundations, they
instituted some limited governance reforms that increased, albeit marginally, the transparency around opaque oil dealings.
The event was organized by The Yitzhak Rabin Center, an Israeli
institute named for the slain prime minister whose goal was «to shape an Israeli
society and leadership dedicated to
open dialogue, democratic values, Zionism and social cohesion.»
History has shown that rigorous environmental protections are most likely to be
instituted and enforced in
open societies where an independent judicial branch, media, activists and public can freely challenge government and business interests.