The courts, a critical firewall against the undemocratic concentration of political power, are under pressure around the ...

The Vietnamese Government Must Immediately Disclose the Whereabouts and Guarantee the Safety of Religious Activist Y Quynh ...

Call for a Council of Europe Convention on Transnational Repression ...

This report was made possible by the generous support of the Achelis & Bodman Foundation, the Jyllands-Posten Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the William & Sheila Konar ...

The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 1 the lowest. The Democracy Score is an average of ratings for the categories tracked in a ...

Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people. Fostering New Dialogue, Innovative Ideas to Energize ...

Ethiopia has seen dramatic political changes this year, but significant challenges remain. The United States should seize this opportunity to support a genuine democratic transition in a pivotal ...

On International Human Rights Defenders Day, Freedom House, Amnesty International, and the McCain Institute hosted a virtual event recognizing the six-year anniversary of political prisoner Idris ...

Laura Schroeder was Deputy Director, Policy and Advocacy focusing on countering transnational repression. In this role, she engaged with democratic governments around the world to bolster their ...