Freedom in the World | Freedom House
Since 1973, Freedom House has assessed the condition of political rights and civil liberties around the world. It is used on a regular basis by policymakers, journalists, academics, activists, and many others. The Freedom in the World report is …
What Is Democracy, and Why Does Defending It Matter?
Aug 12, 2024 · Freedom House has been a source of expertise on the state of global freedom and democratic trends since the Second World War. We have been tracking freedom around the world for more than 50 years, identifying emergent threats and, for the last 18 years, documenting the trend of ongoing decline in people’s access to political rights and civil liberties.
Countries and Territories - Freedom House
Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report. Individual freedoms—ranging from the right to vote to freedom of expression and equality before the law—can be affected by state or nonstate actors. Click on a country name below to access the full country narrative report.
Explore the Map - Freedom House
Freedom in the World assigns a freedom score and status to 210 countries and territories. Click on the countries to learn more.
North Korea: Freedom in the World 2024 Country Report
North Korea is a one-party state led by a dynastic totalitarian dictatorship that regularly engages in grave human rights abuses. Surveillance is pervasive, arbitrary arrests and detention are common, and punishments for political offenses are severe.
Countries and Territories - Freedom House
Freedom House measures the level of democratic governance in 29 countries from Central Europe to Central Asia through its annual Nations in Transit report. The democracy score incorporates separate ratings on national and local governance, electoral process, independent media, civil society, judicial framework and independence, and corruption. Click on a country name below to access the full ...
Freedom House | Expanding freedom and democracy
In what was a consequential year for freedom and democracy around the globe, Freedom House provided millions of dollars of support to human rights defenders in 132 countries, championed free and independent media, monitored elections …
Cuba: Freedom in the World 2023 Country Report | Freedom House
The constitution identifies the PCC as the “superior driving force of society and the state.” All other political parties are illegal. Political dissent is a punishable offense, and dissidents are systematically harassed, detained, physically assaulted, and imprisoned for minor infractions.
Policy Recommendations: Internet Freedom | Freedom House
Securing Elections For Policymakers. Improve transparency and oversight of online political advertisements. In the United States, the Honest Ads Act (S.1356/H.R.2592) would modernize existing law by applying disclosure requirements to campaign advertising and requiring large digital platforms to maintain a public file of all electioneering communications that includes a copy of each ad, when ...
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Established more than 80 years ago on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people, Freedom House is a nonpartisan non-profit organization that works to expand and defend freedom globally to help secure a world where all are free.