Freedom House’s co-founder, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, said that “a democratic government represents the sum total of the ...

The two countries should build on recent progress by coordinating cross-agency efforts and strengthening resilience among ...

Freedom House recognized a distinguished slate of advocates for democracy and freedom around the globe at its Annual Awards in Washington, DC. Award recipients included Venezuelan democratic movement ...

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We write as organizations variously focused on U.S. national security and foreign policy, human rights, the protection of civilians, peacebuilding, and humanitarian response. As negotiations to end ...

At a time when authoritarian practices are spreading and the world is becoming less free, political imprisonment is increasingly a key tool for limiting dissent. The types of people targeted are ...

(30 de mayo de 2025) - Las organizaciones abajo firmantes manifestamos nuestra profunda preocupación ante la evolución del caso de Eduardo Torres, destacado defensor de derechos humanos y miembro del ...

We, the undersigned press freedom and human rights organisations, strongly condemn the Chinese government's ongoing arbitrary detention of journalist, human rights defender and former lawyer Zhang ...

Twenty-five governments have agreed to a promising new initiative to combat the irresponsible use of commercial cyber intrusion capabilities, including commercial spyware. Civil society should hold ...

We, the undersigned civil society and human rights organizations, strongly condemn the Hong Kong government’s escalating repression of activists in exile and their family members in Hong Kong. On May ...

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José Daniel Ferrer García, presidente del Consejo para la Transición Democrática en Cuba (CTDC) y Coordinador General de la Unión Patriótica de Cuba (UNPACU) y promotor de CubaDecide, fue detenido con ...