NEW REPORT: Authoritarian Rule Challenging Democracy ...
Feb 24, 2022 · Authoritarians in every region are working together to consolidate power and accelerate their attacks on democracy and human rights, according to Freedom in the World 2022: The Global Expansion of Authoritarian Rule.Political rights and civil liberties have declined worldwide for each of the past 16 years, raising the prospect that autocracy could overtake democracy as the governance model ...
What Is Democracy, and Why Does Defending It Matter?
Aug 12, 2024 · Democracy is the only system of government that holds leaders accountable to the people and protects their rights. While not perfect, it is the form of government that best enables people to live freely and with dignity, and that creates the strongest incentives for leaders to serve the people’s interests rather than the reverse.
Freedom in the World
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New Report: The global decline in democracy has accelerated
Washington - March 3, 2021 — Authoritarian actors grew bolder during 2020 as major democracies turned inward, contributing to the 15th consecutive year of decline in global freedom, according to Freedom in the World 2021, the annual country-by-country assessment of political rights and civil liberties released today by Freedom House.. The report found that the share of countries designated ...
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.
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 ...
Explore the Map - Freedom House
Global freedom statuses are calculated on a weighted scale. See the methodology. In 2024 we tracked internet and digital media freedom in 72 countries. Our annual Nations in Transit report evaluates the state of democracy in 29 countries from Central Europe to Central Asia. Democracy Statuses are determined by the Democracy Score.
Freedom in the World 2021: Democracy under Siege
India, the world’s most populous democracy, dropped from Free to Partly Free status in Freedom in the World 2021. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its state-level allies continued to crack down on critics during the year, and their response to COVID-19 included a ham-fisted lockdown that resulted in the dangerous and ...
NEW REPORT: Global Battle over Internet Regulation Has Major ...
Sep 21, 2021 · Governments around the world are increasingly asserting their authority over technology platforms, forcing businesses to comply with censorship and surveillance and contributing to an 11th consecutive year of global decline in internet freedom, according to Freedom on the Net 2021, the annual country-by-country assessment of internet freedom released today by Freedom House.
About Us - Freedom House
Freedom House was founded in 1941 to rally policymakers and a broadly isolationist American public around the fight against Nazi Germany, and to raise awareness of the fascist threat to American security and values. In the decades since, Freedom House has established itself through its advocacy, programs, and research as the leading American organization devoted to the support and defense of ...