President Noboa was elected to fight spiraling gang violence, but serious abuses are being reported under his crackdown.

Given the Cameroonian government’s ongoing persecution and arbitrary detention of journalists, the country has failed to meet a US statutory requirement on progress toward the rule of law and the ...

Ten years after the Chinese government’s widespread crackdown on human rights lawyers, concerned governments and the United Nations should establish an independent, international investigation into ...

We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply alarmed by the news that Egyptian academic and U.S. lawful permanent resident Dr. Salah Soltan is enduring a potentially life-threatening medical crisis ...

China conducts the most sophisticated, global, and comprehensive campaign of transnational repression in the world.

The full Freedom in the World 2025 narrative report for United States will be posted as soon as it becomes available. Other Freedom House United States content can be found on the United States portal ...

Over 100 countries are participating in the 2021 Summit for Democracy. To support the Summit objectives, Freedom House has assembled democracy ratings, scores, and areas of concern for each country ...

Digital technology helped spur historic protests for racial justice. But now it is being weaponized to undermine basic rights.

The national security arrests and subsequent closure of the Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong in June 2021 marked the lowest point for press freedom in the territory in recent memory. Under the new ...

The international spotlight is on Qatar for the 2022 World Cup. It’s not only the football matches that are receiving global attention, but also Qatar’s harrowing human rights record. To fully ...

As human rights conditions and insecurity worsen, regional and international efforts should focus on addressing the root causes of instability. A surge of military coups is sweeping across Africa. On ...