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WEBFreedom House’s Election Watch project offers in-depth analysis ahead of key elections around the world, including those in Partly Free and Not Free countries. Each assessment informs technology companies, policymakers, and civil society organizations about the risks of human rights violations and digital interference ahead of an election.
Freedom in the World 2021: Democracy under Siege | Freedom …
WEBIndia, 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: The global decline in democracy has accelerated
WEBWashington - 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 …
United States: Freedom in the World 2021 Country Report
WEBOverview. The United States is a federal republic whose people benefit from a vibrant political system, a strong rule-of-law tradition, robust freedoms of expression and religious belief, and a wide array of other civil liberties. However, in recent years its democratic institutions have suffered erosion, as reflected in partisan pressure on ...
Countries and Territories - Freedom House
WEBFreedom 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. …
NEW REPORT: Authoritarian Rule Challenging Democracy as …
WEBFeb 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 …
Denmark: Freedom in the World 2020 Country Report | Freedom …
WEBThe populist and anti-immigration Danish People’s Party (DF) lost over half of the seats it held in the 2015–19 parliament; in June 2019, it won 16 seats with 8.7 percent of the vote. The Social Liberal Party (SLP) won 16 seats with 8.6 percent of the vote. Another six parties won the remaining seats. In late June, Frederiksen formed an SDP ...
Russia: Freedom in the World 2022 Country Report | Freedom House
WEBIn the 2021 Duma elections, United Russia won 324 seats, maintaining its supermajority. The main Kremlin-approved opposition parties—the Communist Party, A Just Russia, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), and the New People party—won the bulk of the remainder, totaling 118 seats. Three smaller parties and five independents ...
From Crisis to Reform: A Call to Strengthen America’s Battered ...
WEB2. Improper influence. There is a widespread perception among Americans that our democracy is failing to address society’s most pressing problems, and that elected representatives are inaccessible to those without deep pockets or elite connections. People sense a disconnect between themselves and the politicians who make decisions …
What Is Democracy, and Why Does Defending It Matter?
WEBAug 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.