The International Day of Political Prisoners originated in the Soviet Union in 1974, when political prisoners collectively held a one-day hunger strike. Soviet prisoners of conscience repeated this ...

This report was made possible by the generous support of the Achelis & Bodman Foundation, the Jyllands-Posten Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the William & Sheila Konar ...

“The values of Buddhist ideals and the China Dream agree and understand [each other].… Together they achieve the ideological foundation of the struggle and the dream of the great rejuvenation of the ...

Since the end of apartheid in 1994, South Africa has been regarded globally as a proponent of human rights and a leader on the African continent. However, reports of corruption among government ...

Far-right groups are growing in prominence and sophistication across Eurasia, particularly in countries where notable democratic and liberalizing reforms have taken place. These movements have emerged ...

The Dominican Republic holds regular elections that are relatively free. Pervasive corruption undermines state institutions and the use of excessive force by police is a problem. Discrimination ...

Since a peace agreement was reached in 2018, elections in South Sudan have been delayed; elites preside over an uneasy power-sharing arrangement. The country suffers from rampant corruption and dire ...

However, businesses are increasingly recognizing that they have a role to play in pushing back against authoritarian rule. Since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, more than 1 ...

A Hungarian author, professor, and diplomat, Haraszti has dedicated his career to strengthening human rights and supporting ...

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Freedom House helps citizens defend their rights against government abuses in several countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Freedom House supports civil society in Latin America and the ...