British authorities must prioritize human rights when reviewing Beijing’s plans for a new “super embassy” in London.

Attacks on the rule of law can pave the way for broader abuses of power and the deterioration of fundamental freedoms.

The war has caused more than 150,000 deaths, displaced nearly 14 million people, and triggered an urgent humanitarian crisis ...

The pandemic is fueling digital repression worldwide. The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating a dramatic decline in global internet freedom. For the 10th consecutive year, users have experienced an ...

As the country marks two years of war this week, the question that looms large is whether hope for a democratic future still lives or has it vanished amid the gunfire and violence of war?

A country or territory’s Freedom in the World status depends on its aggregate Political Rights score, on a scale of 0–40, and its aggregate Civil Liberties score, on a scale of 0–60. See the ...

Media freedom has been deteriorating around the world over the past decade. In some of the most influential democracies in the world, populist leaders have overseen concerted attempts to throttle the ...

Governments are increasingly purchasing sophisticated technology to monitor their citizens’ behavior on social media. Once the preserve of the world’s foremost intelligence agencies, this form of mass ...

Freedom of the Press provides analytical reports and numerical scores for 199 countries and territories, continuing a process conducted by Freedom House since 1980. Each country and territory is given ...

Protecting and Promoting Internet Freedom For Policymakers Protect privacy and security Strictly regulate the use of surveillance tools and personal-data collection by government and law enforcement ...

The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 1 the lowest. The Democracy Score is an average of ratings for the categories tracked in a ...

Global press freedom declined to its lowest point in 12 years in 2015, as political, criminal, and terrorist forces sought to co-opt or silence the media in their broader struggle for power. The share ...