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Human Rights Defenders are a Cornerstone of Sustainable Development

November 27, 2018

On the need to ensure that the United States’ development interventions support the realization of human rights, safeguard human rights defenders and ensure meaningful public participation
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With New Members, the UN Human Rights Council Goes from Bad to Worse

Robert Herman
Senior Advisor for Policy
November 19, 2018

The body’s membership will now be even less democratic than the world as a whole.
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Freedom House Urges Trump Administration to Reevaluate U.S.-Saudi Diplomatic Relationship

November 18, 2018

Reports from the CIA indicate that the murder of journalist Jamal Kashoggi was ordered by Saudi Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman. 
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Freedom House Urges President Trump to Take Strong Stand on Khashoggi Murder

October 19, 2018

Freedom House urges the Trump administration to call for an independent investigation of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, and to issue sanctions on those responsible for his death.

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Robert Herman

Senior Advisor for Policy

Dr. Herman is senior advisor for policy at Freedom House.

Issues: 
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Sub-Saharan Africa

Arch Puddington

Distinguished Fellow for Democracy Studies


Issues: 
Elections, Religious Freedom, Rule of Law
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Europe

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The Democracy Project

A majority of Americans see democracy in the U.S. as weak and getting weaker, according to a national survey released by The Democracy Project, a joint initiative of Freedom House, the George W. Bush Institute, and the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.

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