

Policy Recommendations
A growing disregard for the conditions that form the foundations of democracy—including respect for the rights of minorities and migrants, space for critical dissent, and commitment to the rule of law—threatens to destabilize the democratic order. These and many other issues pose a threat to democracy around the world.
Freedom House Policy Recommendations

Strengthening Democracy
Democracies should work to support their core principles at home and around the world. Neglecting to tie democratic principles to foreign policy leaves democracies vulnerable to interference from authoritarian regimes.

Internet Freedom
The future of privacy, free expression, and democratic governance rests on the decisions we make today. Explore Freedom House's recommendations on internet freedom, election integrity, and preventing abusive social media surveillance.

Democratic Governance in Europe and Eurasia
To counter the democratic breakdown recorded by the Nations in Transit report, democracies, especially the United States and European Union member states, should work to protect democratic values and human rights.

Democracy in Pandemic
Freedom House calls on governments, civil society organizations, and donors to protect political rights and civil liberties during and after the coronavirus pandemic.

Combatting Corruption & Kleptocracy
The rise of modern authoritarianism has been accompanied by an expansion in corruption and kleptocracy, posing a significant threat to democracy around the world.

China's Global Influence
The Chinese government’s efforts to tighten control at home and expand authoritarian tactics abroad present a threat to global democracy.
Featured Recommendations: Nurturing Global Democracy
Global democracy has receded under pressure from authoritarian forces over the past 15 years. To help turn the tide, democratic governments and the private sector should cultivate opportunities for progress, hold dictators to account for corruption and rights abuses, and strengthen democratic institutions at home.

NEW ANALYSIS: Transnational Repression
Freedom House policy recommendations on combatting transnational repression are intended to constrain the ability of states to commit individual acts of transnational repression and to increase accountability for perpetrators.

Featured Initiative
Learn more about the new Task Force on US Strategy to Support Democracy and Counter Authoritarianism.
Policy Briefs & Analysis
Testimony and Remarks

Ukraine: Ensure Journalists’ Safety and the Public’s Right to Truth
Testimony and remarks
June 30, 2020
Advocacy Letters

Coalition Letter Requesting Federal Moratorium on the Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Advocacy letter
February 16, 2021