Joint Statements, Testimonies and Advocacy
Joint Letter to the Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S. Urging Action on the Ongoing Detention of Galal El-Behairy
Advocacy letter
گەلاوێژ 31, 2025
Freedom House Welcomes G7 Plan for Countering Transnational Repression
Policy Alert
پووشپەڕ 20, 2025
Congress Must Push For Ukraine Peace Process that Addresses the Rights and Needs of People Affected
Advocacy letter
جۆزەردان 20, 2025
Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Chinese Government’s Arbitrary Detention of Journalist Zhang Zhan
Joint statement
جۆزەردان 14, 2025
Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Hong Kong Government’s Targeting of Exiled Activists’ Families
Joint statement
جۆزەردان 7, 2025
Joint Statement: Bahrain must immediately free detained human rights defender Ali AlHajee
Joint statement
خاکەلێوە 5, 2025
Freedom House and partner organizations call for action as press freedom violations surge in Turkey in 2025
Joint statement
ڕەشەمێ 5, 2025
La decisión de la CSJ a favor de que Jose Rubén Zamora permanezca en arresto domiciliario es un aliciente para la prensa en Guatemala.
Joint statement
ڕێبەندان 17, 2025
NGOs welcome the reduction of Salma al-Shehab’s sentence, but continue to call for her unconditional release
Joint statement
ڕێبەندان 15, 2025
Joint letter to European Commission President: EU should oppose Türkiye’s “agent of influence” bill
Advocacy letter
بەفرانبار 10, 2024
Turkey: Press freedom and freedom of expression groups, media outlets and civil society condemn regulator’s decision to shutter Açık Radyo
Joint statement
گەڵاڕێزان 18, 2024
Guatemala: International organizations demand due process guarantees at key hearing for Jose Rubén Zamora’s release
Joint statement
گەڵاڕێزان 17, 2024
Partners of Saudi Arabia should send observers to upcoming trial hearings of Salma al-Shehab and Nourah al-Qahtani
Joint statement
ڕەزبەر 24, 2024
HRC57: INGOs urge states to support renewal of UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia
Advocacy letter
ڕەزبەر 10, 2024
Joint NGOs Statement Marking the 2nd Anniversary of the Publication of UN OHCHR Assessment on Atrocity Crimes in the Uyghur Region
Joint statement
خەرمانان 28, 2024
Joint Statement: Need for an Urgent Rethink of International Response to the Human Rights Crisis in Afghanistan
Joint statement
خەرمانان 15, 2024
Open Letter to Secretary Blinken Regarding United States Security Assistance to Israel
Advocacy letter
گەلاوێژ 1, 2024
United States: Freedom House Commends US Congress’s Passage of Additional Aid for Ukraine
Policy Alert
بانەمەڕ 24, 2024
US Congress Should Provide Urgently Needed Ukraine Funding before Adjourning
Policy Alert
بەفرانبار 19, 2023
CECC Statement: The Threat of Transnational Repression from China and the U.S. Response
Testimony and remarks
Freedom House Statement for the Record: Hearing on Counter-terrorism and Human Rights
Testimony and remarks
The Impact of the National Security Law on Media and Internet Freedom in Hong Kong
Testimony and remarks
Moldova: Contribuție la Raportul privind evaluarea periodică universală a Republicii Moldova
Testimony and remarks
گەلاوێژ 30, 2021
Moldova: Stakeholder Submission on Media Freedom for the Universal Periodic Review
Testimony and remarks
Joint Letter: Safety of Journalists Coalition Members Urge UN Action to Protect Journalists
Advocacy letter
بەفرانبار 10, 2020
Joint Letter: Support for Establishing the Senate Human Rights Commission
Advocacy letter
بەفرانبار 8, 2020
Gran preocupación por la reelección de Cuba para el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU
Joint statement
گەڵاڕێزان 13, 2020
Turkey: NGOs Call for Osman Kavala's Release Following 1,000 Days of Imprisonment
Advocacy letter
گەلاوێژ 22, 2020
24 International Organizations Call for Global Magnitsky Sanctions on Authoritarians Seeking to Exploit the Pandemic
Advocacy letter
گەلاوێژ 9, 2020
Ukraine: Ensure Journalists’ Safety and the Public’s Right to Truth
Testimony and remarks
پووشپەڕ 30, 2020
Moldova: Address the Lingering and New Challenges Facing Access to Information
Testimony and remarks
Call for the Protection of Democracy and Privacy as Tech Responds to Pandemic
Advocacy letter
پووشپەڕ 12, 2020
Civil Rights Groups Call for Protection of Democracy and Privacy as Tech Responds to Pandemic
Advocacy letter
پووشپەڕ 12, 2020
Support for the bipartisan, bicameral Protecting Human Rights During Pandemic Act
Advocacy letter
پووشپەڕ 8, 2020
Calling for an End to Human Rights Abuses and Accountability for COVID-19 Response in Myanmar
Advocacy letter
جۆزەردان 13, 2020
Ukraine Should Defend and Uphold the Freedoms of Association and Peaceful Assembly
Testimony and remarks
From Statements to Action: Reforming the Framework for Media Freedom in Moldova
Testimony and remarks
Protecting the Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Democratic Institutions in Russia
Testimony and remarks
Call on the Government of Zimbabwe to Respect and Protect Citizens’ Right to Protest
Advocacy letter
خەرمانان 15, 2019
Letter to Hong Kong's Carrie Lam: Government Should Postpone Vote on Extradition Amendments
Advocacy letter
بانەمەڕ 1, 2019
Senate SFOPS Subcommittee Urged to Increase Funding for Global Magnitksy Implementation
Advocacy letter
خاکەلێوە 28, 2019
House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations Urged to Increase Global Magnitsky Funding
Advocacy letter
خاکەلێوە 28, 2019
US Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Urged to Increase Global Magnitsky Funding
Advocacy letter
خاکەلێوە 28, 2019
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Urged to Increase Global Magnitsky Funding
Advocacy letter
خاکەلێوە 28, 2019
US Should Continue to Pursue Accountability for the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Advocacy letter
خاکەلێوە 14, 2019
Non-Governmental Organizations in Support of Global EU Human Rights Sanctions Regime
Advocacy letter
بەفرانبار 6, 2018
Human Rights Defenders are a Cornerstone of Sustainable Development
Advocacy letter
سەرماوەز 27, 2018
Freedom House Urges President Trump to Take Strong Stand on Khashoggi Murder
Advocacy letter
گەڵاڕێزان 19, 2018
Dear President Trump: Defend American Democratic Values in Meeting with Putin
Advocacy letter
گەلاوێژ 10, 2018
Joint Letter to Secretary Pompeo: Withdrawal from UNHRC Undermines American Interests
Advocacy letter
پووشپەڕ 19, 2018
United States Congress: Update Foreign Agent Registration Act in Consideration of Civil Society
Advocacy letter
جۆزەردان 9, 2018
Colombia: Letter to Vice President Pence on Assassinations of Community Leaders
Advocacy letter
بانەمەڕ 13, 2018
Renew the Mandate: Keep the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran
Advocacy letter
خاکەلێوە 12, 2018
Letter from 58 NGOs Calling for Targeted Economic Sanctions in Burma
Advocacy letter
سەرماوەز 6, 2017
United States Congress: Vote on H.Res 128 Supporting Respect for Human Rights in Ethiopia
Advocacy letter
گەڵاڕێزان 12, 2017
UN Human Rights Council: Addressing the pervasive human rights crisis in Ethiopia
Advocacy letter
جۆزەردان 25, 2017
US: Uphold Leadership and Achieve Reforms at UN Human Rights Council
Advocacy letter
جۆزەردان 11, 2017
Freedom House Urges President Trump to Include Support for Fundamental Freedoms at the Summit with President Xi
Advocacy letter
بانەمەڕ 4, 2017
Joint Letter to Secretary Tillerson on U.S. Engagement with the UN Human Rights Council
Advocacy letter
ڕەشەمێ 10, 2017
Moldova: Stakeholder Submission on Information Access for the Universal Periodic Review
Testimony and remarks
Call on Secretary Kerry to Grant Humanitarian Parole for Threatened Bangladeshi Bloggers and Publishers
Advocacy letter
بەفرانبار 22, 2015
Activists, Lawyers & Journalists: Renew IGF Mandate, Expand Civil Society Voices and Human Rights in Internet Governance
Advocacy letter
سەرماوەز 20, 2015
The U.S. Anti-Trafficking Report and Diplomacy: Sustaining Candor and Credibility
Testimony and remarks
Letter to President Obama Highlighting Human Rights Issues with Xi Jinping
Advocacy letter
ڕەزبەر 9, 2015
Joint Statement Calling for The Release of Vietnamese Prisoner of Conscience, Tran Huynh Duy Thuc
Advocacy letter
جۆزەردان 26, 2015
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act: A Crucial Tool for U.S. Foreign Policy
Testimony and remarks
Human Rights in Azerbaijan: A Joint Letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
Advocacy letter
بانەمەڕ 13, 2015
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