Summit for Democracy
2021
The Latest on the Summit for Democracy
See all of Freedom House's updates on the 2021 Summit for Democracy.
Press Releases & Op-eds
Summit for Democracy: New Scorecards Highlight State of Freedom in Participating Countries
Press release
December 2, 2021
Biden’s Summit for Democracy shouldn’t be just a photo op opens in new tab
External
November 23, 2021
Democracy Summit Participants Should Examine Own Role in Countering Global Democratic Decline, Must Include Civil Society
Press release
November 9, 2021
Events related to the Summit
Responding to Transnational Repression
Join Freedom House for a panel discussion on countering authoritarianism as part of the Global Democracy Coalition Forum 2021.
Parliament’s Role to Defend & Safeguard Human Rights: Inclusive Lawmaking, Holding Bad Actors Accountable, and Protecting Mechanisms to Redress Grievances
Freedom House President Michael J. Abramowitz will be moderating one of the House Democracy Partnership’s official Summit events on human rights.
Report Card on the Human Rights of LGBTQI Peoples: Measuring Democracy, Human Rights, and LGBTQI Inclusion
Freedom House Vice President of Research and Analysis Sarah Repucci will be presenting at this event.
Summit Country Assessments
With one week to go until President Biden’s long-awaited Summit for Democracy, Freedom House published scorecards assessing the state of freedom in each of the 112 participating countries.