All posts in Freedom House
Cambodia: Revise or Abandon Draft NGO Law
Donors, who provide approximately half of Cambodia’s national budget, should make clear to the Cambodian government that the fourth draft of the Law on Associations and NGOs (LANGO) must be revised to protect civil society or be withdrawn, a group of concerned international human rights organizations said today. Any revisions should involve meaningful consultation with civil society organizations and aim to support their activities instead of creating a legal framework allowing for arbitrary closure of organizations or the denial of registration.
Freedom House Calls for Release of Kyrgyz Human Rights Defender Azimjan Askarov
Freedom House -- Freedom House denounces the Kyrgyz Supreme Court's decision on December 20, 2011, to uphold the life sentence for ethnic Uzbek human rights defender Azimjan Askarov
One Year After Fraudulent Elections, Lukashenka Regime Continues to Abuse Human Rights in Belarus
Freedom House -- On the one-year anniversary of the violent crackdown and mass arrests in Belarus following fraudulent presidential elections, Freedom House remains gravely concerned with continued human
Freedom House Calls for Release of Bahraini Activists Al Khawaja and Al Sayed
Freedom House -- Freedom House condemns the arrest of three democracy activists during a peaceful demonstration in Bahrain today and calls on authorities to immediately release the two
Freedom House Endorses Global Online Freedom Act
Freedom House -- Freedom House supports the Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA) 2.0, which was introduced today in the U.S. Congress as H.R. 3605. The bill, which would
RWG Statement on Russia’s December 4 Duma Elections
Freedom House -- On December 4, despite blatant and desperate efforts by the Russian leadership and the party of power, United Russia, to skew results in their favor,
Freedom House Condemns Russian Authorities’ Harassment of Independent Election Monitor
Freedom House -- Freedom House condemns the attacks on Russia's only credible national independent election monitor, the Golos Association, and calls on the government to immediately end its
Freedom House Urges Secretary Clinton to Push for Genuine Political Transformation in Burma
Freedom House -- In advance of the first visit by a United States Secretary of State to Burma in 50 years, Freedom House urges Secretary Hillary Clinton to
Bialiatski Conviction Latest Human Rights Abuse in Belarus
Freedom House -- Freedom House condemns yesterday's sentencing of Ales Bialiatski, prominent Belarusian human rights defender and head of the Human Rights Center 'Viasna,' to 4.5 years in
Macedonia’s Free Speech Backsliding Worrisome
Freedom House -- Freedom House, a member of the International Partnership Group on Freedom of Expression in Macedonia, urges the government of Macedonia to take steps to improve