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.

Featured Recommendations: Nurturing Global Democracy

Global democracy has receded under pressure from authoritarian forces over the past 17 years, according to Freedom in the World 2023: Marking 50 Years in the Struggle for Democracy . 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.

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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.

illustration by Mitch Blunt, the globe with many walls built to illustrate internet blockages

Featured Recommendations: Protecting Internet Freedom

Global internet freedom declined for the 12th consecutive year in 2022. See what policymakers and tech companies can do to protect human rights online

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Recommendations From Beijing's Global Media Influence

Long-term democratic resilience to Beijing’s media influence will require a coordinated response across a variety of sectors. Governments, media outlets, civil society, and technology firms all have an essential role to play in protecting freedom of expression and access to information in the face of increasingly aggressive Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence efforts, while ensuring adherence to democratic norms and international human rights standards. Here are Freedom House's global policy recommendations from the Beijing's Global Media Influence report.

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Freedom House - Transnational Repression 2022

Recommendations from Transnational Repression 2022

Freedom House's policy recommendations from our latest transnational repression report are intended to constrain the ability of states to commit acts of transnational repression , to increase accountability for perpetrators of transnational repression, and to provide protection for at-risk exiles and diasporas.

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Rally in support of Ukraine in Times Square following the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Recommendations from 2022 Nations in Transit

If the international democratic community is to stem the spread of authoritarianism and defend and strengthen fundamental freedoms, like-minded leaders must seize this pivotal moment to undertake creative, multilateral, and sustained policy solutions in the face of extraordinary challenges. Read more from the 2022 edition of Nations in Transit.

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