Freedom House

April 12, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

Nicaragua’s charade at the ICJ

The bitter irony is that it is the country’s far-left leadership, aligned with the dictatorships in Venezuela and Cuba, that should be in the dock.

March 21, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi |

How Turkey’s opposition media empowers Erdoğan

Complicity in perpetuating authoritarian rule has many faces. Undemocratic governance is propped up by politicians and big businesses as well as a complacent media ecosystem and...

August 26, 2023 | Ivana Stradner, Jason Jay Smart

Athens Declaration Unites Southern Europe Behind Ukraine

President Zelensky's trip to Athens this week proved to be pivotal in advancing Ukraine's longtime objectives of moving towards EU membership.

August 2, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

Anniversary of a forever war

Seventy years ago, the Korean War didn’t quite end

April 14, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi, Eric S. Edelman

In Support of a Democratic Turkey

A unique opportunity exists for the United States to stand behind the Turkish people in their time of need.

March 7, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey’s Crimes Against Humanity Under ICC Spotlight

Turkey is facing difficult times, really difficult times. The numerous earthquakes which struck ten provinces in the southeastern part of the country killed tens of thousands, made 1.25 million homeless...

January 13, 2023 | David May |

At the United Nations, Israel is ‘the Jew Among the Nations’

China presented itself as a champion of Muslim rights last Tuesday, when it asked the United Nations Security Council to hold a special session to address an Israeli minister’s visit to the Temple Mount,...

August 20, 2022 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey’s Erdogan Is Down But Not Out

What does the opposition coalition stand for beyond defeating Erdogan? The answer to this is unclear.

June 21, 2022 | Orde Kittrie |

Congress Should Help End UN’s Latest Anti-Israel Waste of Funds

With the UN budget in crisis, it is even more irresponsible than usual to waste precious UN resources on the commission of inquiry or any other Israel bashing exercise.

June 10, 2022 | Ivana Stradner, Dalibor Rohac

Hungary’s Orban Is Hardly a Model for American Conservatives

We are no progressives or mushy liberals offended by Mr. Orbán’s attacks on the left’s sacred cows. We are aware of the dangers posed by his brand of nationalism.

February 18, 2022 | Toby Dershowitz, Orde Kittrie

Biden Can Reset the UN’s Discriminatory Approach to Israel

The United States led when it persuaded the General Assembly to repeal its 1975 vote declaring Zionism to be racism. It should now actively and decisively lead the effort to end the Commission of Inquiry, which the UNHRC created to conclude essentially the same thing.

February 16, 2022 | Richard Goldberg, David May

Investors Should Demand Transparency From ESG Research Firms

End-of-year data show that in 2021, investment surged in stocks rated positively by financial research firms on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria, which include an ever-growing list of...

December 22, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

Biden’s defense of democracy

It left a lot to be desired

July 7, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

The authoritarian conquest of the UN

Accommodation and engagement are no solution

April 7, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

The flagging fight for freedom

The brave few on the front line deserve our support

March 17, 2021 | David May, Morgan Lorraine Viña

How Politics Has Poisoned the United Nations

At its core, the UN Human Rights Council is a political body, and no one should expect the Universal Periodic Review process to be immune.

March 2, 2021 | Aykan Erdemir |

House Joins Senate’s Call for Tougher Action Against Erdogan

One hundred seventy U.S. House members released a bipartisan letter Monday urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address “the troubling human rights abuses taking place under [Turkish] President...

March 1, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, David May

The UN Should Protect Human Rights, Not Human Rights Abusers

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday that the United States will seek membership at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in January 2022 as part of the Biden administration’s...

October 15, 2020 | Tzvi Kahn |

UN Elects Worst Violators to Human Rights Council

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday overwhelmingly elected China, Cuba, Gabon, Pakistan, Russia, and Uzbekistan as members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The election underscores...

September 21, 2020 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Fear grows for jailed Qatari royal amid health decline as wife pleads at UN for release

His wife is waging David vs. Goliath struggle against wealthy Qatari monarch