Freedom House

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...

March 1, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey After Erdogan

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,...

December 1, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

Targeting Tiandy

The Case for Blacklisting a Chinese Tech Firm Tied to Crackdowns on Uyghurs and Iranian Protestors

November 21, 2022 | Richard Goldberg |

How to Assess Changes in Morningstar Sustainalytics ESG Ratings

August 24, 2022 | Orde Kittrie, Bruce Rashkow

The Time Is Now to Reform the UN Human Rights Apparatus

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 17, 2022 | Richard Goldberg |

How to Curb Anti-Israel Bias Inside ESG Risk Ratings

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

December 3, 2021 | David Adesnik |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: November

July 7, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

The authoritarian conquest of the UN

Accommodation and engagement are no solution

June 30, 2021 | Tzvi Kahn, David May, Craig Singleton

United Nations Human Rights Council

April 13, 2021 | Craig Singleton |

Diplomatic Malpractice: Reforming the WHO After China’s COVID Cover-up

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...