News & Updates

The latest from Freedom House:

Lisa Davis, Freedom House's senior advisor for international legal affairs, submitted testimony for the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission about strengthening US support for human rights defenders and civil society abroad on May 17, 2012.

Freedom House applauds Brazil’s launch of a national truth commission, which will investigate serious human rights violations committed during the period 1964 through 1988.

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Freedom House has joined human rights groups around the world in calling for increased civil society participation in preparing for the World Conference on International Telecommunications.

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Freedom House mourns the tragic death of journalist Angel Alfredo Villatoro, who was found dead last night in the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, and calls on Honduran authorities to follow through on their stated commitment to bring his killer to justice, and to do more ensure the protection of  journalists.

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