Policy Recommendations

Global democracy has receded under pressure from authoritarian forces over the past 18 years, according to Freedom in the World 2024: The Mounting Damage of Flawed Elections and Armed Conflict. 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.

Political imprisonment and tactics to restrict liberty and civic participation are key tools for limiting dissent. To counter authoritarianism, support advocates of democratic change, and prevent future waves of repression, democratic governments, public and private donors, and civil society organizations should monitor for these tactics and take action when they are present. Explore policy recommendations from our newest report, Visible and Invisible Bars.

Policymakers, the tech industry, and civil society should work together to address the global decline in internet freedom. Explore the policy recommendations from the 2024 edition of Freedom on the Net.

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.

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.