UN: China blocks civil society activists, harasses experts
Human Rights Watch says in a new report Tuesday that China has tried to intimidate, blacklist and squelch the voices of rights advocates who operate within the U.N. system,… Read more »
Video offers rare glimpse of Cuban ‘moderate’ leader’s hardline ideology
The Cuban opposition movement will try to register more than 170 independent candidates for the upcoming general election, which begin in October. But they have almost zero chance… Read more »
On verge of crisis, Guatemala lifts presidential immunity
Guatemala’s top court opened the way on Monday for an investigation of President Jimmy Morales (left) for alleged illegal campaign finances, but Congress will have the final say on… Read more »
Information the key to opening up North Korea
Opening up North Korea’s society is “a completely bleak problem” because citizens “have been deprived of any tools that they need, education, information, sharing tools,” according to Suki Kim, author… Read more »
Democracies should prepare for long fight against Russian disinformation
Russia carries out and encourages ‘active measures’ in Europe to destabilize and confuse governments and societies. But these are often opportunistic and shaped by local conditions, says analyst Mark… Read more »
Liberal democracy the path to greater security
Due to their more open and deliberative nature, democracies are perceived as more vulnerable to conflict and violence. Even in established democracies, the role of democracy in underpinning national security… Read more »
Community of Democracies alive and kicking?
The Ninth Community of Democracies (CD) Governing Council Ministerial will convene on September 15 in Washington, DC, the U.S. Department of State has confirmed: This ministerial represents the culmination of… Read more »
Options for advancing democracy in a new international order
We may be facing the end of the West, with dictators and demagogues intent on destroying the international system, according to Harvard University’s Yascha Mounk. The Russian political class has… Read more »
China’s strategy to limit West’s global influence
China is fashioning a new form of multilateralism with a strategy for the systematic displacing of institutions built on high ideals and values, such as free markets and democracy, notes… Read more »
Times Square ads jumpstart North Korea human rights campaign
A human rights nonprofit has purchased billboard space in New York City’s Times Square as part of a campaign to refocus discussion on North Korea, NBC News reports: In July,… Read more »