The Big Picture

 READ FULL REPORT Freedom House was established in 1941 by Democrat Eleanor Roosevelt, Republican Presidential candidate Wendell Willkie, to help evolve a world where democracy and rights were the norm, not the exception. A tall order. And they’re still at it. Every...

Reporters Without Borders (RWB) was founded in 1985. by four journalists in Montpellier, France. Today, with 7 offices around the world, and 134 correspondents, RSF is at the forefront of the defence and promotion of freedom of information. Each year, RSF releases the...

In 1998, during the Presidency of  Bill Clinton, the U.S. Congress passed the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act, which declared it to be U.S. policy to (1) condemn violations of religious freedom, and to promote, and to assist other governments in the...