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'''Freedom house''' is an [[non-governmental organization]] (NGO) based in [[Washington, D.C.]] whose stated aim is to promote [[human rights]]. On its mission statement, it states that it wishes to,
'''Freedom House''' is an [[non-governmental organization]] (NGO) based in [[Washington, D.C.]] whose stated aim is to promote [[human rights]].
==Stated aims==
In its mission statement, Freedom House states that it wishes to,
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"Function ... as a catalyst for freedom, democracy, and the rule of law through its analysis, advocacy, and action.<ref>http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=2</ref>"
"Function ... as a catalyst for freedom, democracy, and the rule of law through its analysis, advocacy, and action.<ref>http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=2</ref>"
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While it has been criticized by some as being too closely connected to the [[US government]], (approximately 90% of its 2000-2003 funding came from the [[State Department]]), it has an excellent record of boldly speaking out against human-rights abusers.Its opposition to the [[South African]] [[apartheid]] government was one of the major factors leading to the bipartisan [[Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act]] of 1989, and the political commentator John R. Miller praised it, saying that it had
==Positive work==
While Freedom House has been criticized by some as being too closely connected to the [[US government]], (approximately 90% of its 2000–2003 funding came from the [[State Department]]), commentators have argued that it has an excellent record of boldly speaking out against human-rights abusers. Its opposition to the [[South Africa]]n [[apartheid]] government was one of the major factors leading to the bipartisan [[Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act]] of 1989, and the political commentator John R. Miller praised it, saying that it had
{{Cquote|"unwaveringly raised the standard of freedom in evaluating fascist countries, Communist regimes, and plain old, dictatorial thugocracies ... those fighting for freedom in countries lacking it are encouraged or discouraged by what Freedom House’s report covers. And sometimes — most importantly — their governments are moved to greater effort."<ref>http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=ZmVmZDg5MmM5ODBmM2YyNzM3NTMwZjBjNGQxNDhjMTE=</ref>''}}
{{Cquote|"unwaveringly raised the standard of freedom in evaluating fascist countries, Communist regimes, and plain old, dictatorial thugocracies ... those fighting for freedom in countries lacking it are encouraged or discouraged by what Freedom House’s report covers. And sometimes — most importantly — their governments are moved to greater effort."<ref>http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=ZmVmZDg5MmM5ODBmM2YyNzM3NTMwZjBjNGQxNDhjMTE=</ref>''}}
==Left-wing bias and advocacy==
Despite its achievements and the praise it has historically received, Freedom House has shifted in a [[liberal]] direction, and one can see let-wing bias in its work. For example, when it released its annual "World Freedom Index" in 2018, it gave the United States the "sharpest one-year drop since we began doing the survey more than 40 years ago" simply because [[Donald Trump]] became U.S. President and because he attacked the left-wing mainstream media and other [[establishment]] or [[deep state]] bastions.<ref>[https://www.axios.com/democracy-in-retreat-1516185944-2065d7ef-7df6-4bb1-9b89-0840c128194e.html Report: U.S. democracy has "sharpest one-year drop" in 40 years]. ''Axios''. Retrieved January 17, 2018.</ref><ref>Manchester, Julia (January 17, 2018). [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/369313-report-freedoms-deteriorating-under-trump Report: Freedoms deteriorating under Trump]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 17, 2018.</ref> Thus, although President Trump and the U.S. government made no actions to limit any type of freedom, the U.S. was downgraded because of the President's words, and Freedom House [[Liberal hypocrisy|did not downgrade]] Western Europe, Canada, or Australia, despite [[religious freedom#Examples of restrictions on religious freedom in the West|the numerous restrictions on religious freedom]] in those regions.
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