Freedom House strongly condemns Sunday's fatal attack on members of the Ahmadiyyah community in Indonesia and calls upon the Indonesian government to take increased measures to protect the Ahmadiyyah and other religious minorities across the country.

Freedom House congratulates Southern Sudan on a successful referendum process and urges a sustained commitment by political leaders in Southern Sudan as well as the international community to building a viable democratic society in what will be the world's newest country.

Freedom House today expresses deep concern about the illegal eviction of dozens of Chechen families from their homes in Grozny over the past month and calls on the Russian government to conduct a thorough investigation and provide immediate remedy to the affected families.

President Hosni Mubarak proved once again to be deaf to the demands of the Egyptian people by his refusal today to step down. Freedom House renews its call on Mubarak to heed the wishes of millions of Egyptian people by stepping down immediately and allowing the country to begin a transition to democratic rule.

Freedom House today welcomes the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak after weeks of demonstrations calling for large-scale political reform, including a demand for Mubarak to step down.

Freedom House strongly condemns the brutal murder of Ugandan gay rights activist, David Kato, and calls on Ugandan authorities to conduct a full and transparent investigation of his killing.

President Hosni Mubarak's statement to the Egyptian people tonight regarding widespread protests calling for political reform utterly failed to address citizens' demands for more freedom and reflect the words of a leader who is out of touch with his people, according to Freedom House.

President Teodoro Obiang N'guema of Equatorial Guinea is one of the world's worst human rights abusers, and the African Union should categorically reject his impending assumption to the chairmanship of the organization, according to Freedom House.

Freedom House today called into question the African Union's decision to appoint the presidents of Chad and Mauritania to a panel tasked with solving the current leadership crisis in Côte d'Ivoire.

In the wake of widespread and calculated attacks by Mubarak supporters on pro-democracy activists, Freedom House calls on President Obama to urge President Hosni Mubarak to step down immediately