Το Freedom House εκδίδει την ετήσια αξιολόγησή του για την κατάσταση των πολιτικών δικαιωμάτων και των αστικών ελευθεριών στον κόσμο από το 1972.
"To make matters worse, the most powerful authoritarian regimes have become more repressive, more influential in the international arena, and more uncompromising." Freedom House has issued its annual assessment of the state of political rights and civil liberties in the world since 1972.