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The study found that just 284 million people living in countries including Austria, Estonia, Scandinavian nations, New Zealand and Jamaica enjoy unrestricted civil rights, while 85 percent of the world's population lives under restricted, suppressed or closed civil society conditions.</span

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The study found that just 284 million people living in countries including Austria, Estonia, Scandinavian nations, New Zealand and Jamaica enjoy unrestricted civil rights, while 85 percent of the world's population lives under restricted, suppressed or closed civil society conditions.

According to Civicus network data covering 197 countries and territories, nine nations were downgraded in civil rights rankings during 2024, including Georgia, Kenya, Peru and the Netherlands, while nine others improved their standings including Jamaica, Japan and Poland.</span

According to Civicus network data covering 197 countries and territories, nine nations were downgraded in civil rights rankings during 2024, including Georgia, Kenya, Peru and the Netherlands, while nine others improved their standings including Jamaica, Japan and Poland.

The V-Dem Index provides multidimensional democracy measurements across five principles including electoral, liberal, participatory, deliberative and egalitarian systems, tracking the complexity of democratic governance beyond simple electoral processes in countries worldwide.</span

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The V-Dem Index provides multidimensional democracy measurements across five principles including electoral, liberal, participatory, deliberative and egalitarian systems, tracking the complexity of democratic governance beyond simple electoral processes in countries worldwide.

The Human Freedom Index 2024 found that 87.4 percent of the world's population lost freedom between 2019 and 2022, with only 14.1 percent living in the top quartile of freest jurisdictions while 43 percent reside in the bottom quartile of least-free countries.</span

The Human Freedom Index 2024 found that 87.4 percent of the world's population lost freedom between 2019 and 2022, with only 14.1 percent living in the top quartile of freest jurisdictions while 43 percent reside in the bottom quartile of least-free countries.

Freedom House's Freedom in the World index documented that four countries declined from Partly Free to Not Free status in 2024, including Thailand, Kuwait, Niger and Tanzania, while attacks on media freedom were recorded in over 120 countries and territories globally.</span

Freedom House's Freedom in the World index documented that four countries declined from Partly Free to Not Free status in 2024, including Thailand, Kuwait, Niger and Tanzania, while attacks on media freedom were recorded in over 120 countries and territories globally.

Global Civil Rights Crisis: 7 Billion Lack Full Freedoms

ReportGlobal Civil Rights Crisis: About 7 Billion People Lack Full Civil RightsFreedoms

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