Freedom House

Freedom House is a U.S.-based 501 U.S. Government funded non-governmental organisation that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom, and human rights. Freedom House was founded in October 1941. Wendell Willkie and Eleanor Roosevelt served as its first honorary chairpersons. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Freedom House has hosted 16 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1990 News Conference. The year with the most events was 2005 with two events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 1991 with an average of 523 views per video. Most appearances with Adrian Karatnycky (6), Jeane J. Kirkpatrick (5), Sam Brownback (3). Most common tags: Humanitarian Issues, Democracy.

Recent Programs

July 29, 2021
Freedom House Discussion on Combating Disinformation

Elected officials and journalists discussed efforts to combat online disinformation at a virtual event with Freedom House. Ge…
August 7, 2013
Civil Society in Libya

One year after Libya’s General National Congress elections and two years after the collapse of the Qadhafi regime, representa…
November 1, 2005
Human Rights and Religious Freedom

Panelists talked about the status of religious freedom in various regions of the world. Among the topics they addressed were …
November 1, 2005
Human Rights Issues: Genocide

A bipartisan conference was held on “Human Rights: Uncommon Leadership for Common Values.” Participants discussed aiding th…