Support for democracies, an antidote to the advance of authoritarianism. Last year, political rights and civil liberties deteriorated in 52 countries and only 21 of them improved their situation.
These declines affect a fifth of the world's population. The history of world democracy is not a fairy tale. In 2023, tyrants and despots toughened repression against political, religious groups and ethnic minorities, manipulated formerly democratic institutions to guarantee their “re-election” and showed their growing willingness to exercise violence.