Today, @Int_IDEA launched its #GlobalStateofDemocracy 2⃣0⃣2⃣1⃣ Report. Key findings show that the #pandemic has been a key driver behind democratic regression globally. There is an urgent need to strengthen democratic resilience! Find out more here➡️ https://t.co/NxvkeME5Wu pic.twitter.com/H0x8TO8ozw
— International IDEA @ the UN (@IIDEA_UN) November 22, 2021
* The US is among countries which has imposed non-democratic measures
* Think tanksaid number of backsliding democracies has doubled in past decade
* Situation is getting worse in autocracies with regimes becoming 'even more brazen in their repression
Democracy is deteriorating across the world, with countries including the United States taking undemocratic and 'unnecessary' actions to contain the coronavirus pandemic, an intergovernmental body said in a new report today.
'Many democratic governments are backsliding,' the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, or International IDEA, said.
The 34-nation organization added that as of August 2021, 64 per cent of countries have taken an action to curb the pandemic that it considers 'disproportionate, unnecessary or illegal.'
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WNU Editor: The report is here .... Global State of Democracy Report 2021 (IDEA).
Report Says Democracy Is Deteriorating Across The World Due To Actions To Contain The Covid Pandemic
Report: Democracy backsliding across the world amid pandemic -- AP
US added to list of ‘backsliding’ democracies for first time -- The Guardian/AFP
Democracy deteriorating worldwide amid pandemic: report -- The Hill
US, Poland, Hungary land on 'backsliding democracies' list -- DW
European thinktank adds U.S. to list of "backsliding" democracies for 1st time -- CBS/AFP