- 'Democracy is in retreat': Civil and political rights eroding, report warns | The annual ranking of 209 nations and territories, prepared by the U.S.-based democracy watchdog Freedom House, recorded an overall decline in global freedom for the 13th straight year https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/national-today-newsletter-civil-rights-bletchley-park-1.5162886 493 comments worldnews