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Human Rights First's Democracy Watch tool tracks and exposes efforts to leverage, co-opt, and infiltrate legitimate democratic institutions, processes, and policies to advance anti-democratic norms and restrict human and civil rights. Join our effort as a collaborator on this project through feedback and partnership.
Tracking Legislative Threats
Targeting Our Communities and Our Democracy
Human Rights First developed Democracy Watch to track, map, and expose trends in federal and state bills that directly or indirectly undermine democratic processes (i.e. free and fair elections), weaken democratic institutions (i.e. public education), or harm specific communities, including but not limited to, immigrants, refugees, Jewish communities, Muslim communities, women, LGBTQ+ communities, Black and Brown communities, Asian American communities, and Indigenous communities.
Read More About Democracy WatchCategories
The following categories are umbrella terms for the most common types of antidemocratic legislation:
Gender, Sexuality, & Reproductive Rights
Legislation that harms individuals based on their gender, gender identity, sex, sexuality, disability, and/or reproductive capacities.
Racial, Religious, National, & Ethnic Rights
Legislation that harms individuals based on their racial, religious, national, and ethnic groups including, but not limited to, immigrants, refugees, Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh communities, Black and Brown communities, and indigenous communities. This includes legislation that harms the recording, tracking, or prosecution of hate crimes and hate incidents.
Democratic Institutions
Legislation that threatens election processes, election results, or the institutions that support democratic processes.
Veteran & Military Communities
Legislation that harms active-duty military, veteran communities, and their families. And legislation that weaponizes the military against civilians.
Project 2025
Legislation that supports the goals of Project 2025.
Immigrant & Refugee Rights
Legislation that harms immigrants, migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in the United States, including their access to humane processes and legal representation.
Sub-categories
The following sub-categories are umbrella terms for the most common types of antidemocratic legislation within the four categories outlined above:
LGBTQ+ Rights
LGBTQ+ Rights Legislation that restricts or harms the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and broader community in the United States, including their representation and histories.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility (DEIA)
Legislation that harms the right to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in public and private institutions. This includes the right to policies that promote or protect LGBTQ+ individuals, racial justice initiatives, and fair hiring and promotion practices in workplaces.
Public Education
Legislation that harms public education institutions, educators, and the right to quality curriculum.
Voter Suppression & Election Interference
Legislation that threatens voter’s rights to equal representation in federal, state, and local elections or legislation that harms election processes and outcomes.
First Amendment Rights
Legislation that threatens the freedom of the press or media, freedom of speech, and the right to assembly, protest, or petition.
Healthcare
Legislation that threatens access to healthcare and medical services.
Libraries
Legislation that threatens the autonomy of librarians and staff as well as the public's access to reading and educational material that is representative of all communities.
Reproductive Rights
Legislation that threatens the right to access and attain reproductive health care.
Indigenous Rights
Legislation that threatens the rights of Indigenous, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander communities in the United States, including but not limited to tribal sovereignty and land rights.
Environmental and Climate Rights
Legislation that threatens environmental or climate protections or endangers our critical natural resources.
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