Freedom House

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Date	1941 - present
Areas Of Involvement	democracy

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Human Rights Watch CARE Féderátion Aéronautique Internationale Muslim World League FINCA International International Federation of Human Rights International Association of Universities Society of the Sacred Heart Veterans for Peace World Union for Progressive Judaism