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Cameroon Presidential Election: Opposition Leader Faces Threats After Declaring Himself Winner
By Tarhyang Enowbikah Tabe – WLC Member (Africa, Cameroon) Cameroon’s political landscape is once again in turmoil following Sunday’s presidential election, as opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, president of the National Front for the Salvation of Cameroon (NFSC), declared himself the winner.…
World Liberty Congress Celebrates the Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado
The World Liberty Congress celebrates the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado in recognition of her tireless and courageous commitment to freedom, democracy, and human dignity in Venezuela. This honor is bestowed upon both one extraordinary…
World Liberty Congress Calls on Tajikistan to Fulfill ICC Obligations and Arrest Vladimir Putin
Directed to: The World Liberty Congress expresses grave concern over recent announcements that President Vladimir Putin plans to travel to Tajikistan. As a State Party to the Rome Statute, Tajikistan is under an unequivocal legal obligation to cooperate fully with…
World Liberty Congress Demands Proof of Life for WLC Leadership Council Member Oumar Sylla (Foniké Mengué)
The World Liberty Congress (WLC) has taken note of recent statements by regime-affiliated spokesperson Taliby Dabo, who claimed that forcibly disappeared activists Oumar Sylla (known as Foniké Mengué) and Mamadou Billo Bah are “alive.” Dabo stated: “You’re the one who…
Tundu Lissu and my struggle against authoritarianism and the fight for democracy
by Leopoldo López, WLC Secretary General, for Daily Maverick.
World Liberty Congress Statement on the Release of Governor Luis Fernando Camacho in Bolivia
The World Liberty Congress (WLC) welcomes the historic release of Governor Luis Fernando Camacho in Bolivia, a pivotal moment for justice and democracy in the country following years of political persecution under the former MAS regime. Governor Camacho, a leading…
Why Institutional Quality Still Matters: Lessons from the 2025 Institutional Quality Index
By Félix Maradiaga, WLC Leadership Council and Director of the WLC Academy A global benchmark for institutional strength The recently released 2025 Institutional Quality Index (ICI) offers yet another reminder of the central role that institutions play in sustaining liberty…
The UN Is on the Sidelines of Democracy. It’s Time to Appoint a Special Rapporteur
By Félix Maradiaga, WLC Academy Director “We the Peoples” is not a poetic flourish in the United Nations Charter; it is the operating system the institution promised to run. And yet, on the core question of whether power derives from…
World Liberty Congress Condemns Politically Motivated Sentencing of Founding Member Dr. Succès Masra in Chad
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2025 The World Liberty Congress (WLC) strongly condemns the unjust arrest, trial, and sentencing of Dr. Succès Masra, a founding member of the WLC and a prominent pro-democracy leader in Chad. On May 14, 2025,…