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Across Central America, democracy and its institutions are under duress as authoritarians consolidate power and further destabilize and impoverish citizens. From the co-opting of judiciaries to full-fledged attacks on political opposition and civic actors alike, proponents of democracy are increasingly worried about what the future holds for Central American democracy.

In Nicaragua, seven presidential candidates and two dozen civil society leaders are behind bars or under house arrest as elections approach, while in Honduras the electoral process is multi-party but leaves citizens with few honest options at the polls. In Guatemala and El Salvador, civil society is loudly decrying closing civic space, threats to freedom of expression, and growing human rights violations, along with entrenched impunity for past abuses.

Often at great cost and personal risk, NED grantees in civil society and the independent media sector work consistently to advance and protect democratic rights and processes, expose the anti-democratic actions of their governments, and chart new paths and ideas for a democratic future. The National Endowment for Democracy is proud to honor the bravery, commitment, and talent of four of our civil society partners with the 2021 Democracy Award.

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The National Endowment for Democracy is a private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening of democratic institutions around the world. Each year, NED makes more than 2,000 grants to support the projects of non-governmental groups abroad who are working for democratic goals in more than 100 countries. Learn more at https://www.ned.org/

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