Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that the rise of misinformation on social media threatens American democracy.

"The oath that we took to defend our democracy, we take seriously," says Aquilino Gonell in the 30-second clip. "He [Trump] does not."

A recent study by the nonpartisan World Justice Project found that almost half of Trump voters will refuse to accept the election results if Trump loses.

The latest edition of Freedom House's index showed that nine countries in the region saw a decline in freedom. The global outlook

A report by The Economist delves into the reasons for the broad drop. Its analysis of different individual countries

In an interview with The Latin Times, the deputy director of the Americas Program at the CSIS analyzed the country's political landscape

The Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) said 85 out of 173 countries surveyed had "suffered a decline in at least one key indicator of democratic performance in the past five years".

To avoid a runoff election on November 19, a candidate needs to win 45 percent of the vote Sunday, or 40 percent with a difference of 10 points or more over the nearest rival.

Leftist President Gabriel Boric joined the procession of some 5,000 people, according to the government -- becoming the first leader of Chile since the end of the dictatorship in 1990 to do so.

Two commissions created to study the dictatorship concluded that at least 38,254 people were tortured under the Pinochet regime, which lasted until 1990.

Decades after Pinochet's downfall and the arrival of democracy in Chile, the fates of only 307, out of at least 1,469 people have been determined.

North Korean defectors share their stories and the many challenges they face when starting a new life in South Korea.

China angered as Taiwan invited to first of its kind Democracy summit that will be hosted by Joe Biden.

Taiwan is making the necessary preparations in the event China executes some plan against the country.

The man who slapped the French President shouted a war cry.

The 78-year-old Nobel laureate has written several novels which deal with the nature of dictatorships, including "The Feast of the Goat" and "Conversation in the Cathedral."

An ebullient President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday hailed his comfortable re-election as evidence of Venezuela's "perfect" democracy and mocked his foes' depiction of him as a dictator.