Kilotest: Violations of contrast poor issue for Freedom House page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://freedomhouse.org/
• Tested 2 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:42 by job 261007T2129-kjk
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 12
  • Violations: 1243
  • Violators: 363
  • Issues: 64
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About the issue

• Why it matters: Content is difficult to understand
• Priority: highest
• Related WCAG standard: 1.4.3
• Reported by 5 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Axe + HTML CodeSniffer + Pour + WAVE)
• Violations: 44
• Violators: 21

Violators

Here are the HTML elements reported to violate rules belonging to the contrast poor issue.

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• Element 249

  • Tag name: H1
  • Text: Expanding and Defending Freedom Around the World
  • Start tag: <h1 class="basic-h1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/h1[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 420, y = 298, width = 710, height = 186
  • Reported by HTML CodeSniffer + WAVE
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• Element 351

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: The Growing Shadow of Autocracy
  • Start tag: <div class="field field--name-field-inset-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[5]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]/div[2]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 436, y = 2085, width = 339, height = 132
  • Reported by HTML CodeSniffer + WAVE
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• Element 398

  • Tag name: H2
  • Text: Tracking Freedom Around the World
  • Start tag: <h2 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item block-title-h2 white">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[6]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/h2[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 420, y = 2937, width = 525, height = 88
  • Reported by WAVE
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• Element 600

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: An Open Letter to Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping
  • Start tag: <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[5]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]/h3[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1516, y = 4310, width = 227, height = 94
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + Pour
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• Element 604

  • Tag name: TIME
  • Text: September 16, 2026
  • Start tag: <time datetime="2026-09-16T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[5]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/time[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1516, y = 4445, width = 145, height = 17
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + Pour
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• Element 601

  • Tag name: P
  • Text: JOINT STATEMENT
  • Start tag: <p class="card-text uppercase inline inline-text-margin-right letterspacing no-vertical-margin">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[5]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/p[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1516, y = 4421, width = 152, height = 24
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + Pour
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• Element 621

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: China: Ensure Sophia Huang Xueqin’s Release and Guarantee Her Freedom from Arbitrary Restrictions
  • Start tag: <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]/h3[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1790, y = 4310, width = 232, height = 118
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + Pour
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• Element 625

  • Tag name: TIME
  • Text: September 15, 2026
  • Start tag: <time datetime="2026-09-15T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/time[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1790, y = 4469, width = 145, height = 17
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + Pour
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• Element 622

  • Tag name: P
  • Text: JOINT STATEMENT
  • Start tag: <p class="card-text uppercase inline inline-text-margin-right letterspacing no-vertical-margin">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/p[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1790, y = 4445, width = 152, height = 24
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + Pour
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• Element 642

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: Freedom House Launches Ambassadors for Freedom Program, Names Five Leading Human Rights Defenders as Inaugural Advocates
  • Start tag: <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]/h3[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2064, y = 4310, width = 239, height = 142
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Pour
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• Element 646

  • Tag name: TIME
  • Text: September 10, 2026
  • Start tag: <time datetime="2026-09-10T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/time[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2064, y = 4493, width = 145, height = 17
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Pour
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• Element 643

  • Tag name: P
  • Text: PRESS RELEASE
  • Start tag: <p class="card-text uppercase inline inline-text-margin-right letterspacing no-vertical-margin">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/p[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2064, y = 4469, width = 139, height = 24
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Pour
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• Element 663

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: Freedom House Adopts Case of Imprisoned Belarusian Civil Society Expert Tatiana Kouzina
  • Start tag: <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[8]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]/h3[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2338, y = 4310, width = 227, height = 94
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Pour
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• Element 667

  • Tag name: TIME
  • Text: September 9, 2026
  • Start tag: <time datetime="2026-09-09T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[8]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/time[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2338, y = 4445, width = 136, height = 17
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Pour
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• Element 664

  • Tag name: P
  • Text: PRESS RELEASE
  • Start tag: <p class="card-text uppercase inline inline-text-margin-right letterspacing no-vertical-margin">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[8]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/p[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2338, y = 4421, width = 139, height = 24
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Pour
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• Element 684

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: Freedom House and the R.T. Weatherman Foundation Announce Partnership to Advocate for the Release of Hong Kong Political Prisoner Joshua Wong
  • Start tag: <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]/h3[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2612, y = 4310, width = 230, height = 166
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Pour
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• Element 688

  • Tag name: TIME
  • Text: September 1, 2026
  • Start tag: <time datetime="2026-09-01T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/time[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2612, y = 4517, width = 136, height = 17
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Pour
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• Element 685

  • Tag name: P
  • Text: PRESS RELEASE
  • Start tag: <p class="card-text uppercase inline inline-text-margin-right letterspacing no-vertical-margin">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/p[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2612, y = 4493, width = 139, height = 24
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Pour
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• Element 858

  • Tag name: H2
  • Text: Footer Main Menu
  • Start tag: <h2 class="visually-hidden" id="block-footermainmenu-menu">
  • XPath: /html/body/footer[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/h2[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 420, y = 32, width = 1, height = 1
  • Reported by HTML CodeSniffer
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• Element 894

  • Tag name: H2
  • Text: Footer Social Menu
  • Start tag: <h2 class="visually-hidden" id="block-footersocialmenu-menu">
  • XPath: /html/body/footer[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/h2[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 420, y = 32, width = 1, height = 1
  • Reported by HTML CodeSniffer
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• Element 913

  • Tag name: H2
  • Text: Footer
  • Start tag: <h2 class="visually-hidden" id="block-footer-menu">
  • XPath: /html/body/footer[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/nav[1]/h2[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 703, y = 32, width = 1, height = 1
  • Reported by HTML CodeSniffer
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