Kilotest: Violations of focusable element hidden 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: Keyboard-only user cannot navigate properly to the operable items
• Priority: highest
• Related WCAG standard: 4.1.2
• Reported by 6 rule engines (Accessibility Checker + Alfa + ASLint + Axe + Pour + SureA11y)
• Violations: 36
• Violators: 18

Violators

Here are the HTML elements reported to violate rules belonging to the focusable element hidden issue.

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• Element 101

  • Tag name: BODY
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <body class="path-frontpage page-node-type-page" data-aos-easing="ease" data-aos-duration="400" data-aos-delay="0" data-once="form-single-submit webform-single-submit">
  • XPath: /html/body
  • Bounding box: x = 0, y = 0, width = 1920, height = 6795
  • Reported by Alfa
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 234

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Expanding and Defending Freedom Around the World … Caption
  • Start tag: <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--basic-header paragraph--view-mode--default has-inset">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 0, y = 143, width = 1920, height = 500
  • Reported by Alfa
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 251

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Caption
  • Start tag: <div class="banner-caption-wrapper" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]
  • Bounding box: x = 1715, y = 153, width = 195, height = 56
  • Reported by Axe + Pour + SureA11y
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 253

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Caption
  • Start tag: <button class="banner-caption-toggle">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1860, y = 163, width = 40, height = 56
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 438

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: An Uncertain Future for the Global Internet … November 13, 2025
  • Start tag: <div class="node node--type-report-year node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix report-year-card">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[7]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1253, y = 3388, width = 248, height = 336
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 501

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Joint Statement by Human Rights Organizations regarding Abduction of Human Rights Defenders … October 7, 2026
  • Start tag: <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix article-card">
  • 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[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 404, y = 4130, width = 274, height = 357
  • Reported by Alfa + ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 502

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Joint Statement by Human Rights Organizations regarding Abduction of Human Rights Defenders … October 7, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/joint-statement-human-rights-organizations-regarding-abduction-human-rights-defenders" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true">
  • 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[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 420, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + Pour + SureA11y
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 522

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Xi Jinping in Washington, DC: Countering Beijing’s Efforts to Undermine Free Speech Beyond Its Borders … September 17, 2026
  • Start tag: <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix article-card">
  • 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[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 678, y = 4130, width = 274, height = 381
  • Reported by Alfa + ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 523

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Xi Jinping in Washington, DC: Countering Beijing’s Efforts to Undermine Free Speech Beyond Its Borders … September 17, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/xi-jinping-washington-dc-countering-beijings-efforts-undermine-free-speech-beyond-its" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true">
  • 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[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 694, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + Pour + SureA11y
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 544

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: The CCP is Trying—and Failing—to Extinguish Defiance among Chinese Citizens … September 17, 2026
  • Start tag: <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix article-card">
  • 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[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 952, y = 4130, width = 274, height = 333
  • Reported by Alfa + ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 545

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: The CCP is Trying—and Failing—to Extinguish Defiance among Chinese Citizens … September 17, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/ccp-trying-and-failing-extinguish-defiance-among-chinese-citizens" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true">
  • 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[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 968, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + Pour + SureA11y
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 566

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: 25+ Civil Society Organizations Call for Strong Human Rights and Accountability Safeguards for Commercial Cyber Intrusion Industry … September 17, 2026
  • Start tag: <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix article-card">
  • 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[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1226, y = 4130, width = 274, height = 405
  • Reported by Alfa + ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 567

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: 25+ Civil Society Organizations Call for Strong Human Rights and Accountability Safeguards for Commercial Cyber Intrusion Industry … September 17, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/25-civil-society-organizations-call-strong-human-rights-and-accountability-safeguards" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true">
  • 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[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1242, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + Pour + SureA11y
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 587

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: An Open Letter to Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping … September 16, 2026
  • Start tag: <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix article-card">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 1500, y = 4130, width = 274, height = 333
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 608

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: China: Ensure Sophia Huang Xueqin’s Release and Guarantee Her Freedom from Arbitrary Restrictions … September 15, 2026
  • Start tag: <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix article-card">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 1774, y = 4130, width = 274, height = 357
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 629

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Freedom House Launches Ambassadors for Freedom Program, Names Five Leading Human Rights Defenders as Inaugural Advocates … September 10, 2026
  • Start tag: <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix article-card">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 2048, y = 4130, width = 274, height = 381
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 650

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Freedom House Adopts Case of Imprisoned Belarusian Civil Society Expert Tatiana Kouzina … September 9, 2026
  • Start tag: <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix article-card">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 2322, y = 4130, width = 274, height = 333
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 671

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Freedom House and the R.T. Weatherman Foundation Announce Partnership to Advocate for the Release of Hong Kong Political Prisoner Joshua Wong … September 1, 2026
  • Start tag: <div class="node node--type-article node--view-mode-card ds-1col clearfix article-card">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 2596, y = 4130, width = 274, height = 405
  • Reported by ASLint
  • What diagnoses were reported?