Kilotest: Violations of element focusability and operability conflict 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 operate an item
• Priority: high
• Related WCAG standard: 2.1.1
• Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
• Violations: 11
• Violators: 11

Violators

Here are the HTML elements reported to violate rules belonging to the element focusability and operability conflict issue.

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• Element 439

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: An Uncertain Future for the Global Internet … November 13, 2025
  • Start tag: <a href="/report/freedom-net/2025/uncertain-future-global-internet" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
  • 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]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1253, y = 3388, width = 248, height = 150
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 588

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: An Open Letter to Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping … September 16, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/open-letter-chinese-communist-party-general-secretary-xi-jinping" tabindex="-1" 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[5]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1516, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 598

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: An Open Letter to Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/open-letter-chinese-communist-party-general-secretary-xi-jinping" tabindex="-1">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 1516, y = 4309, width = 242, height = 96
  • Reported by Testaro
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 609

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: China: Ensure Sophia Huang Xueqin’s Release and Guarantee Her Freedom from Arbitrary Restrictions … September 15, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/china-ensure-sophia-huang-xueqins-release-and-guarantee-her-freedom-arbitrary-restrictions" tabindex="-1" 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[6]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1790, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 619

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: China: Ensure Sophia Huang Xueqin’s Release and Guarantee Her Freedom from Arbitrary Restrictions
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/china-ensure-sophia-huang-xueqins-release-and-guarantee-her-freedom-arbitrary-restrictions" tabindex="-1">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 1790, y = 4309, width = 242, height = 120
  • Reported by Testaro
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 630

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Freedom House Launches Ambassadors for Freedom Program, Names Five Leading Human Rights Defenders as Inaugural Advocates … September 10, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/freedom-house-launches-ambassadors-freedom-program-names-five-leading-human-rights" tabindex="-1" 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[7]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2064, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 640

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Freedom House Launches Ambassadors for Freedom Program, Names Five Leading Human Rights Defenders as Inaugural Advocates
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/freedom-house-launches-ambassadors-freedom-program-names-five-leading-human-rights" tabindex="-1">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 2064, y = 4309, width = 242, height = 144
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 651

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Freedom House Adopts Case of Imprisoned Belarusian Civil Society Expert Tatiana Kouzina … September 9, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/freedom-house-adopts-case-imprisoned-belarusian-civil-society-expert-tatiana-kouzina" tabindex="-1" 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[8]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2338, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 661

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Freedom House Adopts Case of Imprisoned Belarusian Civil Society Expert Tatiana Kouzina
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/freedom-house-adopts-case-imprisoned-belarusian-civil-society-expert-tatiana-kouzina" tabindex="-1">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 2338, y = 4309, width = 242, height = 96
  • Reported by Testaro
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 672

  • Tag name: A
  • 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: <a href="/article/freedom-house-and-rt-weatherman-foundation-announce-partnership-advocate-release-hong-kong" tabindex="-1" 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[9]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2612, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 682

  • Tag name: A
  • 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: <a href="/article/freedom-house-and-rt-weatherman-foundation-announce-partnership-advocate-release-hong-kong" tabindex="-1">
  • 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]
  • Bounding box: x = 2612, y = 4309, width = 242, height = 168
  • Reported by Testaro
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?