ARMENIA "PARTLY FREE" COUNTRY BY "FREEDOM HOUSE" 2002 REPORT

PanARMENIAN.Net - According to the data of 2002, Armenia is recognized as a "partly free" country. As reported by "Arminfo" agency, the data of the report composed by famous US human rights proponent organization "Freedom House" testify it. Countries, where "respect of political rights and civil liberties is limited" and those "suffering from corruption, law impotence and interethnic and religious hostility" are considered "partly free." The document authors mention Armenia among those countries, where "democracy encounters barriers." In the six "partly free" countries of the former USSR Armenia adjoins Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenstan, Uzbekistan are among the "not free countries." Nevertheless, such a division does not imply a clear estimate of the situation in a country. Let us note that 89 states are included in the list of "free countries," 56 in that of "partly free" and 47 are considered "not free."