Freedom House assessments can be viewed as pressure on Armenia
Heritage party secretary Larisa Alaverdyan said she can't approve Freedom House Country Report on Armenia, since the organization displays a politicized approach to the problem.
"Freedom House's assessments can be viewed as pressure on Armenia, possibly conditioned by the Armenian-Turkish relations or the Karabakh conflict settlement process. If Armenia were more flexible in the Karabakh issue, the language of the report would have been milder," she said.
Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization that supports the expansion of freedom around the world. Freedom House supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights.
The organization was founded by Wendell Willkie and Eleanor Roosevelt in 1941, and describes itself as "a clear voice for democracy and freedom around the world." The group states "American leadership in international affairs is essential to the cause of human rights and freedom" and that this can primarily be achieved through the group's "analysis, advocacy, and action". Freedom House receives about 66% of its budget from the U.S. government and is criticized for furthering the latter's interests.
Founded in 2002, Heritage , a National Liberal Party, is national by its roots, liberal in its economic principle, and an advocate of the democratic system of governance and due process for its citizens. The party's objective is the development of Armenia as a democratic, lawful, and rights-based country that anchors its domestic and foreign policies in the nation's sovereign interest. During the party's Third Congress on May 30, 2005, Raffi K. Hovannisian was elected chairman. The other eight members of the party board were elected by secret vote.
"Freedom House's assessments can be viewed as pressure on Armenia, possibly conditioned by the Armenian-Turkish relations or the Karabakh conflict settlement process. If Armenia were more flexible in the Karabakh issue, the language of the report would have been milder," she said.
Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization that supports the expansion of freedom around the world. Freedom House supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights.
The organization was founded by Wendell Willkie and Eleanor Roosevelt in 1941, and describes itself as "a clear voice for democracy and freedom around the world." The group states "American leadership in international affairs is essential to the cause of human rights and freedom" and that this can primarily be achieved through the group's "analysis, advocacy, and action". Freedom House receives about 66% of its budget from the U.S. government and is criticized for furthering the latter's interests.
Founded in 2002, Heritage , a National Liberal Party, is national by its roots, liberal in its economic principle, and an advocate of the democratic system of governance and due process for its citizens. The party's objective is the development of Armenia as a democratic, lawful, and rights-based country that anchors its domestic and foreign policies in the nation's sovereign interest. During the party's Third Congress on May 30, 2005, Raffi K. Hovannisian was elected chairman. The other eight members of the party board were elected by secret vote.
