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FREEDOM HOUSE: ARMENIA AND NAGORNO KARAABKH "PARTLY FREE"
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/01/16/freedom-house-armenia-and-nagorno-karaabkh-partly-free/
16:03 16.01.2013
The non-governmental organization Freedom House, which conducts
research on the current state of political rights and civil liberties,
published its annual report of 2013, according to which Nagorno
Karabakh improved its rating, moving from "not free" country to
"partly free."
This change, according to the organization's report, is mainly
stipulated by the competitive presidential elections held in the NKR
in July 2012, which were the fifth in succession.
Freedom House assesses the policy of the authorities of the world's
states per two criteria: political rights and civil liberties. Each
of these dimensions is assessed on a scale from 1 (maximum) to 7
(minimum). According to both criteria, the Nagorno-KarabakhRepublic
got "5."
"Nagorno-Karabakh's political rights rating improved from 6 to 5,
and its status improved from Not Free to Partly Free, due to the
participation of a genuine opposition in the July presidential
election," the report reads.
According to the report, "Armenia's political rights rating improved
due to the absence of postelection violence following parliamentary
balloting in May and the entry of an authentic opposition party into
the legislature."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/01/16/freedom-house-armenia-and-nagorno-karaabkh-partly-free/
16:03 16.01.2013
The non-governmental organization Freedom House, which conducts
research on the current state of political rights and civil liberties,
published its annual report of 2013, according to which Nagorno
Karabakh improved its rating, moving from "not free" country to
"partly free."
This change, according to the organization's report, is mainly
stipulated by the competitive presidential elections held in the NKR
in July 2012, which were the fifth in succession.
Freedom House assesses the policy of the authorities of the world's
states per two criteria: political rights and civil liberties. Each
of these dimensions is assessed on a scale from 1 (maximum) to 7
(minimum). According to both criteria, the Nagorno-KarabakhRepublic
got "5."
"Nagorno-Karabakh's political rights rating improved from 6 to 5,
and its status improved from Not Free to Partly Free, due to the
participation of a genuine opposition in the July presidential
election," the report reads.
According to the report, "Armenia's political rights rating improved
due to the absence of postelection violence following parliamentary
balloting in May and the entry of an authentic opposition party into
the legislature."