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    AS OPPOSED TO THE FREEDOM HOUSE REPORT, ARMENIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES DON'T SEE ANY PROGRESS IN THE FIELD

    http://www.aravot.am/en/2013/01/17/150681/
    JANUARY 17, 2013 16:43

    Freedom House Inc. published a report "Freedom in the World 2013,"
    in which it also mentioned Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

    Although Armenia was described as Partly Free, as a year earlier,
    according to the table in the report, where 1 represents the most
    free and 7 the least free rating, the ratings of Political Rights
    and Civil Liberties were 5 and 4 respectively. And the status of the
    Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which was described as Not Free last year,
    has improved this year, becoming Partly Free, "due to a competitive
    presidential vote in July." However, human rights advocates stated
    during a conversation with www.aravot.am that as opposed to the
    progress mentioned in the report, they didn't see any steps forward
    in the field.

    Human rights advocate Nina Karapetyants who dealt with Arman Veziryan's
    case at the time, has no hopes that the situation will positively
    change in the near future. She went into detail during a conversation
    with us: "There can be no progress under these circumstances. We will
    have an election in the short run, and I think the election, although
    not expected to be active, will show anyway that there will still
    be no progress for a long time, since our society is still not ready
    for carrying changes through, and the government is not particularly
    inclined to changes. Therefore, courts are not independent, courts,
    which should be the main and most important bodies and be able to solve
    contentious issues, are not independent in our country. Therefore,
    we cannot expect that there may be progress."

    Vardan Harutyunyan, the director of the Center for Freedom and
    Rights, said in this regard: "They have their standards. It is a mere
    mathematical formula. Armenia fits into those standards. However, it
    doesn't mean anything, particularly given the fact that they haven't
    changed the status of the Republic of Armenia. Armenia continues to be
    among Partly Free countries. And the Republic of Armenia is compared
    with Not Free countries. They compare Armenia with North Korea, Iran
    and Uzbekistan and say that the Republic of Armenia is partly free
    as compared to North Korea. Thus, one shouldn't be happy about that,
    moreover, one shouldn't think that there has been progress. With regard
    to Karabakh, it is significant that the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic has
    eventually been removed from the list of Not Free countries, but it
    doesn't mean that the Karabakh people should necessarily feel that."

    Tatev HARUTYUNYAN



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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