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CORRUPTION UNDERMINES RULE OF LAW IN ARMENIA, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REPORT SAYS
Friday 28 February 2014 11:20
Photo: http://america.aljazeera.com/
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
Yerevan /Mediamax/. The most significant human rights problems
in Armenia are corruption and lack of transparency in government,
limitations on the right of citizens to change their government,
and the limited independence of the judiciary
The annual report of the U.S. Department of State reads this.
"Allegations of persistent corruption at all levels of government
undermined the rule of law, although the government took limited
steps to punish corruption by low- and mid-level officials", the
report reads.
According to the report, courts remain subjected to political pressure
from the executive branch, which resulted in some politically motivated
prosecutions and sentencing.
As for Azerbaijan, the report underlines increased restrictions on
freedoms of expression, assembly. According to the report, there were
restrictions on the right of citizens to change their government
peacefully, unfair administration of justice, including increased
reports of arbitrary arrest and detention, politically motivated
imprisonment during 2013.
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/foreignpolicy/9310/
Friday 28 February 2014 11:20
Photo: http://america.aljazeera.com/
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
Yerevan /Mediamax/. The most significant human rights problems
in Armenia are corruption and lack of transparency in government,
limitations on the right of citizens to change their government,
and the limited independence of the judiciary
The annual report of the U.S. Department of State reads this.
"Allegations of persistent corruption at all levels of government
undermined the rule of law, although the government took limited
steps to punish corruption by low- and mid-level officials", the
report reads.
According to the report, courts remain subjected to political pressure
from the executive branch, which resulted in some politically motivated
prosecutions and sentencing.
As for Azerbaijan, the report underlines increased restrictions on
freedoms of expression, assembly. According to the report, there were
restrictions on the right of citizens to change their government
peacefully, unfair administration of justice, including increased
reports of arbitrary arrest and detention, politically motivated
imprisonment during 2013.
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/foreignpolicy/9310/