Armenia among countries mostly violating human rights

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Dec 22 2004

Armenia is among the countries mostly violating human rights, the
US Freedom House human rights organisation said in its annual report
last week.

According to analysts of the organisation, although Ukraine and Georgia
have achieved progress in defence of human rights, the situation in
this field has become worse in Belarus and Lithuania. According to
the report, citizens in Russia cannot properly enjoy their rights to
freedom, as the power has been monopolized, independent press is put
pressures on and executive authorities have been involved in political
affairs in the country.

The organization’s analysts believe that the existence of such cases
may lead to authoritarianism in Russia.*