Corruption undermines rule of law in Armenia, U.S. Department of State report says - Mediamax.am

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Corruption undermines rule of law in Armenia, U.S. Department of State report says


U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

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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.

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