Human Rights and Political freedom

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Index

Score (Rank)

Corruption Perceptions Index 2022
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is the most widely used corruption ranking worldwide. It measures the level of corruption in the public sector of each country. This video explains the CPI in more detail.

46/100 (63/180)

FreedomHouse Freedom Score 2022
Freedom in the World evaluates the rights and freedoms of individuals, not governments or the performance of governments per se. Freedom in the World evaluates the rights and freedoms of individuals, not governments or the performance of governments per se. Whether political rights and civil liberties can be exercised depends not only on state actors and institutions, but also on nonstate actors, insurgents, or other armed groups.

54/100
Partly Free

FreedomHouse Democracy Score 2022
Nations in Transit assesses the State of Democracy in the Region from Central Europe to Central Asia. The ranking considers the following aspects: National Democratic Governance, Electoral Process, Civil Society, Independent Media, Local Democratic Governance, Judicial Framework and Independence and Corruption.

34/100
Transitional or Hybrid Regime

Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index 2022
The annual Reporters Without Borders ranking compares press freedom in 180 countries. The committee defines press freedom as “the ability of media professionals, as individuals and collectively, to select, produce, and disseminate news in the public interest, independent of political, economic, legal, and social interference and without threat to their physical and psychological safety."

68.97/100 (51/ 180)

Points are awarded between 0-100, whereby
85-100          good situation
70-85            satisfactory situation
55-70            identifiable problems
40-55            difficult situation
0-40             very serious situation

Armenia is developing into a democracy despite facing many challenges after years of being part of the authoritarian Soviet Union. This development includes the adoption of a multi-party system, the principle of separation of powers, and the protection of human and civil rights. However, Armenia is not yet a liberal democracy. This is reflected in its rankings in various political indices. FreedomHouse (2022), for example, classifies Armenia in its Nation in Transit Report, as a “transitional or hybrid Regime“, citing issues arising from the Nagorno-Karabakh as the principal challenge regarding future democratic normalisation. Nevertheless, Armenia is making gradual improvements, for instance, in the judicial sector.

The number of civil society actors in Armenia is steadily increasing and they are becoming more integrated into the political process. As of January 2018, there are thousands of NGOs, unions, associations of minorities and religious groups as well as several thousand media outlets and many civic movements. As they play a crucial role in promoting democratisation and liberalisation, this progress is supporting the democratic development in Armenia.

Sources: Aleksanyan (2019, pp. 308–310); Azatyan (2019, p. 151); FreedomHouse (2022)