24 minutes agoFreedom House, Kosovo, Albania report partially free
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The organisation, Freedom House, headquartered in the United States, stresses in its report released Tuesday that democratic principles such as election integrity and migration rights are weakening for the 13th year in a row. According to the organization that examined data from 195 countries, 86 euros, or 44 percent, [...]
According to the organization that examined data from 195 countries, 86 euros, or 44 percent, are listed among the free countries, 59 percent or 30 percent are of partial freedom, and 50 or 26 percent are listed among the unfree countries, broadcast the Voice of America.
The report notes that 68 countries have noted declines in the area of political rights and civic freedoms, while only 50 of them have scored.
Of the Balkan countries, only Croatia is among the free countries, while Albania and Kosovo rank among the partially free countries, along with Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro.
Serbia was ranked a year ago among the free countries, but according to the report, it marked decline due to election irregularities, campaigns against independent journalists and the non-unconstitutional concentration of power in the hands of President Alexander Vuciq.
Montenegro's president, Milo Djukanovic, is also included in the report, reportedly focusing state power around himself and his group, exceeding his constitutional role.
Of the 50 countries listed in the unfree category, 13 are in the worst situation, such as Syria, Southern Sudan, Eritrea, Turkmenistan, North Korea, Equatorial Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Central African Republic and Libya.
Among the findings of the report is the weakening of the United States as a champion of democracy, ranking high among the free countries, but lower than other democracies such as France, Germany, the United Kingdom or Canada.
The United States, according to the report, noted declines in the area of rule of law, since government policies and actions improperly limited the legal rights of housing seekers, discrimination became evident in refugee acceptance, and immigration ban policies were extremely strict or chaotic.
The report on “Litriries in the World” has been published since 1973, enabling the Freedom House organisation to follow global flows for more than 45 years.
