POLITICAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS
IN OUR REGION AND YOUR COUNTRIES
2023

FREEDOM IN THE WORLD 2024
 A report published annually by Freedom House.
-
 Freedom House
-an independent watchdog organization
-founded in 1941 in the US
-nonpartisan
-leads a consortium: The Lifeline Embattled CSO Assistance Fund https://www.csolifeline.org/

FREEDOM IN THE WORLD 2024
 Evaluates the state of freedom in 195 countries and 15 territories during calendar year 2023.
 Each country and territory is assigned up to 100 points.
 At the top of the list, there is Finland, New Zealand,  and Sweden.
 At the bottom there is Nagorno Karabakh, Tibet, Syria, South Sudan, Turkmenistan, Crimea and
Eastern Donbas (all worse than North Korea).

FREEDOM IN THE WORLD 2024
 The methodology is derived from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

 Freedom in the World analyzes
1.electoral process
2.political pluralism and participation
3.the functioning of the government
4.freedom of expression and of belief
5.associational and organizational rights
6.the rule of law
7.personal autonomy and individual rights.

CAN YOU GROUP COUNTRIES THAT HAVE A SIMILAR SITUATION AS TO CIVIL AND POLITICAL FREEDOMS? FREE –
PARTLY FREE – NOT FREE


COUNTRIES BY THE LEVEL OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS (MAX. 100 POINTS)



DISCUSSION ON HW



AZERBAIJANI LANGUAGE IS SPOKEN BY
- AROUND 10 MLN SPEAKERS IN AZERBAIJAN
- AROUND 20 MLN SPEAKERS IN IRAN
- AROUND HALF A MILLION SPEAKERS IN TURKEY

AZERBAIJAN - RECOMMENDED BOOK OF FICTION AND A FILM BASED ON IT

 Kurban Said: Ali and Nino


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