According to media reports from 13.03.2025, citizen D.G. committed suicide in the Detention Rooms Sector at the Tirana Regional Police Directory. On the basis of these reports, on 17.03.2025, through a group of observers, AHC verified on site the circumstances of this suicide. Following the monitoring, it resulted that: Citizen D.G. had been detained under
Based on the Electoral Code, today is the last day for political subjects, parties or coalitions, participating in the parliamentary elections of May 11, 2025, to submit the multi-name lists. Two months later, citizens will be voting. With the submission of the lists, the electoral campaign de facto begins for candidates and electoral subjects. Attaching
Tirana, February 3, 2025 PRESS STATEMENT Amendments to procedural legislation in the justice system infringe upon access to justice and the quality of justice for citizens By means of the Assembly’s Public Consultation platform, the Albanian Helsinki Committee became familiar with three draft laws, which are of importance for the activity and mission of our
Our organizations, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), the Institute of Political Studies (IPS), and the Civic Resistance (CR), with experience in monitoring and addressing recommendations regarding electoral matters and problems, are hereby reacting publicly, considering that on January 11, 2025, the ban envisaged in electoral legislation on the use of public resources, in relation to
Albania has made notable efforts to align its legal framework with international human rights standards for migrants. However, several gaps in implementation continue to hinder access to essential services for migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. This brief highlights the primary issues and offers recommendations to ensure that migrants in Albania can fully exercise their rights.
We inform you that the call for proposals for regional grants under the project ‘Inclusion of Foreigners in the Western Balkans – Access to Social and Economic Rights’ (FOSTER), supported by the European Union’s Civil Society Facility and Media Programme, which was launched on 04.11.2024, has been canceled due to changes in the application criteria.
Upon request of Russian authorities (Interpol NCB Moscow), Russian citizen I.K. was declared internationally wanted because the Moscow court issued the remand measure of arrest in prison, on 18.02.2022, because the citizen is suspected of committing a criminal act. Russian citizen I.K. appears to have been arrested on 27.08.2023, by the Shkodra Local Police Directory
The Inclusion of Foreigners in the Western Balkans – Access to Social and Economic Rights (FOSTER) project, with the support of the European Union’s Civil Society Facility and Media Programme, is announcing a formal call for project proposals for regional grants to strengthen social and economic rights for vulnerable foreigners in the Western Balkans. Despite
The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), pursuant to its mission, has become familiar with the complaint of a journalist whose anonymity it is obliged to respect. Based on this complaint and the data that AHC possesses from its activity, such as the case of the interruption of labor relations of some employees of the Albanian Radio
The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) became aware through the media about serious acts of violence on Prof. Sokol Mëngjesi, lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Tirana, and at the same time a lawyer by profession. These acts occurred as he was getting out of the kindergarten where he had taken his child, in