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.
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
In recent days, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) became familiar with Annual Reports presented to the Assembly of the Republic by the Special Structure against Corruption and Organize Crime (SPAK) and the General Prosecutor about the situation of criminality in the country. Upon completion of the process since about two years, AHC considers that these
To the Government of Albania! A group of civil society organizations and human rights activists, after being informed with the fact of the signature of a “Protocol” between Albania and Italy, on the use of Albanian territory for the creation of areas intended for the reception and holding of asylum-seeking refugees1, protocol signed in Rome