The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) is preparing the annual report with regard to the situation of respect for human rights and freedoms in our country during 2016. Based on an annual tradition, we decided to inform you in this press conference in a concise manner about some of the main findings and issues of this
A Tragic Crime
According to media reports, the prosecutor’s office has initiated criminal proceedings on the judge who issued the “Protection Order” in favor of citizen Liljana Rukaj who was murdered by her husband. First of all, AHC expresses its sincere condolences to the family members and relatives of the victim for such a painful and tragic murder
Hate speech obstructs constructive debate
Honorable Members of Parliament, This is not the first time that the Albanian Helsinki Committee has called for avoiding hate speech in plenary sessions. AHC has reacted publicly about this issue, convinced that it would find the support of broader public opinion. Given that hate speech recently has intensified and has turned into a disturbing
On October 28, 2016, observers of the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) carried out a monitoring mission in the Institution for the Execution of Penal Decision in Fier. During the monitoring, we found that convict A.G. had been subjected to a disciplinary measure of exclusion from all joint activities for 20 days, based on article 53,
We, members of the Civic Solidarity Platform1, strongly condemn a violent attack in Sofia against Krassimir Kanev, one of the most prominent human right defenders in Europe and the chair of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC). BHC is the largest human rights organisation in Bulgaria and a member of our network. We express our solidarity
The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) studied and analyzed the progress of criminal referrals filed by the High State Audit for 2014 with the two prosecutor’s offices of the country’s largest judicial districts, Tirana and Durrës. The initiative received financial assistance from the United States Embassy’s Democracy Commission Small Grants Program. The High State Audit is
The Albanian Helsinki Committee and the “Together for Life” association first of all extend sincere condolences to the spouse, family members and relatives of the pregnant woman A.Ç., who died tragically in the “Koço Gliozheni” maternity hospital in Tirana.The prosecutor’s office began criminal prosecution immediately on the case as the body responsible for carrying out
According to the announcement of the Central Election Commission (CEC) on 7th of September 2016 at “Nazmi Rushiti” school in Peshkopi, the elementary school in Maqellarë, the elementary school in Tomin Center and in the elementary school in Sohodoll, were not present in the training none of the member of VCC. CEC for this reason
Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), as legal representative of the citizen sentenced to imprisonment F.Z, on 29.07.2016 has presented a request to the European Court for the Human Rights, for obtaining temporary measures, according to the Court Rule 39. Actually, this citizen is currently serving his imprisonment sentence at the IEPD Kruja and suffers from major
The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) first of all conveys its sincere condolences to the family and relatives of victim Pëllumb Marnikollaj. AHC, based on international documents, article 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights and relevant protocols, as well as the practice of the Strasbourg Court, when death because of based suspicions of maltreatment