The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) condemns the act of violence, in the rally of December 6, 2022, exerted upon the Member of the Parliament of Albania Mr. Sali Berisha, former President and former Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania. The person who committed this criminal offense was identified and the Prosecution Office at the
AHC monitoring report case Zubeyde Hanim
MAIN FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS On the monitoring of the judicial administrative process on Security the lawsuit “On closing the activity of the Private Pre-university Education Institution, Kindergarten “Zubeyde Hanim” (Tirana) Pursuant to its mission, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) monitored the judicial administrative process at the Administrative Court of First Instance, to secure the lawsuit
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee, based on media reports from 20.10.2022 about 32-year-old man L.K. that indicated that he had been accompanied to the Police Commissariat no. 3 in Tirana and then had been sent to the Trauma Hospital where his death was announced, deemed it necessary to verify this data on site. At Police Commissariat
Press Statement – Regulations of the High Prosecutorial Council infringes upon the minimum standards for freedom of expression
Media access to obtain information and convey it to the broad public is of a special importance. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has formulated a group of principles and rules that grant media a special status. The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) paid special attention to becoming familiar with the new Regulations of the
Conclusions on the monitoring of the judicial administrative process to secure the lawsuit for the closing of the Mehmet Akif Ersoy College
The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), pursuant to its mission, monitored the judicial administrative process at the Administrative Court of First Instance, for securing the lawsuit requested by the Gulistan Foundation, regarding the closing of the Mehmet Akif Ersoy College (private pre-university education institution). Today, on October 7, 2022, this court decided to reject the request
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Procedures of authorities to close down “Mehmet Akif Ersoy” Turkish College do not meet the standards of due process, resulting in the issuance of a harsh, hasty, disproportionate measure with harmful consequences After the complaint by lecturers and students of the Private Pre-University Educational Institution “Mehmet Akif Ersoy” regarding the closing of this school based
In the afternoon of May 5, 2022, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), based on media reports on the self-hanging in the Kavajë Commissariat of young man Ilvi Meta, sent a team of observers to verify on site this painful and tragic incident. Based on the verification, the following resulted: On May 4, based on an
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Avoid Formal Consultations in Parliament Minister of Justice Should Publicly Apologize to Non-Governmental Organizations The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) appreciates the initiatives of Parliamentary Committees that, pursuant to article 36 of the Parliament’s Rules of Procedure and the important function of Parliament for parliamentary oversight, organize public hearing sessions also with civil society representatives. On
THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND THE HJC SHOULD REFLECT WITH PRIORITY TO THE BOYCOTT OF LAWYERS AND THEIR LEGITIMATE REQUESTS
From the moment the preliminary evaluation of the new judicial map was discussed, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) drew attention to the lack of an objective, comprehensive, and inclusive study of the drastic reduction of the number of courts in the country. Twenty days ago, the High Judicial Council, by decision no. 211, approved the
CALL FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS – “NO to Corruption, YES to Democracy”
Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), through the initiative “No to Corruption, Yes to Democracy” funded by the Government of Sweden, aims to strengthening Civil Society contribution in promoting respect for human rights, democracy and anti-corruption in Albania. In the framework of this initiative, AHC opens the call for project proposals to support initiatives by civil society