30th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Albanian Helsinki Committee Commemorated
On December 16, 1990, in the last breath of the former dictatorial regime and the very first steps of the establishment of democracy, the Forum for the Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms was created. In 1993, the Forum was admitted as a member of the International Helsinki Federation, based in Vienna, and since then
December 10 marks Human Rights Day
72 years ago, on December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Right. The Declaration rose as a response to the horrors of World War II and represents the first global effort for the protection of those rights that many people believed were fundamental rights that belonged to all human beings.
PRESS STATEMENT
CHILDREN VICTIMS OF ISIS VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN SYRIA The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) supports and encourages the protest of citizens, cleric officials, and family members of children who are located in the Syrian camps of ISIS, the terrorist organization of violent extremism. About 51 Albanian children are living in these camps in misery and fear,
PRESS RELEASE: Electoral Reform in the Political Council – Not a Monopoly of Political Parties
As is known, the exercise of the right to elect and be elected represents a fundamental right sanctioned in the constitution and in international acts ratified by our country. This is why the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), pursuant to its mission has been engaged continuously in the monitoring of parliamentary and local government elections, since
Press Release: Assembly and freedom of organization – A fundamental right revise normative act no. 3, of 15.03.2020
Assembly and freedom of organization – A fundamental right revise normative act no. 3, of 15.03.2020 According to the Constitution, our law on assembly, and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as well as other international documents, freedom of organization and peaceful assembly are fundamental rights of man. Article 11 of the ECHR also
Normative Act 1 surpasses the constitutional competences of the Council of Ministers, violates the principle of the separation and balancing of powers, and human rights and freedoms
A group of civil society organizations believe that the Normative Act with the power of a law no. 1, known as the Anti-KÇK package, goes against important principles that stand at the foundations of the rule of law, stipulated in the Constitution of the Republic of Albania and the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court.
Legal critique on the Normative Act with the power of a law of the Council of Ministers, no. 1, dated 31.01.2020
With their letter of February 5, 2020, a group of civil society organizations addressed the Speaker of the Assembly to convey their preliminary reactions regarding the normative act with the power of a law no. 1, dated, 31.01.2020 “On preventive measures in the context of strengthening the fight agianst terror, organized crime, serious crimes, and
Press Release: Proposed amendments to the law on Albanian State Police weaken the independence of the judiciary and jeopardize the right to privacy
A group of civil society organizations, pursuant to their earlier reactions, upon becoming familiar with the draft law “On some additions and amendments to the law no. 108/2014 “On State Police,” submitted by the Council of Ministers to the Assembly of the Republic of Albania, published on the official website of the Assembly (part of
CALL FOR QUOTATION
Subject: Call for quotation on purchasing artistic books for high school libraries. Directed to: All interested subjects that fulfil the criteria and conditions as addressed below. Description: Albanian Helsinki Committee through the initiative “Values based educational activities to build resilience to VE among youth in Albania”, supported by the Hedayah, funded by the European Union
PRESS CONFERENCE
PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE MONITORING OF THE ELECTIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES ON JUNE 30, 2019 The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) is one of the domestic organizations that monitored partially all electoral processes that were conducted in the country since 1996. 115 short-term and long-term AHC observers, accredited by CEC, observed