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This activity was organized since in 2001 with the aim that together representatives of civil society, politicians, lawyers and journalists from all around the world, can develop new strategies for abolishment of death penalty in their respective countries where is applicable. It turns out that 140 countries have abolished death penalty. Since the ...
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Albanian Helsinki Committee is implementing the project “Digital Media in a new era: The route to self-regulation, ethics and independence”, financially supported by the Dutch government. In this framework, AHC supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Albania and the Regional Rule of Law Network of the Netherlands Ministry of F...
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Albanian Helsinki Committee is implementing the project “Digital Media in a new era: The route to self-regulation, ethics and independence”, financially supported by the Dutch government. In this framework, AHC supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Albania and the Regional Rule of Law Network of the Netherlands Ministry of F...
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CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING THE VALIDITY OF VOTERS’ ID CARDS The media has reported several times that a considerable number of Albanian citizens, although the validity of their identification cards has expired, have not sought to renew them. TheAlbanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) does not possess official data on what the number of Albania...
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Official notification of voters in their places of residence is a legal requirement, according to article 52 of the Electoral Code Pursuant to its mission, the Albanian Helsinki Committee, conducted during October 21-26, 2020, an observation in 11 local government units of Tirana in order to find out on site whether the voters’ lists had...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) particularly appreciates that candidates for MP for the Assembly of Albania enjoy the confidence of the public in the parliamentary elections that will be held on April 25, 2021. In this regard, one of the main requirements is the rigorous implementation of law no. 138/2015 “On guaranteeing the integrity of...
On October 5, 2020, the Assembly of the Republic of Albania approved the draft law “On some additions and amendments to the Electoral Code.” Among the amended provisions is paragraph 3 of article 67 of the Electoral Code, which allows the Chairperson of the party or of the leading party of the coalition to register...
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...
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....
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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 f...
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, si...
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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 EC...
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. ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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, accr...
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In the second half of March 2019, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) reported that in the city of Tirana, Local Government Units did not send any written notice to voters in their residences, pertaining which voting center they would vote in on June 30, 2019 and in which ordinal number of voter lists their name...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), aware of the grave incident that took place in the city of Elbasan with the killing of lawyer Ravik Gurra, expresses its profound condolences to the family and relatives of the victim. AHC also joins the human indignation of lawyers and associations of lawyers in the country toward this grave...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), based on complaints from inhabitants of the Spitallë area (Durrës Municipality) that as a result of the dumping of fishing waste to the drainage canal in the area, environmental pollution in their area being beyond any limit, foul smell (particularly in the summer) had become unberable thus affecting their hea...
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We are just a few months away from the June 30, 2019, elections for local government bodies. In the Assembly of Albania, the majority has submitted a draft for some amendments to the Electoral Code in force, while the Speaker of Parliament of Albania, in a meeting with reporters, referring to this draft, said that...
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Tirana, December 13, 2018 – Civil Society Organisations in Albania through this public statement express their support to the student’s demand for the increase by 5% of GDP of the education budget in Albania. Albania invests only 3.3% of GDP on education, far from international and regional standards. This low investment rate undermines the r...
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Tirana, Budapest 10 December 2018: A Romani community in Fushe Kruje, Albania have won a case before the Commissioner for the Protection from Discrimination, after taking on the local municipality for refusing to provide them with clean drinking water and sanitation. The Commissioner found that the municipality of Kruje discriminated against Romani...
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On 19 November 2018, the Administrative Court of First Instance in Tirana stated positively by leaving in force the Decision of the Commissioner on Protection from Discrimination. Through this decision, initiated by a complaint lodged by the Albanian Helsinki Committee, it is found that the prisoners working in the prison system are discriminated, ...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) has become aware and has followed protests conducted by inhabitants of the Astir area, in Tirana, whose houses are to be demolished as a result of the implementation of the project for building the New Ring-Road. A representative of the Albanian Helsinki Committee held a meeting yesterday with some of...
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Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), which mission has been and remains to respect the freedoms and rights of citizens, including those of national minorities, expresses its indignation and strongly condemns what happened today in Bularat. A group of persons from Greece used the funeral ceremony of the citizen Kostandin Kacifa, by turning it into a t...
Progress of the vetting process in the justice system is of special importance for the creation of the new institutions, for fulfilling the country’s constitutional and integration obligations, for unblocking stalemates created in the process of filling vacancies in the Constitutional Court and the High Court, as well as for meeting in a timely man...
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On 19 October 2018, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) addressed to the Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination, through a complaint with the object: On Discrimination of Persons with Medical Measures, “Compulsory Medication in a Medical Institution” and Patients with Security Measures “Temporary Hospitalization in a Ps...
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The Greek Helsinki Monitor, addresses to the President of Council of Ministers, of the Council of Europe, requesting among others, reopening of investigations for 12 cases obtained at the Strasbourg Court, with the defendants from Greece. One of these cases is Çelniku against Greece (Ilir Çelniku was killed from the Greek police forces in Novermbe...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee was informed by the Greek Helsinki Monitor that the progress of the investigative and judicial process to uncover the alleged case of torture by Greek police against the Albanian citizen, the deceased Pellumb Marnikollaj is not positive. The deceased’s family lawyers, who died in the premises of a police statio...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) strongly condemns the armed assault on the residence of known journalist Klodiana Lala and her family members. AHC considers this not only a bandit-like act, but also a cowardly one that seeks to exert pressure and intimidate free speech. Journalist Klodiana Lala has carried out her mission as a professional...
The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) has monitored and continues to monitor the implementation of reform in the justice system and particularly the vetting process. In this regard, AHC has devoted special significance to transparency and the enforcement of access to information. On Feberuary 5, 2018, the Commissioner on the Right to Information an...
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In recent days, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) carried out two monitoring missions in the Prison Hospital (SIPS – Special Institution for Prisoner Services), Tirana and the Zaharia Prison, Kruja. The purpose of the monitoring missions was to observe on site respect for the rights of persons with mental health problems, placed in these instit...
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The Tërkuza case is not unknown to the public and even more so as a daily disturbing case for the inhabitants of the area. For 17 years in Kamza, there is an environmental massacre taking place in the Tërkuza river, where urban waste is being dumped near the river flow, AlpeNews.al writes exclusively. 11 kilometers...
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On May 17, 2018, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) was informed by family members about the late Enea Ftoi, arrested by Korça police, who had died inthe police commissariat and sent to the Korça regional hospital. In a telephone conversation, family members claimed that police officers had used violence on him and the death had...
Due to signals from the investigative media, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) monitored and provided legal assistance on the issue of discrimination due to the economic and social condition of citizens living in the vicinity of the former Torovica Camp, Balldre administrative unit, in Lezha Municipality. After highlighting the disturbing probl...
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Yesterday, May 8, 2018, a team of the Albanian Helsinki Committee conducted monitoring at the Dibra police commissariat in order to look on site at respect for the rights and freedoms of arrested, detained and accompanied persons. In fact, we did not find any. Being there, we verified the premises (rooms) where the arrested,...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) has appreciated and appreciates positively the initiatives that have been undertaken and the legislation that is being implemented in order to guarantee the integrity, empowerment and independence of justice system bodies. However, corruption is not isolated. It is quite widespread. Many cases of corruption hav...
Based on and spurred by the story published in investigative media BIRN (Reporter.al) “Refinery, not perfumerie,” regarding the speaking up of inhabitants around the former Metallurgical plant against pollution, on February 20, 2018, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) verified on site the degree of air pollution due to the heavy oil smell and th...
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FINDINGS AND STATISTICAL DATA SEPTEMBER 2017 – APRIL 2018 Main Findings The transitory re-evaluation of judges and prosecutors, otherwise known as vetting, has been considered by the Venice Commission a justified and necessary measure for Albania to protect against corruption, which, if not addressed, might entirely destroy the judicial system. Sup...
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The new constitutional and legal framework for the reform of the justice system, foresees the organization and functioning of new governing justice institutions, specifically, the High Judicial Council (HJC), the High Council of the Prosecutor’s Office (HCP), the Justice Appointments Council, the High Inspector of Justice (HIJ) and the School of Ma...
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According to reports in the media, the European Commission, through a report on Albania that it prepared, decided to recommend the unconditional opening of accession talks for Albania. The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) lauds this decision, hoping that it will mark another step forward in the respect for human rights and freedoms. This is a...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) expresses its concern about the fact that although today, April 13, 2018, the 6-month mandate of the Special Parliamentary Commission on Electoral Reform ends, there is no information on whether consensus has been reached on any important issue that has been addressed or whether work has begun on writing the...
Parallel to the judicial route, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) has pursued administratively the case of discrimination in the treatment of convicts and detainees with regard to their rights as employees. AHC or state or non-state bodies, domestic or foreign, have found that in spite of the high number of 619 prisoners who work, they...
This case will be pursued in the context of the project “Improving the human rights situation in Albania, through strengthening the rule of law” (Legal Clinic XII), with financial support from Civil Rights Defenders. Yesterday, on 10.04.2018, the Tirana Administrative Court of First Instance announced its decision by means of which it accepted that...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) has followed the protest of Kukës inhabitants to express their dissatisfaction on the fee for maintaining the Nation’s Road. This right, according to article 1 of the Law “On rallies” is limited only when national security, public safety, protection of public order and prevention of crime, protection of health ...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) has followed continuously the demands, protests and hunger strikes of miners. In the past, AHC has reacted in cases when miners have lost their lives tragically due to difficult conditions that they work in. AHC considers that miners continue to work in difficult conditions, whereby work protection measures are...
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PRESS RELEASE On Wednesday, March 21, 2018, the first hearing session will be held for one of the subjects of the transitory evaluation (vetting) in the Palace of Congresses, i.e. for the broad public. The notification has been made by the Independent Qualification Commission (IQC), on its official website. Thus, the IQC has made possible...
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On Wednesday, March 21, 2018, the first hearing session will be held for one of the subjects of the transitory evaluation (vetting) in the Palace of Congresses, i.e. for the broad public. The notification has been made by the Independent Qualification Commission (IQC), on its official website. Thus, the IQC has made possible transparency in...
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By means of the print and broadcast media, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) has been informed about the concern of a considerable number of citizens who complain that they have been removed unjustly from the economic welfare scheme. AHC does not prejudice how lawful and founded is this or that welfare scheme that has been...
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On March 2, 2018, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) monitored respect for the rights of convicted and detained persons with mental health problems at the Zaharia Prison (Kruja) as well as of persons who, by court ruling, should have been placed in specialized institutions for compulsory medication. Based on our monitoring, it results that in...
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Representation of this case was carried out in the context of the initiative “Better respect for human rights through strengthening the Rule of Law” (Legal Clinic XI), supported by Civil Rights Defenders. AHC and Together for Life, based on repeated cases of the lack of medicaments for patients with serious illnesses in public health...
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Based on media reports, we have been informed that there will be no amnesty this year. This is an exclusive competence of the Assembly. However, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) deems it necessary to highlight the intent of the amnesty, referring to international standards as well as amnesty laws approved by the Assembly of the...
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Since May 2015 has entered into force Law No.146/2014 “For public notification and consultations”. This law aims to increase transparency of public bodies in important decision-making processes and gives the opportunity to the public and interest groups to give their thoughts and suggestions during these processes. Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC)...
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CIVIL SOCIETY COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM On the framework of the project “CIVIL SOCIETY COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM” funded by the European Union and implemented by Albanian Helsinki Committee, Netherlands Helsinki Committee, The Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia and the Together for Life (TFL), please b...
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On the framework of the project “CIVIL SOCIETY COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM” funded by the European Union and implemented by Albanian Helsinki Committee, Netherlands Helsinki Committee, The Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia and the Together for Life (TFL), please be informed of the summary of the winning pr...
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What went wrong with the process of Vetting in Serbia? Vetting as a whole represents a number of laws and regulations that together solve matters of security and injustice. To specify, in order to have a fair-working process, we need laws on Classified Information, laws on police, laws on military intelligence agency and laws such...
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In order to encourage transparency and accountability of bodies tasked with competences for the transitory re-evaluation of judges and prosecutors (vetting), on August 9, 2017, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) submitted an official request for information to support bodies of vetting (DSCI, HIDAACI, HJC, GPO), which contribute to the pr...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), based on a signal it received that violence was exerted on a convict at the IEPD Peqin on 04.10.2017, conducted a verification on site, whereby it resulted that on 30.09.2017, around 22:30, the group on duty of Prison Police carried out an inspection for prohibited items at the High Security...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), with support from the Open Society Foundation Albania, is engaged in monitoring one of the most important processes of justice reform, that of vetting. On August 9, 2017, AHC submitted a request for information to institutions that collaborate with vetting bodies for the evaluation of assets, the control of th...
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On September 20, 2017, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) monitored the special meeting of the Higher Education Institutions (HEI) for the selection of candidates for members of the High Judicial Council (HJC) and the High Prosecutorial Council (HPC). During the monitoring, we found that representatives from the HEI and the School of Magistrates...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), spurred by the information provided in newspaper “Panorama” of September 11, 2017, headline “The isolated child is not given the ‘besa’ to receive education in the village,” which talks about 24 children isolated in the District of Shkodra (for 15 of which plans are to provide education at home), deems...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee supports and lauds the investigation of the “Fiks Fare” show on food safety. AHC deems it necessary to emphasize the fact that it is not the first time that food products have resulted out of standards, but is of the opinion that this issue has not been pursued to the end....
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) learned with profound pain, from the print media, about the murder of judge Fildes Hafizi, as well as the background, conditions and circumstances of this incident. On this occasion, we convey to the family and all relatives of the victim our sincere condolences. AHC condemns this barbaric act, an offense...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) appreciates and encourages efforts in the engagement for and intensification of the coordinated fight of the State Police against the production and trafficking of narcotics as well as cleaning up the infiltrated from police ranks. In consultation with citizens and in support of some partial data, AHC expresses...
The pages of daily newspaper “Shqiptarja.com” during August of this year have featured data about the assets of those subjects that, pursuant to law no. 9049, dated 10.06.2003 “On the declaration and audit of assets, financial liabilities of elected officials and some public servants (amended),” are obliged to declare their assets. The Albanian Hel...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) has followed with attention the notifications in the media and that have been reflected in the relevant High State Audit (HSA), which talks about a series of denunciations by this independent constitutional institution, about damages that have been caused to the state budget in very large amounts, in billions o...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) has continuously monitored the respect for the rights of inmates and detainees. Based on the findings and conclusions of such monitoring, AHC has provided suggestions on how to improve the situation and in, certain instances, has also reacted publicly. For AHC, it is disturbing that within a relatively short ti...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) has followed the discussion and debate in the Tirana Municipal Council regarding the increase in water price tariffs. AHC may not analyze, assess or reach a conclusion on whether it is necessary to increase the price of water. The resolution of this issue, in our opinion, requires a study of...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) in cooperation with three counterpart organizations in Norway, Serbia, Netherlands, and the organization “Together for Life” is implementing the initiative “Civil Society Countering Violent Extremism,” funded by the European Union. By means of this initiative, we aim at: Empowering civil society organizations, ...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) partially monitored the electoral process on the voting day and continues to monitor the vote counting process for the parliamentary elections of June 25, 2017. A total of 160 observers accredited by the CEC conducted the monitoring, which extended over 11 ZEACs and 154 voting centers in 9 districts of...
The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) expresses its appreciation for the positive work of the CEC pursuant to the Electoral Code. The Central Election Commission (CEC) has worked intensively and is seriously engaged to resolve some important problems. Nevertheless, we express our concern that based not only on information from the Albanian Helsinki...
According to notifications by observers of the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), the voting process continues in the VCCs that they are monitoring. Preliminary monitoring data highlight that the voting process has been generally calm, while some irregularities have been found in procedures followed by electoral administration bodies at the local l...
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LOCAL PUBLICATIONS FOR CALL FOR PROPOSALS CIVIL SOCIETY COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM Albanian Helsinki Committee, Netherlands Helsinki Committee, The Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia and the Together for Life (TFL) are implementing the project “Civil Society Countering Violent Extremism”, financed by the E...
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Today, on May 17, the international day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) makes a public appeal for better respect for the rights and freedoms that the LGBTI community enjoys in our country. Citizens belonging to this community face a series of problems that impede the effective and full exercise of...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee, in partnership with the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia, the association “Together for Life” and the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, during 2017 and 2018 will implement in Albania the project “Civil society countering violent extremism.” The overall objective of the pr...
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The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed May 3 as the World Press Freedom Day for the purpose of increasing awareness about the importance of enjoying and exercising this right and to remind governments of their duty to repsect and protect freedom of expression, guaranteed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. According to Freedom...
E lidhur sot, më datë 20 prill 2017 në Tiranë, ndërmjet palëve të mëposhtme: 1. Fakulteti i Drejtësisë, Universiteti i Tiranës (i quajtur në vijim Fakulteti), i përfaqësuar nga Z.Artan Hoxha, Dekan. Dhe 2. Komiteti Shqiptar i Helsinkit (KShH), organizatë jofitimprurëse, regjistruar fillimisht pranë Ministrisë së Drejtësisë me urdhërin nr. 17/1, dat...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) followed with concern the video footage published by investigative show “Fiks Fare” of Top Channel television. The footage showed the disturbing pollution caused by the burning of limestone furnaces in the villages of Borizana and Nikël of Kruja. A few weeks ago, AHC observers conducted verifications in ...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee held on the 30th and 31st of March 2017 in Gjirokastra, a training activity, fo the “Raising the capacity of the Albanian Helsinki Committee and other civil society organizations”. This activity is realized under the initiative undertaken by the AHC, referred to migration dynamics in the Western Balkans a...
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March 21 marks the international day for the elimination of racial discrimination. According to the UN Convention about the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination, the latter indicates any distinction, exclusion, limitation or preference based on race, color, origin, national or ethnic background that seeks to or influences the in...
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CIVIL SOCIETY COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM Albanian Helsinki Committee, Netherlands Helsinki Committee, The Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia and the Together for Life (TFL) are implementing the project “Civil Society Countering Violent Extremism”, financed by the European Union. The overall objective of th...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) is monitoring important aspects that have to do with the smooth conduct of the pre-electoral process in the context of the parliamentary elections that will be held in the country on June 18 of this year. Through the media, we have been informed that there are political parties that...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), appreciating and supporting the U.S. Department of State’s Human Rights Report on Albania for 2016, calls for reflection and effective solutions for human rights problems highlighted in this report. According to the DOS report, the most important problems that infringe upon human rights in Albania, have...
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Today, on March 7, 2017, as every year, the teacher’s day is celebrated, the day devote to the educating personnel of schools and personalities. While part of this personnel enjoys integrity and works with dedication, professionalism and does quality work, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) notes with regret that the pre-university education sys...
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The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), as an independent non-governmental organization, expresses its concern about the recent events in Macedonia. The President of Macedonia refused to grant a mandate to the head of the opposition for the formation of the new government. He tried to justify this with calls of nationalistic hatred toward the Albani...
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The “Justice for All” Coalition believes that what citizens are looking for are concrete actions and a clearly expressed willingness by all the political forces and the constitutional institutions, in order to achieve an effective implementation of the justice reform and to conduct free and fair elections. Without these two very crucial reforms for...
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Today, on February 27, 2017, representatives of the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) met with inhabitants of the Zharrëz village, in Patos Municipality. These inhabitants have started for some days now a rally and have walked toward Tirana, settling in front of the Ministry of Energy and Industry. For some time now, Zharrëz inhabitants have compla...
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Based on media reports as well as some complaints by inhabitants of the villages of Borizana and Kadias of Kruja, regarding the continuation of limestone furnace burning continuing, the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) conducted a verification mission on site. AHC met with elected representatives, inhabitants of the area, owners of companies and, ...
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On the 16th and 17th of February 2017, Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) continued the awareness and activation initiative for Justice Reform in the city of Elbasan. During these days, there were held two discussion forums and a TV program on the local television of “Best TV” and Egnatia Tv. The activities aimed at raising the...
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According to media reports of February 18, 2017, a 23-year old, detainee with the initials N.L., committed suicide in the Institution for the Execution of Penal Decisions on the “Mine Peza” street (Prison 302). The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), spurred by this painful incident, expresses its concern that two other such incidents have taken pla...