Human Rights in Albania 2006
Human Rights in Albania 2006

Summary/Abstract: The Human Rights Report 2006 for Albania represents the second report on the respect of individual rights, women and children's rights during a one-year period in the country. The report has been prepared by Children's Human Rights Centre of Albania (CRCA) and Albanian Center for Human Rights (ACHR), two major civil sociery organisations, based in Tirana. The report covers a wide range of issues starting with an introduction to Albania, its political and economical situation during one year and then moving to more sensitive issues such as the respect towards human rights, women and girls rights and finally children's rights. The report states that, although there has been a general improvement of the situation of human rights in the country, still there are many areas of concern that need to be addressed by the Government and civil sociery alike. The respect of the rights of individuals, women and children have become a prioriry of the agenda of the national Government and Parliament, but still more needs to be done in terms of eliminating torture, violence and discrimination of individuals. Further more the report describes in details specific areas of concern such as police ill-treatment and minorities' rights, domestic violence and participation of women in politics, discrimination of children and child exploitation for economical purposes. The report is based on official data, primary sources and documents provided by the partner organisations and many other civil society organisations in Albania that act as a watch-dog agencies for protection of human rights. The aim of this report is not only to present the evidence of human rights violations in the country, but rather use it as a tool for changing and improving the current situation.

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