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ALBANIA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Geospatial Information Section.
Date of Document:
13 August 2020
Accessed Date:
11 October 2022
Title:
The honouring of obligations and commitments by Albania
Source:
Council of Europe. Parliamentary Assembly. Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee).
Date of Document:
26 March 2024
Accessed Date:
10 September 2024
Title:
Review of social protection system in Albania: Coverage, expenditure, adequacy and financing
Source:
International Labor Organization et al.
Accessed Date:
10 September 2024
Title:
Albania. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
12 September 2024
Accessed Date:
20 September 2024
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Albania: Medical and healthcare provision. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
May 2023
Accessed Date:
4 October 2023
Title:
Albania. BTI 2024 Country Report.
Date of Document:
March 2024
Accessed Date:
10 September 2024
Title:
Présentation de l'Albanie
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
26 December 2023
Accessed Date:
10 September 2024
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Albania: Mental healthcare. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
December 2022
Accessed Date:
4 October 2023
Title:
Albanie : L'accès aux soins psychiatriques
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
27 February 2024
Accessed Date:
10 September 2024
Title:
Annex A: Review of selected Home Office country of origin information on Albania. Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information, Albania and Pakistan.
Source:
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
Author:
Enkeleida Tahiraj
Accessed Date:
10 September 2024
Title:
Albania. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
22 April 2024
Accessed Date:
14 May 2024
Title:
Cluster 1: The Fundamentals of the Accession Process. Commission Staff Working Document: Albania 2023 Report.
Code:
SWD (2023) 690 final
Source:
European Union. European Commission.
Date of Document:
8 November 2023
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albania. The State of the World's Human Rights: April 2024.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
23 April 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Compilation on Albania
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/33/ALB/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
22 February 2019
Accessed Date:
10 September 2019
Title:
Albania. Nations in Transit 2024.
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albania. Freedom in the World 2024.
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Albania
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/33/ALB/1
Date of Document:
22 February 2019
Accessed Date:
10 September 2019
Title:
Replies of Albania to the list of issues in relation to its fourth periodic report
Date of Document:
5 April 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Chapter 1: The freedom to defend rights in online spaces: Challenges for women human rights defenders in Albania. Online Actions, Offline Harms: Case studies on Gender and Cybersecurity in the Western Balkans.
Source:
Institute for Democracy and Mediation et al.
Date of Document:
October 2023
Author:
Megi Reçi; Sara Kelmendi
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
ECRI Report on Albania (sixth monitoring cycle), Adopted on 7 April 2020
Source:
Council of Europe. European Commission against Racism and Intolerance.
Date of Document:
2 June 2020
Accessed Date:
8 October 2020
Title:
Comparative report on the situation of respect for human rights and freedoms in Albania for 2022-2023
Source:
Albanian Helsinki Committee
Date of Document:
December 2023
Editor:
Erida Skëndaj; Niazi Jaho
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Albania
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/33/ALB/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
19 February 2019
Accessed Date:
10 September 2019
Title:
Report by Dunja Mijatović Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Following Her Visit to Albania from 21 to 25 May 2018.
Source:
Council of Europe. Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
13 September 2018
Accessed Date:
10 September 2019
Title:
Albanie : la situation des personnes séropositives
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
18 February 2020
Accessed Date:
26 October 2021
Title:
Conclusions of the European Committee of Social Rights 2022 concerning Albania
Source:
Council of Europe. European Committee of Social Rights.
Date of Document:
March 2023
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albania. Country report: Non-discrimination.
Source:
European Commission. Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers.
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Communist-Era Disappearances Still Haunt Albania
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
17 March 2021
Accessed Date:
26 October 2021
Title:
ECRI Conclusions on the Implementation of the Recommendations in Respect of Albania Subject to Interim Follow-up, Adopted on 29 June 2022
Source:
Council of Europe. European Commission against Racism and Intolerance.
Date of Document:
20 September 2022
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Third periodic report submitted by Albania under article 40 of the Covenant pursuant to the optional reporting procedure, due in 2022
Date of Document:
10 January 2023
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Saad Alfarargi, on his visit to Albania
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
5 July 2023
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Law No. 113/2020 on Citizenship
Accessed Date:
26 October 2021
Title:
Albania. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
20 September 2024
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a biometric identity card, including renewal and replacement, both within and outside the country; appearance and content of the card (2015-September 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 September 2017
Accessed Date:
27 September 2017
Title:
The biometric passport; its appearance and biometric data stored on it; requirements and procedures to obtain a biometric passport from within Albania; whether it can be replaced or renewed from abroad (2012-June 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 June 2015
Accessed Date:
18 September 2015
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: Albania
Code:
RSCAS/GLOBALCIT-CR 2021/5
Source:
European University Institute. Global Citizenship Observatory.
Date of Document:
March 2021
Accessed Date:
26 October 2021
Title:
Birth certificates, including appearance, details of information included; whether the certificate is a standard form used nationally or whether it varies depending on region or city; whether the certificate is used for other official documents...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 February 2014
Accessed Date:
21 May 2014
Title:
Procedure for filling in the cause of death on Albanian death certificates; whether there is a written explanation of the cause of death or a reference to a section of the act governing the issuance of death certificates; whether the procedure is standard
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 February 2011
Accessed Date:
12 November 2012
Title:
Availability of fraudulent identification documents and other official documents, including passports, birth certificates, family certificates, and medical records; state efforts to combat fraud (2014–August 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 October 2021
Accessed Date:
25 October 2021
Title:
Albania: Knowledge Base profile
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
15 May 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Source:
European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
Date of Document:
14 August 2023
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
About parliament; Election results. Albania: Parliament.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
23 September 2024
Title:
Republic of Albania, Parliamentary Elections: 25 April 2021. ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report.
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
Date of Document:
26 July 2021
Accessed Date:
26 October 2021
Title:
Final Report on the Findings and Conclusions of Monitoring of the Parliamentary Elections for the Assembly of the Republic of Albania: April 25, 2021
Source:
Albanian Helsinki Committee
Date of Document:
June 2021
Accessed Date:
26 October 2021
Title:
Honouring of obligations and commitments by Albania. Information note on the recent electoral reform in Albania.
Source:
Council of Europe. Parliamentary Assembly. Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee).
Date of Document:
18 January 2021
Author:
Joseph O'Reilly; Petter Eide
Accessed Date:
26 October 2021
Title:
Republic of Albania Local Elections 14 May 2023: ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
Date of Document:
29 September 2023
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albanie : Violences politiques à Elbasan entre 2013 et 2023
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
2 January 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
First thematic Evaluation report: Building trust by delivering support, protection and justice : Albania
Source:
Council of Europe. Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.
Date of Document:
17 September 2024
Accessed Date:
23 September 2024
Title:
Replies of Albania to the list of issues in relation to its combined fifth and sixth periodic reports
Date of Document:
23 February 2023
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Law No. 9669, of 18.12.2006 on Measures Against Violence in Family Relations
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Title:
Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment: A Situational Analysis
Source:
Albanian Women Empowerment Network
Date of Document:
November 2022
Author:
Elona Dhëmbo; Veronika Duci
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Report of the Republic of Albania on the Implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention). First Thematic Evaluation Round: Building Trust by Deliverin...
Date of Document:
24 July 2023
Accessed Date:
6 October 2023
Title:
Forced marriages of women, including those who are already married; state protection and resources provided to women who try to avoid a marriage imposed on them (2010-June 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 August 2015
Accessed Date:
21 September 2015
Title:
Replies of Albania to the list of issues and questions in relation to its fifth periodic report
Date of Document:
21 June 2023
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Albania
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
14 November 2023
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albania. WAVE Country Report 2023: The status and value of women's specialist services in preventing and tackling gender-based violence against women.
Source:
Women Against Violence Europe
Date of Document:
December 2023
Author:
Elena Floriani et al.
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Comments of Albania on GREVIO's Final Report on the First Thematic Evaluation Report “Building trust by providing support, protection, and justice”
Date of Document:
17 September 2024
Accessed Date:
23 September 2024
Title:
Report of the Stakeholders to the United Nations Conference of the Parties, developed by the Monitoring Network Against Gender Based Violence for the fourth Review Cycle / 47th Session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group, 4 - 15 November 2024
Source:
Monitoring Network Against Gender Based Violence et al.
Date of Document:
April 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Combined fifth and sixth periodic reports submitted by Albania under article 44 of the Convention, due in 2017
Date of Document:
15 February 2021
Accessed Date:
26 October 2021
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note Albania: Domestic violence against women. Version 4.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
December 2022
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Albania
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Date of Document:
17 October 2023
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albanie : les femmes albanaises victimes de la traite des êtres humains à des fins d'exploitation sexuelle
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
16 May 2018
Accessed Date:
27 October 2021
Title:
Shadow Report on Albania's Compliance with and Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Source:
Human Rights in Democracy Centre; Advocates for Human Rights
Date of Document:
11 September 2023
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Law No. 47/2018 on some addenda and amendments to law no. 9669, dated 18/12/2006 'on measures against violence in family relations', as amended
Accessed Date:
15 October 2020
Title:
Albania. Fighting Domestic Violence: Europe
Source:
Baker McKenzie et al.
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albania. 2022 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
Source:
United States. Department of Labor.
Date of Document:
29 September 2023
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
A Typology of Child Trafficking Cases in Albania
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Date of Document:
17 July 2020
Author:
Aidan Mcquade et al.
Accessed Date:
11 October 2022
Title:
Report on the Implementation of Recommendations Addressed to Albania by the Committee of the Parties of Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combatting Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention)
Date of Document:
30 June 2021
Accessed Date:
11 October 2022
Title:
HRDC Stakeholder Report. Second National Periodic Report of Albania on the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention).
Source:
Human Rights in Democracy Centre
Date of Document:
October 2021
Accessed Date:
11 October 2022
Title:
Albania. Country report: Gender equality.
Source:
European Union. Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers.
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Albania. Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe and Central Asia 2024.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. ILGA-Europe.
Date of Document:
February 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination, including complaints received based on discrimination against sexual minorities and actions taken by the Commissioner; Anti-discrimination training provided to government authorities, including...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 February 2014
Accessed Date:
21 May 2014
Title:
Country of Origin Information Report: Albania
Source:
Capital Rainbow Refuge. Queer Refugee Hearings Program.
Date of Document:
April 2021
Accessed Date:
31 October 2022
Title:
Albanie : Le refuge pour personnes LGBT « Streha »
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
4 June 2020
Accessed Date:
27 October 2021
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note Albania: Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. Version 7.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
December 2022
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Albanian Psychologists Prohibit Anti-LGBT “Conversion Therapy”
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
20 May 2020
Accessed Date:
15 October 2020
Title:
Albania. LGBTI Enlargement Review 2024.
Source:
ILGA Europe et al.
Date of Document:
25 April 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Statistics on blood feuds; state protection and support services available to those affected by blood feuds, including whether individuals have been prosecuted for blood feud-related crimes (2010-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 September 2015
Accessed Date:
28 September 2015
Title:
Attestation letters for blood feuds; issuing organizations; how letters are issued, processed and stored; whether issuing organizations are recognized by the government; whether the Committee of Nationwide Reconciliation (CNR) [National Committee ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 September 2022
Accessed Date:
19 October 2022
Title:
Task force established to investigate falsified attestation letters for blood feuds, including activities and cases investigated; reconciliation groups, including whether any have been investigated for providing false attestation letters...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 February 2014
Accessed Date:
21 May 2014
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Albania.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
24 April 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albanie : La criminalité organisée
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
14 April 2022
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Descriptive Document On The Phenomenon Of “Hakmarrja” And “Gjakmarrja” To Raise Awareness Among Albanian And International Institutions - III Edition
Source:
Operazione Colomba - Nonviolent Peace Corps of the Association Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII
Date of Document:
December 2017
Accessed Date:
6 September 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Albania: Blood Feuds. Version 7.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albanie: vendetta. Renseignement de l'analyse-pays de l'OSAR.
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
13 July 2016
Accessed Date:
16 September 2016
Title:
Albania: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2024.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
24 June 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Evaluation Report: Albania. Third evaluation round: Access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings.
Source:
Council of Europe. Group of Experts on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings.
Date of Document:
15 December 2020
Accessed Date:
27 October 2021
Title:
Results of the Corruption Monitoring System in Albania
Source:
Albanian Center for Economic Research et al.
Accessed Date:
11 October 2022
Title:
Fourth Evaluation Round. Corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. Second Compliance Report. Albania.
Source:
Council of Europe. Group of States Against Corruption.
Date of Document:
12 July 2018
Accessed Date:
10 September 2019
Title:
Albania. Country Reports on Terrorism 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 November 2023
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Instances of Muslim extremists targeting members of the Albanian military forces, including soldiers who formerly served in Iraq with US peacekeeping forces (2004-February 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 February 2015
Accessed Date:
21 September 2015
Title:
Albanie : Le gang des « 5 Dyqanet » de Korçë
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
24 November 2022
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Deconstructing State Capture in Albania: An Examination of Grand Corruption Cases and Tailor-Made Laws from 2008 to 2020
Source:
Transparency International; Institute for Democracy and Mediation
Date of Document:
30 March 2021
Author:
Gjergji Vurmo et al.
Editor:
International Correspondents in Education
Accessed Date:
27 October 2021
Title:
Fifth Evaluation Round: Preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies. Evaluation Report: Albania.
Source:
Council of Europe. Group of States Against Corruption.
Date of Document:
3 March 2023
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Albanie : L'emploi de méthodes illégales dans l'expropriation des bâtiments détruits dans le cadre du projet gouvernemental de « Renaissance urbaine »
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
20 March 2020
Accessed Date:
27 October 2021
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Albania: Human trafficking. Version 16.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Whistleblowing Corruption in Municipalities: Challenges and Difficulties in the Implementation of Legislation in Local Government Units
Source:
Albanian Helsinki Committee
Date of Document:
February 2021
Accessed Date:
27 October 2021
Title:
Civil Society Report on the Implementation of Chapter II (Prevention) & Chapter V (Asset Recovery). United Nations Conventions Against Corruption in Albania.
Source:
Institute for Democracy and Mediation
Date of Document:
10 August 2023
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
The 2024 Assessment of Violent Extremism in Albania: Drivers, Forms, and Threats
Source:
Institute for Democracy and Mediation
Date of Document:
2 April 2024
Author:
Sara Kelmendi ; Romario Shehu
Accessed Date:
12 September 2024
Date of Document:
April 2024
Accessed Date:
12 September 2024
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Albanie : L'Institution d'exécution des peines pénales de Durrës et son service de police
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
15 November 2019
Accessed Date:
27 October 2021
Title:
Albania. Law No. 133/2015 on the Treatment of Property and Finalisation of the Process of Compensation of Property and Explanatory Memorandum and Report on the Law (Explanatory Report).
Source:
Albania; Council of Europe. Venice Commission.
Date of Document:
4 August 2016
Accessed Date:
4 August 2017
Title:
Law No. 10 221 dated 4.2.2010 on Protection from Discrimination (amended 2020)
Accessed Date:
27 October 2021
Title:
Response of the Albanian Government to the report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on its ad hoc visit to Albania from 23 to 26 November 2021
Date of Document:
13 July 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2023
Title:
Researching the Albanian Legal System
Date of Document:
August 2019
Author:
Engjellushe (Angel) Kozeli Mozina
Accessed Date:
20 September 2019
Title:
Albanie : Le changement d'état civil dans le cadre de la protection des témoins et collaborateurs de justice
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
16 November 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2023
Title:
State of the Rule of Law in Europe. The People's Advocate of the Republic of Albania: Impact of 2022 ENNHRI rule of law reporting
Source:
European Network of National Human Rights Institutions
Date of Document:
August 2023
Accessed Date:
6 October 2023
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Albania: Actors of Protection. Version 2.0
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
December 2022
Accessed Date:
6 October 2023
Title:
Albania's Special Courts against Corruption and Organised Crime
Source:
U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre
Date of Document:
20 January 2022
Editor:
Sofie Arjon Schütte
Accessed Date:
12 October 2022
Title:
Third periodic report submitted by Albania under article 19 of the Convention, due in 2016
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
5 April 2022
Accessed Date:
12 October 2022
Title:
Report to the Albanian government on the periodic visit to Albania carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 4 to 15 May 2023
Source:
Council of Europe. European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT).
Date of Document:
12 January 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albanie : Les personnes atteintes de troubles mentaux exonérées de toute responsabilité pénale
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
27 February 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
The Albanian State Police (ASP), including its structure and locations; police corruption; police misconduct; procedures to submit a complaint against police and responsiveness to complaints (2011-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 September 2015
Accessed Date:
28 September 2015
Title:
Procedures to obtain a police report; whether a police report can be obtained from abroad through a proxy; if so, requirements and procedures (2012-September 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 August 2015
Accessed Date:
28 September 2015
Title:
Police Integrity and Corruption in Albania 3.0
Source:
Institute for Democracy and Mediation
Author:
Mimoza Agolli et al.
Accessed Date:
27 October 2021
Title:
Albania. The Law on Police Use of Force Worldwide.
Source:
University of Pretoria. Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa.
Accessed Date:
12 October 2022
Title:
(De)Politicization of Citizens' Concerns on Security in Albania's Public Debate: Understanding and Addressing the Mismatch
Source:
Center for the Study of Democracy and Governance et al.
Date of Document:
November 2021
Accessed Date:
12 October 2022
Title:
Monitoring Media Pluralism in the Digital Era: Application of the Media Pluralism Monitor in the European Member States and Candidate Countries in 2023. Country Report: Albania.
Source:
European University Institute. Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom.
Date of Document:
June 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albania. World Press Freedom Index 2024.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albania. International Religious Freedom Report for 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
26 June 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on his mission to Albania
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
16 January 2018
Accessed Date:
6 September 2018
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Fifth Report submitted by Albania pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 2 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities – received on 5 May 2021
Date of Document:
5 May 2021
Accessed Date:
27 October 2021
Title:
Roma Belong: Statelessness, Discrimination and Marginalisation of Roma in Albania
Source:
European Roma Rights Centre et al.
Date of Document:
February 2018
Author:
Anisa Metalla et al.
Accessed Date:
6 September 2018
Title:
Fifth Opinion on Albania, Adopted on 6 June 2023
Source:
Council of Europe. Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
Date of Document:
19 October 2023
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Situation of Roma, including access to education, employment, housing and social services; treatment of Roma by society and authorities (2011-June 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 June 2014
Accessed Date:
23 October 2014
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined thirteenth and fourteenth periodic reports of Albania
Code:
CERD/C/ALB/CO/13-14
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
23 May 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Albania: Roma and Balkan Egyptians. Version 4.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
October 2021
Accessed Date:
27 October 2021
Title:
Combined thirteenth and fourteenth periodic reports submitted by Albania under article 9 of the Convention, due in 2021
Date of Document:
14 February 2022
Accessed Date:
12 October 2022
Title:
Albanie : Le mariage dans la communauté rom
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
27 August 2020
Accessed Date:
27 October 2021
Title:
Comments of the Government of Albania on the Fifth Opinion of the Advisory Committee on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by Albania
Date of Document:
16 October 2023
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albania. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
March 2024
Accessed Date:
12 September 2024
Title:
Written Comments of The European Roma Rights Centre Concerning
Source:
European Roma Rights Centre
Date of Document:
April 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 47th Session of the Universal Periodic Review on the right to a nationality, human rights challenges relating to statelessness, and discrimination against minoritised groups in Albania
Source:
Tirana Legal Aid Society et al.
Date of Document:
8 April 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Social and Economic Profile of the Return Migrants in Albania
Source:
International Organisation for Migration. Albania.
Date of Document:
December 2016
Author:
Ilir Gëdeshi; Endri Xhaferaj
Accessed Date:
4 August 2017
Title:
Migration Governance Indicators Second Profile 2023: Republic of Albania
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Analysis in the field of migrant smuggling in Albania
Source:
Balkan Refugee and Migration Council; Danish Refugee Council
Date of Document:
February 2024
Editor:
Erida Skëndaj et al.
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
The Italy-Albania Agreement on Migration : Pushing Boundaries, Threatening Rights
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
19 January 2024
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 May 2024:
Title:
Albania. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
16 October 2023
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/albania
Accessed Date:
25 October 2023
Title:
Albania. BTI 2022 Country Report.
Date of Document:
February 2022
URL:
https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report/ALB
Accessed Date:
11 October 2022
Title:
Présentation de l'Albanie
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
23 March 2023
URL:
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/albanie/presentation-de-l-albanie/
Accessed Date:
4 October 2023
Title:
Cluster 1: The Fundamentals of the Accession Process. Commission Staff Working Document: Albania 2022 Report.
Code:
SWD(2022) 332 final
Source:
European Union. European Commission.
Date of Document:
12 October 2022
URL:
https://neighbourhood-enlargement.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2022-10/Albania%20Report%202022.pdf
Accessed Date:
4 October 2023
Title:
Albania. Amnesty International Report 2022/23: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
27 March 2023
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/POL1056702023ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
4 October 2023
Title:
Albania. Nations in Transit 2023.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/albania/nations-transit/2023
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Albania. Freedom in the World 2023.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/albania/freedom-world/2023
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
European Committee of Social Rights Conclusions 2021:Albania
Source:
Council of Europe. European Committee of Social Rights.
Date of Document:
March 2022
URL:
https://rm.coe.int/conclusions-2021-albania-en/1680a5d9e2
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Albania. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Albania.html
Accessed Date:
25 October 2023
Title:
Albania. WAVE Country Report 2021: Women's Specialist Support Services in Europe and the impact of COVID-19 on their provision.
Source:
Women Against Violence Europe
Date of Document:
December 2021
Author:
Elena Floriani; Léa Dudouet
Editor:
Elena Biaggioni et al.
URL:
https://wave-network.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WAVE-Country-Report-2021.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 October 2022
Title:
Albania. Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe and Central Asia 2022.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. ILGA-Europe.
Date of Document:
10 February 2022
URL:
https://www.ilga-europe.org/sites/default/files/2023/albania.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 October 2022
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Albania.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
22 October 2021
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/57be200a-2e4d-4e03-89d1-1cddec5ce4e4
Accessed Date:
28 October 2021
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Albania: Blood Feuds. Version 6.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2023
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/albania-country-policy-and-information-notes/country-policy-and-information-note-blood-feuds-albania-september-2022-accessible
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Albania: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2023
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-trafficking-in-persons-report/albania/
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Albania. Country Reports on Terrorism 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
27 February 2023
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/country-reports-on-terrorism-2021/albania/
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Albania: Human trafficking. Version 14.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2023
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/albania-country-policy-and-information-notes/country-policy-and-information-note-human-trafficking-albania-february-2023-accessible
Accessed Date:
5 October 2023
Title:
Albania. World Press Freedom Index 2023.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
URL:
https://rsf.org/en/country/albania
Accessed Date:
6 October 2023
Title:
Albania. International Religious Freedom Report for 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 May 2023
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-report-on-international-religious-freedom/albania/
Accessed Date:
6 October 2023
Title:
Albanie. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
URL:
http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/cartes/Albanie/1306003
Accessed Date:
30 October 2023
Title:
Albania. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Europe, 2018
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
September 2018
URL:
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2018-2019/europe/albania.html
Accessed Date:
10 September 2019
Title:
Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on its mission to Albania
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
18 July 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/36/39/Add.1
Accessed Date:
26 September 2017
Title:
Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on its mission to Albania: comments by the State
Date of Document:
28 June 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/36/39/Add.4
Accessed Date:
26 September 2017
Title:
Evaluation of Human Rights and Rule of Law during the Albanian Presidency of OSCE
Source:
Albanian Helsinki Committee et al.
Date of Document:
January 2021
URL:
https://ahc.org.al/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Evaluation-of-Human-Rights-and-Rule-of-Law-during-the-Albanian-Presidency-of-OSCE.pdf
Accessed Date:
26 October 2021
Title:
Albania Helsinki Committee criticises mass arrests during protests
Source:
European Observatory of Crimes and Security
Date of Document:
18 March 2022
URL:
https://www.eu-ocs.com/albania-helsinki-committee-criticises-mass-arrests-during-protests/
Accessed Date:
11 October 2022
Title:
GREVIO Baseline Evaluation Report: Albania
Source:
Council of Europe. Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.
Date of Document:
24 November 2017
URL:
https://rm.coe.int/grevio-first-baseline-report-on-albania/16807688a7
Accessed Date:
6 September 2018
Title:
Law No 144 2013 Criminalization of Sexual Violence
URL:
http://evaw-global-database.unwomen.org/en/countries/europe/albania/2013/law-no-144-2013-criminalization-of-sexual-violence
Accessed Date:
4 August 2017
Title:
Albanie : La protection accordée par les autorités albanaises aux victimes de violences domestiques
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
17 August 2018
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=/sites/default/files/ofpra_flora/1712_alb_violences_domestiques.pdf
Accessed Date:
26 October 2021
Title:
Report submitted by Albania pursuant to Article 68, paragraph 1 of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Baseline Report)
Date of Document:
19 January 2017
URL:
https://rm.coe.int/16806dd216
Accessed Date:
4 August 2017
Title:
Role of Tirana District Court in Protection from Domestic Violence in Family Relationship
Source:
Human Rights in Democracy Center
URL:
http://www.stopvaw.org/uploads/study_2015.pdf
Accessed Date:
4 August 2017
Title:
Report of a Home Office Fact-Finding Mission: Albania
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2018
URL:
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1425717/1226_1519891691_home-office-ffm-report-albania.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 September 2018
Title:
2018 Public Perceptions of Gender Equality and Violence Against Women. Albania.
Source:
United Nations. UN Women.
URL:
https://albania.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Field%20Office%20Albania/Attachments/Publications/2019/05/Albania.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 October 2020
Title:
Alternative Report on the Implementation of the CEDAW Convention in Albania (Period 2016-2020)
Source:
Albania. Office of the Ombudsperson.
URL:
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2046181/INT_CEDAW_IFN_ALB_44251_E.docx
Accessed Date:
27 October 2021
Title:
Report to the Albanian Government on the ad hoc visit to Albania carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 23 to 26 November 2021
Source:
Council of Europe. European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT).
Date of Document:
26 April 2022
URL:
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2072045/2022-8-inf-eng.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 October 2022
Title:
Albania: Preliminary findings of joint freedom of expression mission
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
21 June 2019
URL:
https://rsf.org/en/albania-preliminary-findings-joint-freedom-expression-mission
Accessed Date:
10 September 2019
Title:
National Action Plan for Equality, Inclusion and Participation of Roma and Egyptians in the Republic of Albania (2021-2025)
Source:
Albania. Ministry of Health and Social Protection.
Date of Document:
November 2021
URL:
https://www.undp.org/albania/publications/national-action-plan-equality-inclusion-and-participation-roma-and-egyptians-albania
Accessed Date:
12 October 2022
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined ninth to twelfth periodic reports of Albania
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
2 January 2019
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/CERD/C/ALB/CO/9-12
Accessed Date:
10 September 2019
Title:
The honouring of obligations and commitments by Albania
Source:
Council of Europe. Parliamentary Assembly. Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee).
Date of Document:
26 March 2024
URL:
https://rm.coe.int/the-honouring-of-obligations-and-commitments-by-albania/1680aeca7b
Accessed Date:
10 September 2024
Title:
Review of social protection system in Albania: Coverage, expenditure, adequacy and financing
Source:
International Labor Organization et al.
URL:
https://www.social-protection.org/gimi/Media.action?id=18403
Accessed Date:
10 September 2024
Title:
Albanie : L'accès aux soins psychiatriques
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
27 February 2024
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=/sites/default/files/ofpra_flora/2402_alb_accessibilite_soins_psychiatriques_161448_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 September 2024
Title:
Annex A: Review of selected Home Office country of origin information on Albania. Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information, Albania and Pakistan.
Source:
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
Author:
Enkeleida Tahiraj
URL:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65e079e97bc329001ab8c195/Inspection_report_on_Home_Office_country_of_origin_information__Albania_and_Pakistan__October_2023.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 September 2024
Title:
Replies of Albania to the list of issues in relation to its fourth periodic report
Date of Document:
5 April 2024
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/E/C.12/ALB/RQ/4
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Chapter 1: The freedom to defend rights in online spaces: Challenges for women human rights defenders in Albania. Online Actions, Offline Harms: Case studies on Gender and Cybersecurity in the Western Balkans.
Source:
Institute for Democracy and Mediation et al.
Date of Document:
October 2023
Author:
Megi Reçi; Sara Kelmendi
URL:
https://idmalbania.org/study-report-the-freedom-to-defend-rights-in-online-spaces-challenges-for-women-human-rights-defenders-in-albania/
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Comparative report on the situation of respect for human rights and freedoms in Albania for 2022-2023
Source:
Albanian Helsinki Committee
Date of Document:
December 2023
Editor:
Erida Skëndaj; Niazi Jaho
URL:
https://ahc.org.al/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2023-AHC-Report-on-Human-Rights_-002.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albania: Knowledge Base profile
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
15 May 2024
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/albania-knowledge-base-profile/albania-knowledge-base-profile
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Republic of Albania Local Elections 14 May 2023: ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
Date of Document:
29 September 2023
URL:
https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/d/d/553972.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albanie : Violences politiques à Elbasan entre 2013 et 2023
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
2 January 2024
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=/sites/default/files/ofpra_flora/2401_alb_violence_politiques_a_elbasan__161433_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
First thematic Evaluation report: Building trust by delivering support, protection and justice : Albania
Source:
Council of Europe. Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.
Date of Document:
17 September 2024
URL:
https://rm.coe.int/grevio-s-first-thematic-evaluation-report-on-albania/1680b1a0ca
Accessed Date:
23 September 2024
Title:
Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment: A Situational Analysis
Source:
Albanian Women Empowerment Network
Date of Document:
November 2022
Author:
Elona Dhëmbo; Veronika Duci
URL:
https://awenetwork.org/media/648874bf22562.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Albania
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
14 November 2023
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/CEDAW/C/ALB/CO/5
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Comments of Albania on GREVIO's Final Report on the First Thematic Evaluation Report “Building trust by providing support, protection, and justice”
Date of Document:
17 September 2024
URL:
https://rm.coe.int/comments-of-albania-on-grevio-s-final-report-on-the-first-thematic-eva/1680b1a0db
Accessed Date:
23 September 2024
Title:
Report of the Stakeholders to the United Nations Conference of the Parties, developed by the Monitoring Network Against Gender Based Violence for the fourth Review Cycle / 47th Session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group, 4 - 15 November 2024
Source:
Monitoring Network Against Gender Based Violence et al.
Date of Document:
April 2024
URL:
https://rrjetikunderdhunesgjinore-monitorime.al/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Report_per-publikim.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Albania
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Date of Document:
17 October 2023
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/CRC/C/ALB/CO/5-6
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Shadow Report on Albania's Compliance with and Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Source:
Human Rights in Democracy Centre; Advocates for Human Rights
Date of Document:
11 September 2023
URL:
https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/Res/HRDC%20AHR%20Albania%20CEDAW%20Final.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albania. Fighting Domestic Violence: Europe
Source:
Baker McKenzie et al.
URL:
https://resourcehub.bakermckenzie.com/-/media/fighting-domestic-violence/reports/reports/2021_fdv_albania.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albania. LGBTI Enlargement Review 2024.
Source:
ILGA Europe et al.
Date of Document:
25 April 2024
URL:
https://www.ilga-europe.org/files/uploads/2024/04/LGBTI-Enlargement-Review-2024.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
The 2024 Assessment of Violent Extremism in Albania: Drivers, Forms, and Threats
Source:
Institute for Democracy and Mediation
Date of Document:
2 April 2024
Author:
Sara Kelmendi ; Romario Shehu
URL:
https://idmalbania.org/download/51895/?tmstv=1712067252
Accessed Date:
12 September 2024
Date of Document:
April 2024
URL:
https://www.asylos.eu/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=e65ff9df-9c97-4b85-905d-30a181a05872
Accessed Date:
12 September 2024
Title:
Report to the Albanian government on the periodic visit to Albania carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 4 to 15 May 2023
Source:
Council of Europe. European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT).
Date of Document:
12 January 2024
URL:
https://rm.coe.int/1680ae233b
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albanie : Les personnes atteintes de troubles mentaux exonérées de toute responsabilité pénale
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
27 February 2024
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=/sites/default/files/ofpra_flora/2402_alb_exoneration_reponsabilite_penale_161985_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Monitoring Media Pluralism in the Digital Era: Application of the Media Pluralism Monitor in the European Member States and Candidate Countries in 2023. Country Report: Albania.
Source:
European University Institute. Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom.
Date of Document:
June 2024
URL:
https://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/76992/Albania_EN_mpm_2024_cmpf.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Fifth Opinion on Albania, Adopted on 6 June 2023
Source:
Council of Europe. Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
Date of Document:
19 October 2023
URL:
https://rm.coe.int/5th-op-albania-en/1680acf90e
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined thirteenth and fourteenth periodic reports of Albania
Code:
CERD/C/ALB/CO/13-14
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
23 May 2024
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/CERD/C/ALB/CO/13-14
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Comments of the Government of Albania on the Fifth Opinion of the Advisory Committee on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by Albania
Date of Document:
16 October 2023
URL:
https://rm.coe.int/5th-com-albania-en/1680acf46c
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Albania. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
March 2024
URL:
https://minorityrights.org/country/albania/
Accessed Date:
12 September 2024
Title:
Written Comments of The European Roma Rights Centre Concerning
Source:
European Roma Rights Centre
Date of Document:
April 2024
URL:
https://www.errc.org/uploads/upload_en/file/5572_file1_albania-cerd-submission-21-march-2024.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 47th Session of the Universal Periodic Review on the right to a nationality, human rights challenges relating to statelessness, and discrimination against minoritised groups in Albania
Source:
Tirana Legal Aid Society et al.
Date of Document:
8 April 2024
URL:
https://index.statelessness.eu/sites/default/files/ENS_UPR_47_2024_Albania.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Migration Governance Indicators Second Profile 2023: Republic of Albania
Source:
International Organization for Migration
URL:
https://albania.iom.int/sites/g/files/tmzbdl1401/files/documents/2023-09/pub2023-084-el-mgi-albania-second-profile-1.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
Analysis in the field of migrant smuggling in Albania
Source:
Balkan Refugee and Migration Council; Danish Refugee Council
Date of Document:
February 2024
Editor:
Erida Skëndaj et al.
URL:
https://ahc.org.al/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/EN_Analysis-migrant-smuggling-Albania.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
Title:
The Italy-Albania Agreement on Migration : Pushing Boundaries, Threatening Rights
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
19 January 2024
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/EUR3075872024ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 September 2024
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