On 21 May, the eleventh Tirana Pride is taking place in the capital city of Albania. The theme of this year is “We are family!”. Besides the parade itself, the organisational committee and local activ...
LGBTI+ activists and human rights defenders Frank Mugisha from Uganda and Xheni Karaj from Albania are awarded the Civil Rights Defenders of the Year Award 2022. Despite threats, harassment, and...
Civil Rights Defenders condemns recent threats, harassment and hate speech against our partner, Albanian LGBTI+ activist Xheni Karaj, who appeared on national television ...
Civil Rights Defenders is pleased to announce the launch of “Your Vote Counts!” (Vota Vlen!), a website that supports civic engagement and democratic accountability for the upcoming Parlia...
We are happy to announce the publication of three policy papers on elections and civic participation in Albania, prepared within our project ‘’I participate! My voice, my vote counts’’ This project is...
In recent years, Albania has undertaken sweeping reforms to align domestic criminal procedure laws with the EU Roadmap Directives, and to a large degree, these efforts appear, at least on paper, to ha...
Civil Rights Defenders is looking for IT expert/s to develop a website to support civic engagement and democratic accountability during the 2021 Parliamentary Elections in Albania. The purpose of the ...
Among the hundreds of arrests made during recent anti-government protest in Albania a number of independent journalists have been detained, adding to the growing deterioration of media freedoms in the...
Civil Rights Defenders is looking for a part-time Communications and Outreach Consultant to support with raising awareness for the “I participate! My voice, my vote counts’’ project. The project...
Civil Rights Defenders is looking for expert/s in Albania to develop policy papers in the area of civic engagement and participation in political processes. Project This project aims to strengthen civ...
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