Several Roma families have recently been evicted and denied alternative accommodation, according to our partner Albanian Helsinki Committee. In a letter to Albanian authorities we demand them to prote...
Albania aims at joining the EU, but much remains to be done before that can happen. In cooperation with the Albanian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (AHC) Civil Rights Defenders monitor and assess...
Widespread lack of respect for human rights, in particular discrimination against vulnerable groups, remains of great concern in Albania. Civil Rights Defenders believe that the media can play an impo...
In Albania a Law on Legal Aid was adopted in December 2008 and entered into force in April 2009. At the moment, however, access to justice is not equal for all citizens. Together with Tirana Legal Aid...
LGBT issues are generally silenced in Albania, and the lives of LGBT persons are marked by isolation and lack of support. In order to terminate their isolation Civil Rights Defenders strive to promote...
On April 20 the European Court of Human Rights condemned Albania for having violated the right to a fair trial and the prohibition against torture in the case Lika and Laska vs Albania. “This is...
Our cooperation with Centre for Legal and Civil Initiatives, CLCI, aims at increasing women’s access to justice. This is done by providing free legal assistance, monitoring the implementation of the L...
Since 2006 Civil Rights Defenders has cooperated with Tirana Legal Aid Society, TLAS, in assisting Roma families to register their children, but also other members of the families, in order to help th...
After intensive work by human rights and international organisations in Albania an all-inclusive anti-discrimination law was decreed on 24 February by the Albanian President, Bamir Topi. The signature...
In order to decrease acts of discrimination against people with disabilities the Albanian Disability Rights Foundation, ADRF, and Civil Rights Defenders will provide free legal aid and enhance awarene...
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