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Short
information on AHC activities in the framework of October 2003
elections for local government organs
AHC
would like to make known to all the visitors of its home page in
internet that AHC, starting from August 2003 till 31 October 2003,
is engaged in implementing the project: “Legal education and
monitoring of the local government elections 2003” financed by the
Public Affairs Section at the USA Embassy in Tirana, Albania.
In the context of its mission as a watch dog, raising awareness and
public education on human rights in Albania, AHC deems as its
responsibility to actively take part in monitoring the respect of
political rights of Albanian humble citizens, in this case
exercising their right to vote, as well as in monitoring the
preparatory electoral work and the elections for local government
organs of October 2003. Based on the rich experience of the AHC
during all these years of monitoring all the electoral processes
after the ’90, this time AHC will contribute to the following:
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Increasing the awareness level of the public in
general on their rights and duties during the electoral process
through publications on the Electoral Code written in a simple
language;
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Increasing the awareness level of the heads of police
commissariats all over Albania regarding their rights and duties
during the voting day as sanctioned in the Electoral Code;
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Better respect of political rights and especially the
right to vote belonging to the humble citizens all over Albania;
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Positive developments of free, fair and democratic elections though AHC’s monitoring and educational mission during the elections for
local government organs;
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Strengthening the rule of law;
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Strengthening the role of civil society actors in Albania;
AHC will involve 70 monitors who will act in different Albanian
districts like in Kukės, Gjirokastėr, Vlorė, Shkodėr, Elbasan,
Korēė, Fier, Durrės and Tirana in close cooperation with AHC’s
correspondents in the cities. These observers will be trained on the
Electoral Code, monitoring methodology during the electoral campaign
and the voting process till the moment of final result promulgation
as well as on ways of reporting to AHC. Based on AHC’s
monotors’ reports, AHC will hold a press conference with the
participation of Albanian media representatives on the findings and
conclusions regarding October 2003 Elections. In addition, AHC will
release an official final report on local governemtn elections of
October 2003.
In the framework of this very significant activity, AHC will
coordinate its work with that of the native and foreign NPO, with
international organism working in human rights area in Albania.
Additionally, AHC will keep regular contacts with state structures
which are directly responsible for good management of October 2003
elections.
13.08.2003
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