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EMIGRANT
Yet
Another Killing by Greek Police
According to
information from the media, Albanian citizen Ilmi
Gjata from Dibėr died because of fire weapons
shooting by a Greek patrol on the national road
Folorina Salonica. According to different reports
from Greek and Albanian media, the Greek police
officer accused of killing the Albanian citizen has
been detained. The Albanian Helsinki Committee has
previously condemned such acts that have claimed
peoples lives and has reacted publicly regarding
the maltreatment of Albanian emigrantsby Greek
police.
Albanian
Helsinki Committee encourages respect for emigrants
rights in accordance with European standards
The Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) is an organization
with a long experience in monitoring respect for human
rights, noting violations and referring them to
responsible state institutions, offering relevant
recommendations for better respect of human rights and
standards for a state governed by the rule of law. AHCs
mission includes respect for the rights of Albanian
emigrants wherever they are. In this context, AHC began
the implementation of the one-year project European
standards and respect for emigrants rights.
Report on monitoring missions carried out at border
crossing points
 10.01.2007
In the context of the project On respect for the rights
of emigrants and returned persons, the Albanian
Helsinki Committee organized during December 20-23 a
monitoring tour at the three main border crossing points
with Greece, namely at the Border Crossing at Kapshticė
(Korēė), Tre Urat (Pėrmet), and Kakavijė (Gjirokastėr).
The goal of the mission was to assess the situation at
these border crossing points because a large influx of
refugees returning to Albania for the holidays were
expected. At the Kapshticė Border Crossing, we met with
the commander of the Border Crossing. During one week,
Greek police had sent back 300 persons in the course of
one week for illegal crossing of the border.
Information on monitoring missions at border crossing
points
In the context of the project, On respecting the rights
of emigrants and returned persons, during 28- 30
September 2006, AHC organized a series of monitoring
missions at the three main border crossing points with
Greece, namely at the Border Crossing of Kapshticė
(Korēė), Tre Urat (Pėrmet), and Kakavijė (Gjirokastėr).
After observing the facilities where persons returned by
Greek police were received and interviewed, AHC
representatives conducted several meetings with senior
Border Crossing Points officials.
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In order to be of assistance to Albanian emigrants and
foreign citizens crossing into the border, AHC prepared
a leaflet
 In
order to be of assistance to Albanian emigrants and
foreign citizens crossing into the border, AHC prepared
a leaflet. It includes information about Albanian
citizens right to movement at the border, the role of
diplomatic or consular services outside Albania, the
rights of Albanian and foreign citizens in dealing with
border and emigration police, and procedures to be
followed when an Albanian or foreign citizen is a victim
of violence or violations of other rights by local or
foreign border police forces. The leaflet was prepared in Albanian, English, Greek,
and Italian and was distributed to all land and port
border crossing points as well as the Rinas
International Airport. The leaflet was prepared by the
Albanian Helsinki Committee in cooperation with the
Directory of Border and Emigration, with financial
support from the Norwegian Helsinki Committee.
LEAFLET
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englisht
Albanian emigrants in
Greece and cases of
their maltreatment
Albanian
history of after the
'90s is closely linked
with emigration, mainly
the economic one. For
many Albanian emigrants,
Greece was the
dreamland. Emigration to
Greece was also favored
by geographic
conditions, which make
it difficult to place
borders under control.
This wound of the
Albanian society has not
so rarely been
associated with negative
phenomena realted to the
lack of appropriate
treatment for Albanian
emigrants. The most
typical cases of the
violation of emigrants'
rights are: use of
physical and
psychological violence
and, in more severe
cases, the use of fire
weapons, in
contravention of
international standards
regarding their use.
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