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AHC mission

The AHC’s main mission is the observation of respect for the freedoms and rights of citizens and the reaction to violations for the purpose of their reinstatement; sensitising citizens about the protection of their freedoms and rights; improving legislation and the practice of law enforcement through opponence and recommendations in the phases of the drafting of laws as well as of their enforcement. 

  PUBLICATIONS

The final report “The respect of the human rights in prisons”

This main goal of this report is to inform the public and the employees of judicial and penitentiary system regarding to the results of the monitoring missions done by AHC in large number of pre-detention sites and prisons in Albania.

The price is 300 Lek and 2.5 Euro (under the cost)

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Handbook: Attitude rule for the employees of the pre-detention sites and prisons

This handbook has as its main goal the information of the employees of the pre-detention sites and prisons about the attitude rules during their daily work. In this handbook are presented 16 articles that are confirmed by an order of Minister of Justice, No. 3052/1, date 25.5.2005.  The publication is free of charge.

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“Pre- detentions and prisons conditions in Albania”
This book is structured in some chapters where each of them deals with a particular set of issues. These chapters contain data gathered through studies and research on the Albanian penitentiary legislation, international instruments acting in this field, findings of the monitoring missions carried out by the AHC during the implementation of a three years program ”Monitoring pre-detention sites and prisons in Albania", conclusions of the seminars, round tables and conferences on related issues of the respect of human rights in the Albanian pre-detention sites and prisons, and on the analysis of letters and complaints from different citizens on issues which are object of study of this publication. MORE
 

 

PRISION AND PRE DETENTION CENTERS

ACTIVITIES 

21.11.2008

  Overcrowding in prisons may be reduced by implementing contemporary penal policies

24.10.2008

  The conditions in detention and accompaniment facilities in some police establishments continues to be harmful

24.04.2008

  High managers of the penitentairy institutions in Albania  are trained

23.04.2008

  Training of the newly recruited staff in penitentiary institutions started

12.04.2008

  Support provided to the process of opening the new penitentiary institutions in Korça and Vlora

04.04.2008

  Support provided to the drafting process of the Action Plan of the Training Center of Prisons (TCP)

21.03.2008

  Local penitentiary trainers were trained

07.02.2008

  The process of drafting the Training Center of Prisons (TCP) curricula

2007

  AHC addresses the Prime Minister regarding the situation in the pre detention facilities

Counseling Meetings

CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE PRISON'S ADMINISTRATION

 

 REPORT

26.01.2010

   Report on the situation of the juvenile rights in pre-trial detention and prison institutions during the period of october – december 2009

09.03.2009

 

Report on the situation of human rights in pre-trial detention facilities and prisons

October – December 2008

19.04.2006

  Report on - the improvement of the training center for the prison administration in Albania

07.04.2006

 

Report on the round table

    Observance of prisoners and pre-trial detainees rights
 round tableS

30.04.2009

  Different treatment of the special groups in the Albanian Prison System

03.12.2007

  Working session for the use of some formats and the improvement of the psycho-social file

06.04.2006

 

Report on the round table

20.01.2006

  Report on the round table discussion

14.04.2005

  "Respect for the rights of pre-detained persons – issues of the law and of practice."

19.01.2005

 

The Ministry of Justice in cooperation with UNICEF and the Albanian Helsinki Committee arranged the round table “Juvenile Justice- the present and the perspective”

   

The follow-up meeting on the finalization of the first draft of the Code of Conduct for Prison Administration and other issues of importance

 PUBLICATIONS
    The launch of the Handbook “An Approach of Human Rights to Prison Management”, 3rd May 2005
   

Latest publication of the Albanian Helsinki Committee "International Criminal Court, Albania's Case"

    New Publication, Title of the book “Pre- detentions and prisons conditions in Albania”
 MEETINGS WITH AUTHORITIES
 21.10.208   Second Steering Committee Meeting of the project ‘Managing Prisons in a Humane Way’
 21.10.208   Meetings with different actors in the penitentiary area

 16.06.2006

  Meeting with the General Director of Prisons

10.05. 2004

 

Meeting of AHC representatives with Mr. Fatmir Xhafa, Minister of Justice

 PROJECTS

03.09.2009

  For a better respect of juveniles and women’s rights in penitentiary institutions

07.06.2007

  For a better respect of juveniles and women’s rights in penitentiary institutions

13.03.2004

 

On March 2004 started the work in the framework of the project “Prison Reform and Civil Society in Albania”

 TRAININGS

09.06.2004

  Albania Helsinki Committee organizes two and half days training on 7 –9 June 2004 in the premises of Rrogozhina Prison
 MONITORING MISSION

19.06.2009

  A Cooperation Agreement is signed between the Albanian Helsinki Committee and the People’s Advocate   

19.06.2009

  The results of the survey for the identification of the police violence on the juveniles in the pre-detention center ‘Jordan Misja’ Tirana

05.11.2004

  Albanian Helsinki Committe are trained in the penitentiary area
   

Monitoring mission

    Respect for the rights of detainees in the Korçë police station
ACTIVITIES 
    Counseling Meetings
STATEMENTS

 

 

The Albanian Helsinki Committee assures the anonimousity until the moment when the person desires to publish his data

 

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