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.
The goal of the project
was to address cases of maltreatment of Albanian emigrants and sensitize Greek
and Albanian authorities about better respect for the rights of emigrants and
the reinstatement of violated rights.
Concrete project
objectives
Identify cases of
maltreatment of Albanian emigrants by Greek and Albanian police, and then
denounce them.
Sensitize Albanian
and Greek institutions for better respect of emigrants’ rights.
Legal assistance
for victims of police violence in
Greece and Albania.
Activities
carried out in the context of the project
Identification,
contact with, and legal assistance for persons who were victims of
maltreatment by Greek or Albanian police.
Sensitization of
the Albanian and Greek public opinion for respect of emigrants rights.
Denunciation of
cases of violence and xenophobia in the Greek media through press conferences.
Informing emigrants
about rules of crossing border points.
Monitoring respect
for emigrants’ rights in border crossing points to
Greece.
Project Results:
Denunciation of
cases of maltreatment of Albanian emigrants.
Provision of legal
assistance to part of the victims.
Sensitization of
the Greek and Albanian media about the treatment of emigrants.
Collaboration with
Amnesty International and the Greek Helsinki Committee in following
maltreatment cases, denunciation of these cases, and reinstatement of violated
rights, increased.
The Albanian
Helsinki Committee assures the anonimousity until the moment
when the person desires to publish his data
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