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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. 

 Emigrants

 Media

 Elections

 Minors

 Minorities

 Police

 Legal Education

 Free Legal Aid Clinic

 Prisons and Predetention Sites

 Health and Human Rights

 AHC and the Constitutional Court

 Execution of Judicial Decrees

 Albanian integration and civil society

 Letter of AHC

 Other Informacion

 PROJECTS

 RAPORTS

 ACTIVITIES

 PRESS STATEMENTS


  REPORT

Report on the second working session offered to the albanian prison administration in Lezha prison

PRESS STATEMENT

It has been a number of days not since the print and broadcast media runs stories about concerns created among

  ELECTIONS

PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GENERAL ELECTIONS PROCESS OF JULY 3, 2005 IN ALBANIA

 

   

PROJECTS

 

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

Implementation period:        July 2009 - January 2010

supported by                     UNICEF  15 999 USD

 

Increasing public access to the justice system and due legal process under monitoring by the Albanian Helsinki Committee

Funded by:    Swedish Helsinki Committee

 

'Managing Prisons in a Humane Way'

Implementation period:       18 mounths
Funded by: European Delegation in Tirana in the framework of CARDS 2004 projects. Total amount of the contributions is 478.198 Euro, of which 411.250 Euro, are funds accorded by European Commission

'For a better respect of juveniles and women's rights in penitentiary institution',

Implementation period:        12 mounths

supported byUNICEF, Albania and funded by CARDS 2004 and SIDA.Funds claimed by UNICEF 34.871,76 USD

 

For a better respect of human rights, health and social care in Albania

Implementation period:       12 mounths

Funded by:                        U.S. Department of State, Federal Assistance Award

 

Albanian Helsinki Committee encourages respect for emigrants’ rights in accordance with European standards

Implementation period:       12 mounths

Funded by:                        Norwegian Helsinki Committee

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

Implementation period:       12 mounths

Funded by:                        UNICEF, Albania and funded by CARDS 2004 and SIDA

Project “ Monitoring and Reporting EURO-Albania Relationship Progress"

Implementation period:       January -December 2007

Funded by:                        Open Society Foundation for Albania -Soros

 

Project “Respecting the highest interest of the child – an obligation for all”

Implementation period:       August 2006-March 2007

Funded by:                        Soros Foundation and Cordaid

Albanian Helsinki Committee launch a one year project for monitoring of respecting of the rights of the Albanian emigrants and readmitted persons

Implementation period:       July 2006-July 2007

Funded by:                        Norwegian Helsinki Committee

Albanian Helsinki Committee Starts One-Year Project At the Lezha Detention Institution With U.S. Department of State Support

Implementation period:       May 2006-May 2007

Funded by:                        U.S. Department of State

 

Monitoring respect for minority rights in the Korçë Municipality

Implementation period:       January -December 2006

Funded by:                        Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

Capacity building for the organization and enhancement of internal organization

Implementation period:       October 2003-October 2006

Funded by:                        Cordaid

 

Improvement of the human rights situation through monitoring, study, lobbying, and protection of human rights for better respect of constitutional principles

Period:                               November 2003 – April 2005

Funded by:                        Swedish Helsinki Committee

 

"Role of the civil society in protecting and sensitizing the public about the rights of national minorities" 

Implementation period:       January -December 2004

Funded by:                        “SOROS” Foundation

 

“Monitoring respect for emigrants’ rights”

Implementation period        January-December 2004

Funded by:                        Norwegian Helsinki Committee

 

Strengthening the AHC correspondents’ network in the country’s seven main districts

Implementation period:       July 2003 – October 2004

Funded by:                        SOROS Foundation

 

Increasing awareness on the enforcement of the International Criminal Court Statute in Albania”

Implementation period:        February – September 2004

Funded by:                         World Federalist Movement Institute on Global

                                           Policies and the NPO Coalition for the

                                           International Criminal Court

 

“Prison reform and the role of the civil society in Albania”

Implementation period:       March 2004 – December 2004

Funded by:                         Swedish Helsinki Committee

 

Short information on AHC activities in the framework of October 2003 elections for local government organs

 “Street Law in Youth Community”

Brief information for the AHC’s correspondents training

“Raising awareness on the implementation of International Criminal Court Statute in Albanian”.

“Street Law in Youth Community”

“AHC Correspondent Networking in some districts of the country”

 

1998-2002 - Monitoring prisons and pre-detention sites in Albania and Strengthening the AHC

2001 - Legal Education of the Voters, Parliamentary Elections 2001 in Albania

2001 - Legal Education in the Youth Community

2000 - Assessing, advocating for and implementing Human Rights in the Balkans and Strengthening the Balkans Human Rights network: A cooperative program with local Human Rights NGOs 

2000 - A multinational Program of NGO-s Human Rights Co-operation, Royaumont Project  

2000- “Call-Line”, in the framework of the project “Monitoring prisons and pre-detention sites in Albania and Strengthening the AHC”  

2000 - Awareness Campaign in cooperation with other NGOs, in the framework of the project “Monitoring prisons and pre-detention sites in Albania and Strengthening the AHC ”  

2000 - Public education and monitoring of elections for local government

2000 - Study on the status of women in Albania

1999 -  Minority issue in Albania

1999 -2000 - Abolition of Death Penalty

1998 - Strengthening the local power  

1997 -  Monitoring the rights of emigrants in Italy and Greece  

1997 -  Monitoring of general elections in Albania

1996 -  Monitoring of prisons in Albania  

1996- Monitoring general and local elections - May '96,’97, ’98 (partial)

1996-  Respecting Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

 

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