95.23
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Intensify efforts to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals from acts of violence, discrimination and harassment by fully implementing the National Action Plan for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Persons 2016–2020 and amending the Family Code to provide legal recognition of same-sex partnerships
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Improve the legal definition of children at risk of losing parental care, take measures to systematically identify children at risk, and provide adequate support and other services to prevent separation of children from their families
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen measures to eliminate customary practices leading to violence, in particular vendetta and honour killings and domestic violence, and ensure effective access of potential and actual victims to protection
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen protection of journalists against intimidation, death threats and attacks
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implement measures to eliminate the practice of customary law and traditional codes of conduct discriminating against women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Women's rights
95.1
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169) of the International Labour Organization
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- International instruments
- Labour rights
95.26
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Develop a legal framework that recognizes at least same-sex civil unions adopt measures so that gender recognition is based on a self- identification process and is free from abusive requirements, and prohibit medical intervention on intersex minors when there is no strict medical necessity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Include sexual orientation and gender identity specifically in antidiscrimination legislation, and consider using the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take action to improve both the legal framework and the overall climate in which the media operate, in order to safeguard freedom of expression and independence of the media
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take measures to prevent the unnecessary admission of children to institutional care and to support the reintegration of children into their biological families
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
95.24
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider amending the Family Code to provide legal recognition of same-sex partnerships and adopt legal provisions that will allow legal gender recognition for transgender individuals
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt a comprehensive national action plan that a) includes clear objectives and tangible measures to implement all human rights - b) allocates financial and human resources for each measure envisaged - and c) establishes an evaluation mechanism for regular monitoring of the measures
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- General
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Increase the age of leaving care to 18 years and enact and implement legislation aimed at improving support for children in care as well as after leaving care, in particular with regard to access to education and vocational training
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take steps to tackle the current culture of impunity and ensure that high-level cases of alleged corruption are brought to court and processed appropriately
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Corruption
- Impunity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 19 - May 2014
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Abolish any possible legal grounds for differentiated treatment between national and ethno-linguistic minorities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Minority rights
95.21
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons are protected from stigma and discrimination in access to health care by, inter alia, introducing training on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons for all health personnel and awareness-raising campaigns on equal access to health care
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Right to health
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
95.27
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enhance efforts to implement the National Action Plan for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Persons, particularly the review of academic curricula on gender stereotypes and gender identity, in line with Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 10
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to development
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
95.40
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Enhance the protection of the human rights of detainees by ensuring that they have access to decent living conditions and medical care and are not physically mistreated. In this regard, implement the thorough penitentiary reform envisaged in the national report, investigate all allegations of torture or ill-treatment, prosecute those responsible and regularly instruct law enforcement officials that any acts of abuse towards arrested individuals are unacceptable and will be punished
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Human rights violations by state agents
- Torture and other CID treatment
95.44
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider enacting legislation that promotes the elimination of blood feuds and vendettas
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
95.59
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take effective measures to strengthen the freedom of expression and independence of the media, to ensure a safe environment for investigative journalists and their protection from intimidation and attacks and to improve their working conditions
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
95.61
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Guarantee that all government policies respect the principles of religious pluralism, universality and inclusion of all communities and groups on an equal footing, especially with respect to the legal differentiation established in Albania between five legally recognized religious communities and other religious organizations, in light of the recent report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on his mission to Albania
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Freedom of religion and belief
95.64
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implement the recommendations of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe for improving the conduct of elections in Albania
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Elections
95.65
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue addressing the issue of human trafficking as a matter of urgency and ensure adequate protection of trafficking victims and proactive investigation and successful prosecution of all cases of trafficking
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Trafficking
95.66
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Reinforce measures to protect victims of human trafficking and all forms of abuse, with due regard to the situation of child and women victims
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Trafficking
- Women's rights
95.92
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Protect and strengthen individual real estate property rights by adopting balanced legislation that would provide for a fair settlement between the original owners, those who have received property titles within the process of legalization and State interests
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Other
- Right to land
95.93
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Revise the 2015 legislation on strategic investments so that “public interest” is defined in a more restrictive manner that does not legitimize expropriation for commercial purposes
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Business and human rights
95.96
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 33 - May 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue the consolidation of legislation on the restitution of and compensation for properties confiscated during the communist period
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Other
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue pursuing efforts to combat human trafficking, with emphasis on protection of victims
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Trafficking
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue the efforts to ensure full respect for freedom of expression and of the press, in accordance with Albania's international obligations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 6 - December 2009
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Create more social awareness-raising campaigns against gender-based violence, with particular emphasis on its condemnation by the highest levels of the Administration - and more human rights training programmes for employees in the security and justice sectors
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
- Women's rights