Launching Conference and 1st Steering Committee Meeting of the EU-CoE Joint Project “Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Albanian System of Human Rights protection and discrimination”

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A conference to mark the launching of the EU-CoE Joint Project ““Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Albanian System of Human Rights protection and discrimination” took place in Tirana, Albania on 5 April 2016.

The Conference discussed the current developments and perspectives and aimed at providing a detailed analyses and recommendations on anti-discrimination and human rights in Albania, based on a recent needs assessment. The second part of the event was dedicated to panel discussions addressing different topics of legislation and policies, institutional set-up and awareness raising, in line with project’s main objectives.

Mr Giakoumopoulos, Director of Human Rights Directorate, Council of Europe; Ms Romana Vlahutin, Head of the EU Delegation to Albania; the Albanian People’s Advocate; the Deputy Minister of Welfare and Youth; the Commissioner for Protection against Discrimination welcomed the participants and shared the priorities of their respective institutions for advancing human rights protection and anti-discrimination practices.

Representatives of the Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth, of People’s Advocate, the Commissioner of Protection from Discrimination, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Justice, the Judiciary, local government units, NGOs operating in the field, Diplomatic Corps and International Organisations operating in Albania attended the Conference.

The Project 1^st Steering Committee Meeting took place the following day. It presented discussed and approved the project’s work plan and the Terms of Reference for the Project’s Steering Committee. It also defined the mandate and composition of the inter-institutional working group to act as an advisory body to the Project’s Steering Committee and provide technical support to project implementation.

The project aims at supporting human rights and equality bodies in their work to ensure protection from discrimination and a sustained, comprehensive and inclusive implementation of human rights.

Tirana 07/04/2016

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Albania became member of the Council of Europe on 13 July 1995. Following its accession, a Council of Europe presence headed by the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe was established in Albania, and succeeded, in June 2003, by the establishment of the Information Office of the Council of Europe. Since January 2011, a Council of Europe Office in Tirana is set up as a new institutional form of co-operation.

As representative of the Secretary General in Albania, the Office works to promote the Council of Europe values and standards pertaining to human rights, rule of law and democracy. It facilitates the effective co-operation between the various Council of Europe bodies located in its Headquarters in Strasbourg and the domestic and international partner institutions in Albania.

The work of the Council of Europe in Albania is dedicated to assisting the Albanian authorities to continue bringing the Albanian legislation, its institutional practices and policies fully in line with its obligations stemming from its Council of Europe membership.

European Court of Human Rights