Albania: Commissioner urges quicker progress to establish the truth on 2011 events

Strasbourg, 21/01/2013 – Two years have passed after the regretful events in Tirana during which four demonstrators were shot dead and a number of policemen and protesters were injured.

I remain very concerned at the fact that a number of the persons responsible for these violent acts and human rights violations have not yet been held to account.

I urge the Albanian government to proceed to the completion of a thorough, impartial and credible investigation and fair judicial proceedings, thus giving a clear signal that impunity for serious human rights violations is not acceptable.

Press contact in the Commissioner’s Office:
Stefano Montanari, +33 (0)6 61 14 70 37 ; stefano.montanari@coe.int

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Nils Muižnieks
is the Commissioner for Human Rights, an independent, non-judicial institution of the Council of Europe, mandated to promote awareness of, and respect for, human rights in the 47 member States

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  • 22-25/05/2013 Visit to Azerbaijan
  • 29/05/2013 Exchange of views with CM Deputies (Strasbourg)
  • 04-07/06/2013 Visit to Spain
  • 20/06/2013 Speak-up! Conference on freedom of expression and media (Brussels)
  • 24-28/06/2013 PACE session
 

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