Enhancing the protection of human rights of prisoners in Albania

As part of the European Union and Council of Europe programmatic framework “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey” (Horizontal Facility), the Council of Europe implemented the Action “Enhancing the protection of human rights of prisoners in Albania”, in close partnership with the Ministry of Justice, the Directorate General of the Prison Administration and with other relevant institutions and stakeholders, including civil society organisations active in the penitentiary field.

Being party to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as well as the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (ECPT) Albania is obliged to eradicate torture and other forms of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

The case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the findings of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) during country visits have revealed the necessity that the Prison Administration and other relevant institutions in Albania increase their efforts to improve the protection of prisoners’ human rights and support the rehabilitation of prisoners (to reintegrate them into society after their release in order to reduce reoffending).

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Back Albanian prison staff visited the Irish Prison Service

A group of seven staff from different sectors of the General Directorate of the Prison Administration of Albania benefited from a study visit to the Irish Prison Service and meetings with senior officials, including the General Director and the Director of the Irish Training College.

The group got acquainted with the initial and in-service training curricula used at the Training College. It also visited several prisons in the Dublin region with focus on rehabilitation activities for different categories of prisoners, including women and sex-offenders, on prisoners’ individual sentence planning and regime, pro-social modelling and effective prison management.

The study visit took place from 23 to 27 April 2018 and was organised within the scope of the Action “Enhancing the protection of human rights of prisoners in Albania”, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe within the ”Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey”.

Dublin 23-27 April