Important Documents

12.10.2011 - Source:European Commission 

"Albania 2011 Progress Report [SEC(2011) 1205 final]"

Progress report on country's preparation for EU membership (democracy and rule of law, human rights and protection of minorities, economic criteria and ability to assume obligations of membership) [ID 203693]

13.09.2011 - Source:US Department of State 

"July-December 2010 International Religious Freedom Report"

Annual report on religious freedom, covering July-December 2010 [ID 201746]

10.07.2011 - Source:Hanns Seidel Stiftung 

"Albanien Quartalsbericht April bis Juni 2011"

Quarterly report on recent developments (April to June 2011) [ID 200151]

27.06.2011 - Source:Freedom House 

"Nations in Transit 2011"

Report on democratisation (electoral process, civil society, independent media, governance) and rule of law (corruption) in 2010 [ID 162635]

13.05.2011 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Amnesty International Report 2011 - The State of the World's Human Rights"

Annual report 2011 (events of 2010) [ID 160080]

05.2011 - Source:Freedom House 

"Freedom in the World 2011"

Annual report on political rights and civil liberties in 2010 [ID 160219]

08.04.2011 - Source:US Department of State 

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2010"

Annual report on human rights in 2010 [ID 158251]

25.03.2011 - Source:UK Border Agency (Home Office) 

"Country of Origin Information Report; Albania"

Country report of March 2011 [ID 158446]

22.02.2011 - Source:Council of Europe - Commissioner for Human Rights 

"Special Report following the visit to Albania to assess the human rights aspects of the events of 21 January 2011 in Tirana [CommDH(2011)9]"

Report on human rights violations during protests held 21 January 2011 in Tirana (4 demonstrators shot, several policemen and protesters injured; 113 individuals arrested; investigation of the events by general prosecutor) [ID 155207]

17.11.2010 - Source:US Department of State 

"International Religious Freedom Report 2010"

Annual report on religious freedom 2010 [ID 149649]

29.06.2010 - Source:Freedom House 

"Nations in Transit 2010"

Report on democratisation (electoral process, civil society, independent media, governance) and rule of law (corruption) in 2009 [ID 141802]

28.05.2010 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Amnesty International Report 2010 - The State of the World's Human Rights"

Annual report 2010 (events of 2009) [ID 143024]

05.2010 - Source:Freedom House 

"Freedom in the World 2010"

Annual report on political rights and civil liberties 2009 [ID 139085]

11.03.2010 - Source:US Department of State 

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2009"

Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2009 [ID 135247]

26.05.2009 - Source:Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

"2009 parliamentary elections in Albania: interim report no. 1"

Report on 28 June 2009 parliamentary elections (background, legal framework, election system, candidate registration, political environment, election administration, voter registration, media, complaints and appeals, women and national minorities) [ID 120059]

21.01.2009 - Source:Council of Europe - European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 

"Report to the Albanian Government on the visit to Albania carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 16 to 20 June 2008 [CPT/Inf (2009) 6]"

Report on prison conditions, torture and ill-treatment (in establishments under the authority of the Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Justice, involuntary hospitalisation in psychiatric establishments) [ID 114138]

12.05.2008 - Source:UK Border Agency (Home Office) 

"Country of Origin Information Key Documents; Albania"

Background information and index to key source documents on Albania [ID 97791]

12.09.2005 - Source:Council of Europe - Parliamentary Assembly 

"Observation of the parliamentary elections in Albania (3 July 2005) [Doc. 10664]"

Report on parliamentary elections of 3 July 2005 (political and legal context, election administration, candidate and voter registration, pre-election period, media, vote count) [#36654],  [ID 39689]

22.06.2005 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"State Violence in Albania"

Report focused on state violence (institutional structures, prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment, custodial detention and detention) and state violence against women and children [#33329],  [ID 11481]

01.02.2005 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Obligations under the UN Convention against Torture - a gap between law and practice"

Report focused on certain weaknesses in the provisions of counry´s legislation when measured against the requirements of the UN Convention against Torture, and on failures to implement the Convention in practice [#28659],  [ID 15313]