
Albania
Regional group:Eastern European Group (EEG)
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Contribution of the Human Rights Council to the special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem of 2016; Extreme poverty and human rights; Human rights and preventing and countering violent extremism; Situation of human rights in South Sudan.
During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:
Regional
group statements
Subregional
group statements
Political group
statements
Cross-regional
group statements
Other joint
statements
Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in more than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.
Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
SR on slavery, 2015
CAT
ICCPR
CED
CEDAW
CERD
ICESCR
CRC
CRPD
Ratified
NPM established
Albania tabled ‘voluntary pledges and commitments’ in support for its candidacy for membership for the period 2015-2017 on 19 March 2014. The document presents Albania’s international level and national level commitments and pledges for its membership term.
At national level, Albania committed to: legislative reform to ensure compliance with international instruments; promote dialogue between the Government and civil society; improving integration of human rights in decision-making process and policy implementation; reform of the judiciary; combat violence against women and girls; and promote and protect the rights of women and vulnerable groups.
Internationally, Albania pledged to: cooperate with the Council during the second cycle of the UPR; work with Special Procedures mandate-holders in implementing their recommendations and disseminating them; combat intolerance and discrimination; strengthen the UN human rights system infrastructure; promote gender equality and the rights of vulnerable groups; and work towards a human rights perspective in the post-2015 development agenda.
An analysis of steps taken by Albania in fulfillment of its international pledges shows that its participation at the Council is minimal, having engaged in only 13% of panel discussions, 14% of interactive dialogues and 24% of general debates. Nor did Albania engage fully with the UPR. Albania did, however, cooperate with Special Procedures, accepting most visit requests.