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reintegration policies, development and promotion of cultural and religious
tolerance and engagement of civil society.
• Albania is committed to further enforce the legal measures in place to comply
with counter-terrorism resolutions and increase the focus on the work to
prevent recruitment of terrorist combatants in Albania, who travel abroad to
join terrorist organizations fighting in other countries.
(b)
Recommendation 95.39:
• In relation the improvement of living condition, we inform that the prison
hospital in Tirana, was completely reconstructed with budget funds of the
Albanian Government. The heating system has been installed, eventually
solving this problem.
• With regard the improvement of the living conditions at the Zaharia Special
Center for Sick persons in Kruja, is under the implementation the
reconstruction of two detention buildings in the Lezha Penitentiary Institution
with budget funds of 97 million Albanian Lek. These facilities will serve as
psychiatric-penitentiary institution. The health service in the new hospital
premises for patients with mental problems will be administrated by the
Ministry of Health and Social Protection. A cooperation agreement between
the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health and Social Protection will
provide the specific responsibilities of these institutions, aiming at the
protection of the rights of the detainees.
(c)
Recommendations 95.44, 95.45:
• Since 2013, Albania upon law no.144/2013 has amended or added in the
Criminal Code Penal three criminal offenses related to the retaliation or blood
revenge such as Article 78/a “Murder due to blood feud”, Article 83/a
“Serious threat to retaliation or blood revenge” and Article 83/b “Incitement
to blood feud”, aiming the condemn of the perpetrators of these criminal
offenses as well as the prevention and the incitement of the retaliation and
blood revenge.
• The Action Plan no. 2057, dated 19.12.2018 "On the prevention, detection,
documentation and fight against the criminal activity committed for blood
feud and vengeance" aims to advance the fight against the phenomenon of
blood feud and revenge through close cooperation with local government and
non-profit organizations, resolve conflict resolution, strengthen the
cooperation with the prosecution office for the investigation of the related
criminal offenses and prosecution of perpetrators, organize comprehensive
measures to capture perpetrators, strengthen cooperation with education
departments and schools.
(d)
Recommendation 95.48:
• Albania upon law no.144/2013 has amended in the Criminal Code the
criminal offenses related to incitement of hatred or disputes as well as the call
for national hatred, such as, “Inciting hate or disputes on the grounds of race,
ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation, as well as intentional preparation,
dissemination or preservation for purposes of distributing writings with such
content, by any means or forms, shall be punishable by imprisonment of from
two to ten years”. In this context the domestic legislation guarantees the
protection of Roma and migrants with regard hate speech and hate crimes
against these categories as well.
(e)
Recommendation 95.94:
• A thorough reformation of public services related to the right to property
titles, including their registration, restitution and compensation of property is
implemented. The Albania Constitution and domestic legislation guarantee
the right of property without discrimination based on ethnicity or other
grounds, as well in relation with registration of property titles of the rightful
landowners.
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