A/HRC/27/4 noted measures to strengthen protection against domestic violence. It encouraged Albania to improve legislation concerning human trafficking and the early identification of trafficking victims. It made recommendations. 55. Croatia welcomed various reform measures and steps to improve the efficiency of investigations and prosecutions. It noted efforts to combat corruption and organized crime and the enhancement of legislation regarding discrimination, human trafficking, and children’s and women’s rights. It encouraged Albania to continue to improve the protection of victims of human trafficking and children’s rights. Croatia made recommendations. 56. The Czech Republic welcomed the amendment to the Criminal Code which categorized domestic violence as a crime punishable by imprisonment. It noted that Albanian law provided for public access to government information and acknowledged the considerable progress achieved in the field of the rights of the child. It made recommendations. 57. The delegation of Albania reported that the 2010 Law on the Protection of the Rights of the Child incorporated a clear definition of the child as every person below the age of 18. A new and comprehensive child protection system was functioning to identify all children at risk of exploitation, violence, abuse and neglect. 58. Corporal punishment had been legally banned. The Government was implementing awareness campaigns and capacity-building programmes for various professional groups. The Government was trying to better link the child protection system with the domestic violence referral mechanism by organizing common training of public officers and by integrating social service providers for women and children. 59. In response to questions on domestic violence, the delegation mentioned that recent amendments to the Criminal Code had contributed to a considerable number of prosecutions and it provided some statistics. Capacity-building and training for the police on the application of the amended legislation had assisted those prosecutions. The police had been included in the national referral mechanism to ensure that criminal and social aspects of the problems were addressed. 60. With regard to human trafficking, the authorities had amended the Criminal Code to address problems concerning prosecutions. All stakeholders had been included in training on implementation of the amended legislation. The police had been applying standard operating procedures for the identification of victims of trafficking. The steps to be taken in investigations had been defined in by-laws. The number of victims and potential victims who had been identified and assisted in shelters had increased. 61. The General Directorate of Prisons, in cooperation with Save the Children, had implemented a programme on juvenile justice which included services to support rehabilitation and prepare for the reintegration of children. Activities to support reintegration had focused on empowerment and capacity development as well as the use of coordination networks for the governmental and NGO personnel involved. 62. With respect to mentally ill persons and persons with disabilities in the penitentiary system, an agreement signed between the relevant ministries had set the objective of improving health-service provision, including psychiatric services. That included the creation of a new forensic psychiatric institution to house patients treated under court orders. Specialized units would be included for the treatment of detainees with mental health problems and new institutions would be opened to improve conditions for detained persons with disabilities. 63. In response to questions on the implementation of the recommendations of the Ombudsman, the delegation said that the General Directorate of Prisons had established a working group to monitor the implementation of those recommendations. 9

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