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among police, social workers and health workers. Awareness-raising activities had
previously taken place during the week against homophobia, which had resulted in
increased public awareness. There were proposals to amend the Family Code concerning
cohabitation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, and to amend the
Labour Code to broaden the concept of non-discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation and gender identity in matters of employment and vocational training.
102. In response to the question on overlapping competencies between the People’s
Advocate and the Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination, the delegation
outlined a number of differences between the two institutions. The People’s Advocate was
a constitutional institution, defending the rights of individuals from public administration
actions. It made recommendations on such cases and was able to initiate proceedings in a
constitutional court. The Commissioner was an independent public institution, ensuring
non-discrimination in both the private and public sectors, imposing fines and providing
representation for complainants in civil judicial cases.
103. In response to the question on the protection of women’s rights, the delegation gave
assurances that the Government’s commitment to continue implementing measures had
already been demonstrated. Albania had been one of the first to ratify the Council of
Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic
violence and was implementing it, collaborating with NGOs and providing them with funds
from the State budget. The Government was also committed to eliminating the gender wage
gap, as well as the discrepancy between the content and the implementation of legislation
and its implementation in that respect.
II. Conclusions and/or recommendations**
104. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed
below have been examined by Albania and enjoy the support of Albania:
104.1
Sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the ICESCR (Spain);
104.2
Ratify the Optional Protocol to ICESCR (Portugal) (Israel);
104.3
Ratify the Optional Protocol of the CRPD (Austria) (Israel)
(Rwanda);
104.4
Consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the CRPD (Estonia);
104.5
Sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the CRPD (Spain);
104.6
Ratify the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
(Hungary);
104.7
Ratify ILO Convention No. 189 (Israel);
104.8
Consider ratifying ILO Convention No 2. on Unemployment (Israel);
104.9
Consider ratifying ILO Convention No. 117 on Social Policy (Israel);
104.10 Consider ratifying ILO Convention No. 118 on Equality of Treatment
(Israel);
104.11 Effectively integrate the Rome Statute and the Convention for the
Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances in its domestic
legislation (Uruguay);
**
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