Albania
Region: Europe / Population: 2,855M / Female Population: 1,429M
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Gender Inequality Index Rank
Global Gender Gap Index Rank
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence
Recommendations from the CEDAW Committee
GBV:
(1) Strengthen the role and capacity of relevant authorities with regard to the protection and rehabilitation of victims of gender-based violence in accordance with international standards; (2) Increase the number and capacity of State run shelters, increase the financing of shelters run by non-governmental organizations and put in place mechanisms for contracting, delegating to or obtaining the services of non-governmental organizations in order to respond to the needs of all women who are victims of gender-based violence, including Roma and Egyptian women, women with disabilities and women living in rural and remote areas; (3) Strengthen the enforcement of court decisions, in particular those that concern protection orders or emergency protection orders for women who are victims of gender-based violence, including by building the capacity of judicial personnel, such as court bailiffs.
Trafficking:
(1) Ensure the investigation, prosecution and conviction of traffickers, and of public officials complicit in such crimes; (2) Build the capacity of the border and migration police to detect victims of trafficking; (3) Exempt victims of trafficking from any liability and providing them with adequate protection, such as witness protection programmes and temporary residence permits, irrespective of their ability or willingness to cooperate with the prosecutorial authorities; (4) Fund mobile units operated by civil society groups for the purpose of identifying victims; (5) Increase funding for shelters, both those run by the State and those run by non-governmental organizations, in order to provide victims with medical, psychological and social reintegration services.
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