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The UN condemns Albanian prisons: High number of pre-trial detainees, alternative measures should be applied

2024-04-24 09:56:36Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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Albania must make additional efforts to combat overcrowding by reducing the number of detainees, UN torture prevention experts said after their first visit to the country. They also emphasized the need to ensure access to quality health care in detention.

"The high number of detainees is worrying. Steps must be taken without delay to reduce the number of prisoners in Albania, as a means to prevent cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment", said Vasiliki Artinopulo, head of the delegation.

"We welcome existing measures to address overcrowding, such as the Amnesty Law and the construction of new prisons. However, the new facilities will quickly fill up if the Government fails to address the root causes of overcrowding. The state must accelerate criminal justice reforms by ensuring effective implementation of alternatives to detention."

UN experts visited Albania from April 14 to 20 and supervised prisons and detention facilities, police stations and psychiatric institutions.

During these unannounced visits, the delegation conducted confidential interviews with prisoners and pretrial detainees, prison guards, police officers and health personnel. The team also met with the Minister of Justice, Minister of Health, civil society and international organizations operating in Tirana.

The UN delegation found detainees' access to health care inadequate. "Not only is access to health care, including mental health care, difficult, but the quality of services is also a concern. This issue sometimes poses a threat to people's lives, causing suffering that may amount to ill-treatment," the UN says.

The UN will draft a report on the relevant findings and recommendations. The report will not be published unless the Albanian state gives its approval.


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