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The report of the UN delegation: The number of detentions in Albania is worrying! Lack of health care

2024-04-23 18:40:47Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The report of the UN delegation: The number of detentions in Albania is
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Albania should make additional efforts to fight overcrowding by reducing detention, 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 Artinopoulou, head of the delegation of the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT).

"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 party should accelerate criminal justice reforms by ensuring effective implementation of alternatives to detention," she said.

The SPT visited Albania from 14 to 20 April and examined various places of deprivation of liberty, including prisons, police stations and psychiatric institutions. During these unannounced visits, the delegation conducted confidential interviews with persons deprived of liberty, prison guards, police officers and health personnel. The delegation conducted joint visits to detention facilities with the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), the body designated for the prevention of torture in the country.

The subcommittee also met with government authorities, including the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Health and Social Protection, civil society and international organizations.

Furthermore, the SPT delegation observed insufficient access of detainees to health care. "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," said Artinopoulou.

The SPT will share its report, which includes findings and recommendations, with Albania. The report will remain confidential until the state decides to make it public. In addition, the Subcommittee will prepare a separate, confidential report for the MKPT.

The SPT delegation consisted of Vasiliki Artinopoulou, Head of Delegation (Greece), Suzanne Jabbour (Lebanon), Nika Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) and Zdenka Perović (Montenegro). The delegation was also accompanied by two human rights officials from the SPT Secretariat.


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