The People’s Advocate

Organisation name in original language

Avokati i Popullit

Category of human rights structure

Statutory human rights body

Country

Albania

Website URL

https://www.avokatipopullit.gov.al

Type(s) of body

National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)
Equality Body (EB)
Ombuds institution (OI)

Address

Bulevardi Zhan D’Ark, Nr. 2,Tirana

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Legal source(s)

  • Law No 8454, dated 2 April 1999, as amended

Human rights capacity support

Not applicable

Functions

  • Oversight
  • Providing remedy
  • Collecting data on human rights violations
  • Performing promotional activities
  • Other

Specific mandates

  • Ombud with a mandate on maladministration
  • National preventive mechanism (NPM) under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT)
  • Rights of the child
  • Freedom of information
  • Bringing cases before the constitutional courts for constitutional review
  • Equality body with a mandate on equal treatment

Structured cooperation with partners at national level

  • Cooperation with thenational government
  • Formal agreements with non-governmental organisations

Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level

  • Action plans and memoranda of understanding, underscoring its commitment to aligning with international human rights standards and EU integration processes.

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