Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination

Organisation name in original language

Komisioneri për Mbrojtjen nga Diskriminimi

Category of human rights structure

Statutory human rights body

Country

Albania

Website URL

https://www.kmd.al/

Type(s) of body

Not applicable

Address

Rruga e Durrësit, Nr. 27, Tirana

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Legal source(s)

  • Law No 10221 for Protection from Discrimination, dated 4 February 2010, as amended

Human rights capacity support

Not applicable

Functions

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

Specific mandates

  • Hate crime
  • National monitoring mechanism under CRPD
  • Equality body with a mandate on equal treatment
  • Reporting in trafficking in human beings
  • Rights of the child
  • Bringing cases before the constitutional courts for constitutional review
  • Any other function under international human rights conventions, under EU legislation or under the national legal system

Structured cooperation with partners at national level

  • Interaction with various government levels and sectors
  • Formal agreements and memoranda of understanding with civil-society organisations

Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level

  • Formal agreements, action plans and memoranda of understanding with international and EU entities, focusing on aligning with EU standards, sharing best practices and enhancing capacities to combat discrimination.

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