Audiovisual Media Authority

Organisation name in original language

Autoriteti i Mediave Audiovizive

Category of human rights structure

Statutory human rights body

Country

Albania

Website URL

https://ama.gov.al/

Type(s) of body

Other

Address

Rruga Papa Gjon Pali II, Nr. 15, Tirana

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Legal source(s)

  • Law No 97/2013 on Audiovisual Media in the Republic of Albania, 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 mechanism under the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
  • Corporate responsibility
  • National monitoring mechanism under CRPD
  • Rights of the child
  • Freedom of information

Structured cooperation with partners at national level

  • Memoranda of understanding, action plans and joint initiatives with government bodies across the executive, legislative and judicial branches
  • Partnerships with civil-society organisations

Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level

  • Collaboration with the Council of Europe
  • Cooperation with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
  • Memoranda of understanding with Azerbaijan
  • Engagement with the European Movement in Albania, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Development Programme and Reporters without Borders

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