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Albanian Government Responds to Problems in Witness Protection for Trafficking Survivors

Wednesday, May 26, 2004 8:00 AM

According to a report published by Amnesty International in May 2004, a 2003 analysis of prosecutions for trafficking for prostitution demonstrated that 80 percent of prosecutions failed because victims feared reprisals. In response to this finding, an office in Tirana has been established to provide free legal aid to victims and in June the government signed an agreement with a number of international agencies on witness protection. Moreover, in November the government approved a draft law on witness protection. According to a report by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Presence in Albania, the Law on Witness Protection was adopted on March 15, 2004. This law creates national bodies for the purpose of protecting witnesses in various capacities in trafficking cases.

Compiled from the 2004 Albanian summary by Amnesty International and a report from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Presence in Albania

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For more information on trafficking, please visit the Trafficking section on this website. For more information on violence against women in Albania, see the Albania section of this website.

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