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Albania ratified the OPCAT in 2003 and establish its NPM five years later (2008) within the Ombudsperson's Office, through amendments to the existing legislation.
A Torture Prevention Unit was created within the existing institution to perform the NPM mandate. It started its operations in 2008.
The SPT member Milos Jankovic is the SPT Focal Point for Albania.
People's Advocate (Parliamentary Ombudsman or Avokati i Popullit)
National Human Rights Institution - NPM Unit
Articles 36 and 74 (1-3), Law n°9888 (10 March 2008), Unofficial Translation.
See also People's Advocate Legal Basis and OPCAT Ratification Bill (Albanian)
Communication to the SPT: Official Correspondence from Albania (12 January 2009)
CAT: Concluding Observations (May 2012)
UPR: Report of the Working Group (December 2009)
CPT: Report (June 2008) and last visit in Jan-Feb 2011 (press release)
Commissioner for Human Rights (Council of Europe): Report (2011)
