Press release
OSCE Presence trains Albanian criminal justice professionals
- Date:
- Place:
- TIRANA
- Source:
- OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 15 November 2006 - The OSCE Presence in Albania organized a series of seminars in Tirana and Vlora for more than 60 criminal justice professionals on the European Court of Human Rights cases on the deprivation of liberty.
Judges, prosecutors, judicial police officers and lawyers also discussed the country's legal framework and practice on arrest and pre-trial detention, and best practices related to Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
"Any case of deprivation of liberty must be reviewed under the strict procedures set out in international documents and domestic law," said Maya Goldstein, Courts Officer of the OSCE Presence. "All actors involved have a crucial role in upholding those standards and in taking action against any abuse. There is room for substantial improvements within the Albanian judicial system."
The seminars, organized together with the Council of Europe and the Albanian School of Magistrates, were part of the OSCE Presence's activities in the context of the Fair Trial Development Project. The Presence also recently published the report "Analysis of the Criminal Justice System of Albania."
Judges, prosecutors, judicial police officers and lawyers also discussed the country's legal framework and practice on arrest and pre-trial detention, and best practices related to Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
"Any case of deprivation of liberty must be reviewed under the strict procedures set out in international documents and domestic law," said Maya Goldstein, Courts Officer of the OSCE Presence. "All actors involved have a crucial role in upholding those standards and in taking action against any abuse. There is room for substantial improvements within the Albanian judicial system."
The seminars, organized together with the Council of Europe and the Albanian School of Magistrates, were part of the OSCE Presence's activities in the context of the Fair Trial Development Project. The Presence also recently published the report "Analysis of the Criminal Justice System of Albania."
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