A/HRC/37/49/Add.1 Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on his mission to Albania* Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Background and context ................................................................................................................ 3 A. Cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms ............................................... 3 B. Religious and belief make-up ............................................................................................... 4 III. Domestic legal framework ............................................................................................................ 7 IV. Challenges and areas of concern ................................................................................................... 9 A. Restitution of religious property ........................................................................................... 9 B. Religious pluralism and community agreements .................................................................. 10 C. Preventing violent extremism ............................................................................................... 12 D. Religious education .............................................................................................................. 13 E. Situation of religious minorities............................................................................................ 14 F. Women, gender and sexuality ............................................................................................... 15 Recommendations ......................................................................................................................... 16 V. * Circulated in the language of submission only. 2