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(g)
Strengthen anti-trafficking measures, notably through increased funding
of shelters for victims of trafficking, amendments to the Criminal Code (providing for
victims to be legal parties in criminal proceedings), and putting in place a mechanism
for proactive identification of potential victims of trafficking.
C.
Albanian migrants abroad
72.
The Government should:
(a)
Formally adopt the Government’s Information and Communication
Policy with the Albanian Migrant Community and launch a comprehensive outreach
and information campaign on the human rights of Albanian migrants, irrespective of
their status, living and working abroad;
(b)
Significantly strengthen the number, staffing and expertise of Albanian
consular offices and embassies, conduct specialized training courses on human rights
and migration for consular officers and diplomats, and designate consular officers
with expertise on the human rights of migrants to follow-up on individual cases;
(c)
Take urgent necessary consulate measures necessary to guarantee to
each child born to Albanian parents abroad the right to free and compulsory
registration, a name and nationality. The Government should contemplate a study on
the difficulties encountered by Albanian migrants abroad to register their children
and implement the cooperation agreement between the Government and the Tirana
Legal Aid Society on increased birth registration;
(d)
Promote the right to education for Albanian children abroad by
strengthening current consulate initiatives such as the distribution of “ABC” text
books to these children and intensifying negotiations with the relevant host countries
on provision of education in the their mother tongue;
(e)
Facilitate access to legal assistance of Albanians deprived of their liberty
or under judicial proceedings abroad through free legal aid by consular offices. The
Special Rapporteur also recommends the Government to explore cooperation
arrangements with practicing Albanian and other lawyers and the national human
rights institution of the host country;
(f)
Guarantee in law and practice the right of Albanian citizens abroad to
participate in national public life and to vote, including through the review of the
Electoral Code;
(g)
Enforce the Agreement on Seasonal Workers concluded with Italy in
July 2011 through a complementary agreement on its implementation and conclude
further bilateral agreements (starting with Greece and Italy) on social security.
D.
Returnees
73.
The Government should:
(a)
Take urgent measures to ensure that the return of Albanian
unaccompanied children from neighbouring countries only takes place pursuant to an
analysis of the best interests of the child and is properly followed-up on an individual
basis by national authorities. Authorities of the concerned countries should conduct
an in-depth assessment of the situation and put in place prompt measures to ensure
that no child is returned outside of the formal readmission agreements;
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