Tirana, March 31, 2022 – During the first months of this year, the attention of CRCA / ECPAT Albania, is focused on the problems posed not only by the insecure internet in our country, but also the continuation of work for the protection of victims of sexual violence, whether these children and young people, as well as the main global concern over the safety of Ukrainian children in war-torn areas.
The media is again included in the coverage of all issues covered by CRCA / ECPAT Albania in this 3-month period.
The beginning of the year started with the launch of one of the most important campaigns at the national and global level, that of safe internet and protection of children and adolescents from violence and exploitation on the Internet. The campaign took place in the framework of the International Safer Internet Day, a day that belongs to the whole world and in which our country has been a part since 2005. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness about the most worrying issues that children and young people face in web browsing, which requires the involvement of public institutions, society and the internet industry. Then followed with a large forum organized by CRCA / ECPAT Albania and the National Platform ISIGURT.AL on the Internet and the safety of its use in Albania.
ONLINE SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT OF CHILDREN CONTINUES TO RAISE IN ALBANIA!
In this forum, the National Platform ISIGURT.AL, raised the alarm for the continuation of the increase of violence and sexual harassment on the Internet against children and adolescents in Albania. This has been accompanied by an increase in the number of sites and materials containing sexual violence against children online. The figures were made public in the Annual Report of the National Line for Safe Internet for Children (ISIGURT.al) and CRCA / ECPAT Albania at the 7th Internet Security Forum in Albania. This forum was followed and widely covered in the Albanian media, the links of which can be found attached:
https://www.cna.al/2022/02/08/dhuna-dhe-ngacmimet-seksuale-te-femijeve-ne-internet-ne-shifra-te-larta-bien-kembanat-e-alarmit/
Abuzimi online me fëmijët/ Sot dita ndërkombëtare për internet të sigurt
https://shqiptarja.com/lajm/hazizaj-ne-report-tv-110-e-femijeve-ne-shqiperi-viktima-te-dhunes-seksuale-ne-internet-70-vajza-te-rritet-roli-i-policise-dervishi-ka-me-shume-raste-por-stregojne-nga-turpi
https://report-tv.al/lajm/hazizaj-ne-report-tv-110-e-femijeve-ne-shqiperi-viktima-te-dhunes-seksuale-ne-internet-70-vajza-te-rritet-roli-i-policise-dervishi-ka-me-shume-raste-por-stregojne-nga-turpi?r=read_more
Dhuna në internet/ Në Shqipëri djemtë raportojnë më shumë, por vajzat janë viktimat kryesore
Once again in February on the European Day for Victims of Crime, a day on which countries take action to raise awareness of victims of their rights, CRCA / ECPAT Albania publicly announced the initiative: A Law on the Protection of Child Victims of Crime in Albania !
CRCA / ECPAT Albania launches new legal initiative on compensation of children victims of crimes
This initiative, which will engage the best experts of CRCA / ECPAT Albania, public institutions in the country responsible for children and non-governmental organizations, over the coming months will consult and present the main aspects of the bill, with the hope that the bill to be submitted for approval to the Assembly on June 1, 2022, Children’s Day in Albania.
The media was interested in this initiative of CRCA / ECPAT Albania and reflected in the following links its main details:
https://www.botasot.info/opinione/1765645/krimet-kunder-personit-ne-vitin-2020-arriten-ne-6475-raste-ndersa-ato-ndaj-femijeve-regjistruan-rreth-2000-krime/
While the month of March, culminated with one of the most important events for CRCA / ECPAT Albania, its decoration with the order od ” Special Civil Merits”. A title attributed by the Presidency of Albania.
The President of Albania awards the Order of Special Civil Merits to CRCA/ECPAT Albania on its 25th anniversary
On March 8, the President of the Republic of Albania, Mr. Ilir Meta, on the International Day of Women and Girls, awarded CRCA / ECPAT Albania with an order of “Special Civil Merit”. This day also coincided with the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the organization, in March 1997. The ceremony was attended by many media, some of their links can be found below:
https://ata.gov.al/2022/03/08/meta-vlereson-qendren-per-mbrojtjen-e-te-drejtave-te-femijeve/
https://president.al/en/presidenti-meta-vlereson-qendren-per-mbrojtjen-e-te-drejtave-te-femijeve-crca/
https://www.news24.al/shqiperia-708/meta-vlereson-qendren-per-mbrojtjen-e-te-drejtave-te-femijeve-crca-i47536
https://stratirana.com/aktualitet/meta-vlereson-qendren-per-mbrojtjen-e-te-drejtave-te-femijeve/
https://www.infoboxal.com/aktualitet/meta-vlereson-qendren-per-mbrojtjen-e-te-drejtave-te-femijeve/
Another challenge between CRCA / ECPAT Albania and the Legal Clinic was reflected in the media, that of the victory of the court over the Municipality of Tirana for holding freely and unrestricted peaceful rallies and demonstrations in the capital
Justice decides: Holding peaceful protests don’t need any more permission of Tirana Municipality!
You can find this news at the following link:
https://bulevardionline.com/drejtesia-vendos-protestat-dhe-manifestimet-ne-tirane-nuk-kane-nevoje-per-leje/
While the media interest coincided with the international request that ECPAT EUROPE addressed to all governmental and political institutions throughout Europe in concern about the situation in Ukraine.
ECPAT IN EUROPE: We must protect the lives of children from ukraine from the war and its consequences!
Below you will find one of the main media that published the concern of CRCA / ECPAT Albania:
https://www.cna.al/2022/03/07/ecpat-europe-duhet-te-mbrojme-jeten-e-femijeve-ne-ukraine-nga-lufta-dhe-pasojat-e-saj/