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JUSTICE SERVED FOR THE 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Tirana, April 02, 2021 - Finally, after 44 court sessions justice was served on the case of sexual violence of a 12-years old girl in the district of Gjirokastra.
After a very long ordeal continuing for several years for the abused minor and her family, the Gjirokastra Magistrate’s Court sentence the abuser with 4 years of imprisonment.
The abuse started 6 years...
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Sexual Assault Against Boys Is a Crisis
By Emma Brown
Raising a boy sometimes feels like traveling in a foreign land. When I gave birth to my daughter, three years before my son was born, I had no idea how to be a mother. But after decades of navigating life as a woman, I knew unequivocally what I wanted for her: to see herself as capable of anything,...
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8 March: Abused at 8, with 43 court hearings and still awaiting justice!
Tirana, March 8, 2021 – The International Women's Day finds the O.L, a 12-year-old girl awaiting justice by the Gjirokastra District Court, while 3 years and 43 hearings have passed since the beginning of the trial. She is one of at least 150 girls and women in Albania, who every year survive sex crimes and seek justice, from a system that manages to punish only 42% of sexual crimes!...
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Draft-law on "Sex Offenders Register" submitted for approval to the Parliament
Tirana, 20 February 2021 - Fatjona Dhimitri, a Member of the Albanian Parliament, submitted the official request for the approval of the draft law on the establishment of the "Sex Offenders Register”, drafted by the experts of CRCA/ECPAT Albania.
In the official letter addressed to the Speaker of the Albanian Parliament, the MP states that she has exercised her...
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New reintegration services for children and youth in conflict with the law in Albania
Tirana, 10 February 2021 - The General Director of National Probation Services, Mr. Bernard Durro and the Executive Director of CRCA/ECPAT Albania, Mr. Altin Hazizaj signed today in the premises of the Directorate of Probation Services, the cooperation agreement for the provision of integrated services for children and youth in conflict with the law in Albania. Since several...
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Safer Internet: Teachers and child protection professionals, raising awareness in schools
Tirana, 9 February 2021- In the framework of the International Safer Internet Day, teachers and child protection professionals organised various activities in many public schools of the country. Invited by CRCA/ECPAT Albania, many teachers and professionals who work every day for children's rights, have organised activities to raise awareness of pupils and students in...
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National Hotline ISIGURT.AL: 40% of reported porn pages are of Albanian children
Tirana, 9 February 2021 - On the International Safe Internet Day, ISIGURT.AL, the National Safe Internet Centre in Albania and CRCA / ECPAT Albania, presented for the third year in a row the situation of incidents encountered by children and youth in Albania, of reported on the National Platform www.ISIGURT.AL during 2020.
The 3rd...