K1/I42-2, dated 19.11.2014, on “Recommendation of the improvement of conditions and
treatment of asylum-seekers at the National Reception Center of Asylum-Seekers”.
Out of the information gathered in the field during the conduct of confidential interviews
with persons that were treated in the center and with the institution's staff, and verifying
documents, objects, equipment and premises, it resulted that only two recommendations were
applied: the one on completing the reconstruction of the center's internal premises, and the one
related to supplying the persons residing in the center with clothes seasonally and on a group-age
basis, while all the other recommendations mentioned in the following letters of this documents
were still not implemented.
At the moment of the visit, 27 persons, 20 of whom adults and 7 children, were sheltered
at the National Reception Center for Asylum Seekers, which has a capacity of 170 persons. The
children were accommodated in the center together with their families, 5 families in total. Their
nationality was mainly Afghan, Bulgarian, Armenian, Kosovo, Turkish etc.
Regarding the above-mentioned, at the end of the monitoring report it was recommended the
following:
Adoption of measures to add the staff of the institution with one lawyer, a social
employee, a psychologist, an educator, a caretaker and also a physician, taking into
consideration the fact that when the center operates at full capacity sheltering 170
persons, the need for additional staff is a necessity.
Adoption of measures to publish the rights and obligations of the beneficiaries of the
Center in accordance with the international standards.
Adoption of measures to draft an agreement with the Ministry of Social Welfare and
Youth in order to offer to all interested persons that are sheltered in the National
Reception Center for Asylum-Seekers opportunities for professional education at the
Professional Education Centers dependent on this Ministry, and opportunities of
employment at the Regional Employment Centers dependent on the same Ministry.
Adoption of measures to treat the persons sheltered in the National Reception Center
for Asylum-Seekers with economic assistance, as foreseen by law no. 121/2014 “On
Asylum in the Republic of Albania”.
Adoption of measures to protect this center with DPSH staff in accordance with the
Council of Ministers' decision no. 262, dated 23.04.2014.
The National Reception Center of Human Trafficking Victims - Date 25.09.2015
This was the periodical monitoring visit of the People's Advocate officials in the National
Reception Center of Human Trafficking Victims for 2015 year. The target of the visit was
gathering information in relation to rights, conditions and treatment of victims/possible victims
of trafficking in the institution, and verifying the level of implementation of the
recommendations the People's Advocate presented in letter no. 201401744, Protocol no. K4/I 412, dated 13.11.2014, which: “Recommends improvement of conditions and treatment of
victims/possible victims of Trafficking at the National Reception Center of Human Trafficking
Victims”.
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