Human Rights Legislation in Albania: the case of human trafficking.

Albania has been one of the key origin and transit Eastern European countries to traffic with persons. More than 5000 Albanian women have been victims of trafficking in the past decade. The Albanian Government's judiciary has been inefficient, corrupt, and the pressure on the judiciary continues to be a serious problem. The purpose of this paper is to examine Albanian legislation by drawing parallels between Albanian and international legislation in trafficking with persons. More specifically, this paper addresses the problem and the legal context, problems with current enforcement of legislation in Albania, and the role of civil society in combating human trafficking. The prevailing forms of human trafficking in Albania, criminalization and rights of victims, and connotations when victims are female, foreign and/or minors are also noted. The paper concludes by making recommendations from the Albanian Strategic Framework with a focus in human trafficking victims. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]