STUDY REPORT ON THE NEED OF DRAFTING A SPECIAL LAW FOR THE PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING IN ALBANIA

This report aims to highlight the need for a special law in Albania with a focus on preventing trafficking in persons and protecting victims / potential victims of trafficking, based on an analysisof domestic legislation and international practices in this field.

The need for drafting a special law on the Fight against human trafficking has been mentioned in various Reports of Institutions and International Organizations. Other international reports that assess the steps undertaken by the Albanian government in the field of fighting trafficking in persons and identifying victims and protecting them, as well as the annual reports of the Directorate for Anti-Trafficking and Migration and other reports of organizations that assist victims of trafficking in the country, still identify the need to pay a special attention to this form of human rights violation.