Alternative report on the implementation of the CEDAW convention in Albania 2016 – 2020

This alternative Report was prepared by the Office of the Ombudsperson of Albania for the presentation before the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). It is focused on the monitoring of CEDAW Convention implementation by the Albanian State for the 2016-2020 period. The report presents the findings and recommendations on women’s rights’ situation in the following areas: a) access to justice and free state legal aid, b) machinery for gender equality gender-based violence, c) gender based violence against women d) women’s social and economic rights and e) situation of women residing in rural areas and from disadvantaged groups.