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OSCE Presence to train over 6,000 police officers ahead of local elections in Albania
Publishing date: 24 March 2015
TIRANA, 24 March 2015- About 6,300 police officers across Albania will be trained on their role in the electoral process during a series of training courses which started today in Tirana and will run to the end of April. The training, which is organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania, in partnership with the Albanian State Police, and with the support of the Central Election Commission and the General Prosecutor’s office, comes ahead of the 21 June local elections...
OSCE Presence trains Albanian police on diversity, hate crimes, domestic violence
Publishing date: 23 March 2015
Forty police officers, who completed a training programme on diversity, hate crimes and domestic violence, collected their certificates in a ceremony on 23 March 2015 in Tirana. The event, hosted by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Dutch Embassy, was attended by the Head of the Presence, Ambassador Florian Raunig, Dutch Ambassador Dewi van de Weerd, and General Director of the Albanian Police Artan Didi...
OSCE Presence in Albania donates academic books to the Albanian Police Academy
Publishing date: 8 December 2014
The OSCE Presence in Albania on 4 December 2014 donated a range of academic books to the Albanian Police Academy. The recently-published books on criminology, psychology, criminal law, criminal procedure and other topics of interest for the law enforcement community will form the nucleus of the library of the Academy’s soon-to-be-established police higher education institution...
OSCE Presence in Albania, Ministry of Interior co-operate to raise professional standards of police
Publishing date: 16 May 2014
TIRANA, 16 May 2014 – The Deputy Minister of Interior, Ilirjan Mustafaraj, the Deputy Director of the State Police, Altin Qato, and the Deputy Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Robert Wilton, recognized 33 mid-level police managers for their successful completion of a leadership development training programme...
OSCE Presence joins forces with Polish experts to improve forensic skills of Albanian Police
Publishing date: 28 April 2014
On 28 April, the OSCE Presence in Albania and Poland’s Central Police Forensic Laboratory signed a co-operation agreement in developing the forensic capabilities of the Albanian Police. This partnership is aimed at raising forensic processing standards in the fight against serious organized crime and terrorism...
OSCE Presence in Albania trains probation officers on treatment of juveniles
Publishing date: 25 November 2013
On 20-22 November 2013, the OSCE Presence in Albania trained 20 probation officers from across the country and the General Directorate of the Probation Service. The training aimed to improve probation officers’ understanding of the specifics of working with juvenile offenders to increase their chances of social reintegration.
OSCE trains Albanian law enforcement on seizure of criminal assets derived from human trafficking
Publishing date: 17 April 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Policing