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Current issues concerning human rights in Albania include violence against women, torture, police brutality and maltreatment of prisoners of conscience, the general condition of prisons and sex trafficking. [1]
[edit] Human trafficking
There has been a growing awareness of human trafficking as a human rights issue in Europe (see main article: trafficking in human beings). The end of communism has contributed to an increase in human trafficking, with the majority of victims being women forced into prostitution. [2] [3] Albania is a country of origin and country of transit for persons, primarily women and children, trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. The Albanian government has shown some commitment to combat trafficking but has been criticised for not fully complying with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and failing to develop effective measures in witness protection. [4] [5]
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