In 2015, the fight against corruption focused in the justice system as well, education, health and tax administration. In 2015, the Law on Whistle-blower was adopted. In 2016, the Law on Organizations and Functioning of Institutions in charge of Organized Crime and Corruption (SPAC) was adopted as part of the comprehensive reform of the justice system. Strengthen the institutional and administrative A new Code on Administrative Procedures adopted in 2015 aims at capacities of the civil service while expanding the increasing the oversight of public administration. action against corruption. A Crosscutting Public Administration Reform Strategy and Action Plan (2015 2020) was adopted in 2015, including a comprehensive – monitoring and reporting system with performance indicators and targets. The system of information for human resources management of the civil service became operational in 2015 and it is currently being updated. The objective is to extend it to all institutions. A Commissioner for Oversight of the Civil Service was appointed by parliament at the end of 2014 as an independent monitor of the management of civil service. Detention/Prohibition of Torture Prevent all cases of torture and ill-treatment by The Law on the Rights of Prisoners and Detainees of 1998 was 105.17 –Tunisia; 104.42 -Germany; police, law enforcement officials in places of amended in 2014. The amendments aim at strengthening preventive 104.41 - United detention and instruct police officers on an annual and protection measures against physical, psychological and sexual basis that any form of ill-treatment of detained violence in prisons and detention centers. States persons is unacceptable and will be punished. With the support of the Albanian Helsinki Committee, around 200 staff of 5 petitionary centers in Albania received training on prohibition of torture and inhuman treatment.
In 2015, the fight against corruption focused in the justice system as well, education, health and tax administration. In 2015, the Law on Whistle-blower was adopted. In 2016, the Law on Organizations and Functioning of Institutions in charge of Organized Crime and Corruption (SPAC) was adopted as part of the comprehensive reform of the justice system. Strengthen the institutional and administrative capacities of the civil service while expanding the action against corruption. A new Code on Administrative Procedures adopted in 2015 aims at increasing the oversight of public administration. A Crosscutting Public Administration Reform Strategy and Action Plan (2015 – 2020) was adopted in 2015, including a comprehensive monitoring and reporting system with performance indicators and targets. The system of information for human resources management of the civil service became operational in 2015 and it is currently being updated. The objective is to extend it to all institutions. A Commissioner for Oversight of the Civil Service was appointed by parliament at the end of 2014 as an independent monitor of the management of civil service. Detention/Prohibition of Torture 105.17 –Tunisia; 104.42 -Germany; 104.41 - United States Prevent all cases of torture and ill-treatment by police, law enforcement officials in places of detention and instruct police officers on an annual basis that any form of ill-treatment of detained persons is unacceptable and will be punished. The Law on the Rights of Prisoners and Detainees of 1998 was amended in 2014. The amendments aim at strengthening preventive and protection measures against physical, psychological and sexual violence in prisons and detention centers. With the support of the Albanian Helsinki Committee, around 200 staff of 5 petitionary centers in Albania received training on prohibition of torture and inhuman treatment.
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