THE EUROPEAN NPM PROJECT

A councıl of europe/ european commıssıon joınt programme:

“Setting up an active network of national preventive mechanisms against torture,

an activity of the Peer-to-Peer Network”

co-funded by the

HUMAN RIGHTS TRUST FUND

Implementing partner:

June 2011

NPM On-site Visiting Exercise and Exchange of Experiences

between the NPM of Albania and experts from

the UN Sub-Committee on Prevention of Torture (SPT),

the European Committee on the Prevention of Torture (CPT),

and the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and

the European NPM Project team

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Tirana, Albania, 28th June – 1st July 2011

I. host institution

National Preventive MECHANISM (NPM): OFFICE OF THE PEOPLE’S ADVOCATE

Acting Ombudsman and Head of the NPM

Mrs Florina NUNI

NPM Unit

Mr Ervin KARAMUCO

Head of NPM unit

Mr Albert PILO

Expert

Mr Alfred KOCOBASHI

Expert

Ms Iris LACI

Expert

Ms Adil SKUQI

Expert

OMBUDSMAN’s Office

Mr Arben SHKEMBI

Commissioner of Special Section

Mr PetritAZEMAJ[*]

Expert

Mr Harallamb BANO

Expert

Mr Hajredin HYSA

Expert

Mr Iljaz CECO

Expert

Mr Sotiraq NUSHI *

Expert

NGOEXPERTS INVOLVED IN NPM WORK

Mr Yzedin CELA

Medical doctor

Albanian Rehabilitation Center of Victims ofTorture

Mr Nazim SHTINO

Psychiatrist

Tirana European Institute

Ms Kejda NGJELA

Social worker

Albanian Helsinki Committee

II. UNITED NATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON PREVENTION OF TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT (SPT)

Mr Hans DRAMINSKY PETERSEN

Member

Ms Lowell Patria GODDARD

Member

III. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE (CPT)

Mr Celso MANATA

Member

IV.“EUROPEAN NPM PROJECT” TEAM

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS

DIRECTORATE OF COOPERATION

LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CAPACITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT

LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT AND NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STRUCTURES DIVISION

NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STRUCTURES UNIT (NHRS UNIT)

COUNCIL OF EUROPE

FR - 67075 STRASBOURG Cedex

Fax: + 33 (0)3 88 41 28 18

Mr Markus JAEGER

Head of National Human Rights Structures, Prisons and Police Division Directorate General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs

Council of Europe

PROJECT ADVISER / MANAGER

Ms Silvia CASALE

Consultant (former president of the CPT and the SPT)

Silvia Casale Consultants

London

Ms Francesca GORDON

Project Manager - European NPM Project

Silvia Casale Consultants

London

V. IMPLEMENTING PARTNER

Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)

Rte de Ferney 10

CH -1211 GENEVA 2

MrJean-Sébastien BLANC

Detention Monitoring Adviser

Ms Tanya NORTON

Detention Monitoring Adviser

VI. PARTICIPANTS OF DAY 2 VISITING EXERCISE:

Prison

Group No. 1:

Mr Alfred Koçobashi

Mr Yzedin Cela

Mr Hans Draminsky Petersen

Mr Markus Jaeger

Group No.2

Ms Adil Skuqi

Mr Harrallamb Bano

Ms Kejda Ngjela

Mr Celso Manata

Ms Tanya Norton

Group 3:

Mr Ervin Karamuco

Mr Petrit Azemaj

Ms Iris Laçi

Ms Silvia Casale

Ms Francesca Gordon

Police Station

Mr Albert Pilo

Mr Sotiraq Nushi

Mr Nazim Shtino

Ms Lowell Patria Goddard

Mr Jean - Sébastien Blanc

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[*]Those also attending Day 2 joint visit exercise to places of detention.