Albanian Corruption Fuels Human Trafficking
Sali Berisha (file photo) (epa)
He also criticized law enforcement authorities for not tackling the problem adequately.
Human trafficking within Albania and the smuggling of Albanians to other countries has flourished since the end of communism in 1990 in the Balkan republic.
Berisha said Albania is determined to change its image and will increase funds for police efforts to stamp out the practice.
(AP)
Police in Moscow arrest human rights demonstrators on February 1 (courtesy photo)
THE RECORD ON RIGHTS: On March 8, the U.S. State Department issued its global report on human rights. According to the report, 15 years after the breakup of the Soviet Union, human rights are improving in many post-communist countries. But problems persist in others, it says, despite the worldwide explosion of information and Western efforts to spread democracy. (more)
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