Lithuania offers human rights recommendations to Albania
On 6 May 2019, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania, Ambassador Andrius Krivas, took the floor during the periodic review of human rights situation in Albania at the 33rd session of the Working Group of Universal Periodic Review, which is being held in Geneva on 6 – 17 May 2019.
Welcoming the progress made by Albania, Lithuania recommended Albania to enhance the efforts aimed at combating corruption, to continue endeavours aimed at combating domestic violence and to further promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities in accordance with its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The UPR is a human rights mechanism employed since 2008. The UPR assesses the human rights situation in each individual country and provides recommendations for improvements. At the end of each UPR cycle, UN Members produce reports about the implementation of the adopted recommendations and overall progress in the area of human rights. Countries undergo the UPR every five years. Lithuania had its first review in 2011. In 2017, its second-cycle UPR report got adopted.
