The hearing focuses on the challenges to democracy in Albania. Given reports to the Helsinki Commission that human rights protections in Albania were slipping, the further democratization of Albania, and, by extension, Albania’s bilateral relations with the United States, has been called into question. This hearing opens up dialogue with various experts and witnesses on the state of human rights in Albania and how that relates to the OSCE and the agreements which OSCE states sign onto.
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Hon. Christopher Smith
Chairman
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hon. Steny H. Hoyer
Commissioner
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hon. John Edwards Porter
Commissioner
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Witnesses
Elez Biberat
Albanian Service
Voice of America
Kathleen Imholz
Attorney
Fred Abrahms
Human Rights Watch
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