{"id":49818,"date":"2023-03-20T20:16:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=49818"},"modified":"2023-03-20T20:21:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:21:53","slug":"us-department-of-state-corruption-lack-of-independence-in-the-media-and-judiciary-remains-a-problem-in-albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/us-department-of-state-corruption-lack-of-independence-in-the-media-and-judiciary-remains-a-problem-in-albania\/","title":{"rendered":"US Department of State: Corruption, lack of independence in the media and judiciary remains a problem in Albania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Deficiencies with the independence and integrity of the judiciary; lack of independent media; as well as the ongoing corruption in governance, are the main problems found in Albania<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"> during the past year, according to the report of the US Department of State for Human Rights, published today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">In addition, this report states that progress has been made, mentioning the Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) which during the past year has investigated, prosecuted and punished senior officials and members of organized crime, involved in corruption . <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Speaking of women&#8217;s rights, the report notes that the government did not effectively enforce the law when it comes to rape. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The report also states that the authorities have not published data on criminal prosecutions for cases of spousal rape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"> The concept of spousal rape is not well understood and authorities often do not consider it a crime, the report said. 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