It was the only European state which did not sign the 1975 Helsinki Accord which would afford more human rights to the common person.
The end of communism has contributed to an increase in human trafficking, with the majority of victims being women forced into prostitution.
According to reports, detainees have frequently been injured, the injuries which they have sustained include bruises, broken teeth or cuts which required medical treatment or even admissions to hospitals.
In 2014 the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC) reported that the number of female murder victims is still high.
As a result heads of households, who are overwhelmingly men have the right to change family residency without their partners’ permission.