Press Release

  During the discussions of the National Action Plan of the Strategy for the Protection of LGBTI Persons of the Albanian Government, the PINK Embassy presented a series of requests for its serious improvement

Tirana, 17 July 2021 - PINK Embassy, the main organization for LGBTI rights in Albania, since the beginning of this year has joined the efforts to contribute to the process of reviewing the National Strategy and Action Plan of the Albanian Government in support of LGBTI persons.

When she returns home, 22-year-old Luana Myrtollari immediately locks the door and draws the curtains, a reflexive gesture that comes from fear. Transgender people find little acceptance in conservative societies like Albania.

"Every time you go out of your house, you face aggression," says Myrtollari. 

"All you want to do is go home, fall asleep and never wake up again because you have lost the will to live." 

Her ground floor studio is secured with iron gates, leading to a small courtyard.  Metal shutters seal her apartment, barely letting any light through. 

PINK: Silence and non-reaction of Albanian lawmakers violates the rights of LGBTI people!

By Julie Yoonnyung Lee

BBC Korean

Tirana, 10^th of November 2020 – PINK Embassy in Albania and Heinrich Böll Stiftung Foundation organized the Forum "A new Action Plan for LGBTI persons in Albania: Lessons learned and recommendations!". This Plan is drafted by Pink Embassy in Albania, in consultation with young people, civil society organizations and experts in the field of human rights. It incorporates priority areas which are considered highly necessary to be included in the new Action Plan for LGBTI People in Albania.

Albania continues to discriminate against LGBTI people from equality in cohabitation and marriage

   Dear Mr. Meta,

The PINK Embassy and the Human Rights House of Human Rights in Albania (HRH) through this open letter, addressed to the President of the Republic of Albania, seeks to express its position and proposal regarding a forgotten group of prisoners during communism, people who at that time were convicted because of their conviction of being LGBT.

  The PINK Embassy submits to the Special Commission for Electoral Reform in the Republic of Albania the recommendation "On the recognition and respect of the political rights of LGBTI persons"

Tirana, 9 June 2020 - The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania continues not to include the enjoyment of political rights to be elected, or even elected, for all LGBTI persons. The PINK Embassy sees this Code as a deviation from human rights, who are free to choose and vote for anyone in political office.

The PINK Embassy carries the LGBTI flag to major institutions as part of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

Tirana, 17 May 2020 - This morning, the PINK Embassy, ​​together with its partner organizations, held the 11th Tirana Pride march, an annual event aimed at raising public awareness on the situation of LGBTI people in Albania. #TIRANAPRIDE2020, as in other years, took place around 17 May, the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia.

PINK Embassy announces "30 Persons of the Year" for the rights of the LGBTI community in Albania

Tirana 10 May 2019 - The Pink Embassy in Albania in cooperation with the UN Free and Equal Campaign, the House of Human Rights and CRCA / ECPAT Albania together with our community members, partners and friends officially opened the 10th Diversity Festival for LGBTI Rights in Albania.