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27.03.2006 The Coalition for Women and Youth Participation in Politics and Women's political groups, with the support by the Group of Women Members of Parliament of Albania, submitted a petition to the Office of the President of the Republic Alfred Moisiu, Jozefina Topalli, the President of the Parliament, and the Leaders of Political Parties in Albania, expressing their concern and demanding greater representation of women in Albanian politics and decision-making processes.

23.03.2006 The MJAFT! Movement commended the decision of the President of the Republic Alfred Moisiu not to approve the Law on Legalization. MJAFT requested publicly from Mojsiu to not sign the Decree on the Law several days ago, in a public letter published in the media.

18.03.2006 The Children's Human Rights Centre of Albania has become an affiliate member of ECPAT International, a network of organisations and individuals working together to eliminate the commercial sexual exploitation of children. ECPAT it seeks to encourage the world community to ensure that children everywhere enjoy their fundamental rights free from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation.

15.03.2006 Slobodan Milosevic's death means the details of the U.S-led NATO bombing of Yugoslavia and the role the U.S. played in the disintegration of that country will never be scrutinized, argues Jeremy Scahill.

10.03.2006 On March 8, the International Women Day, Albanian NGO's organized one of the biggest protests for women's rights in history of Albania. The protest, which included major women's rights organizations, youth and children organizations, took place in the main Boulevard of Tirana, was initiated by the 'Useful to Albanian Women' Association, a major women's rights organization in the country, and was supported by the Children's Human Rights Centre of Albania, Albanian Center for Population and Development, CISP, Center for Legal and Civic Initiatives and many other civil society organizations.

09.03.2006 The MJAFT! Movement representatives visited their old highschool to mark March 7, the Teachers’ Day in Albania. The majority of the staff members of the movement went to “Sami Frasheri” secondary school in Tirana.