{
  "id": 2151283,
  "title": "Human Rights Watchdog Urges Italy, Albania to End Offshore Migrant Detention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/human-rights-watchdog-urges-italy-albania-to-end-offshore-migrant",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T14:26:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Balkan Insight",
    "slug": "balkan-insight",
    "url": "https://balkaninsight.com/2026/08/20/human-rights-watchdog-urges-italy-albania-to-end-offshore-migrant-detention/bi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Amnesty International has raised concerns about the human rights of migrants and asylum seekers being held in detention centers in Albania as part of a deal with Italy. According to Amnesty, the Italian-Albanian agreement is \"jeopardising people's safety, liberty and human rights\".\n\nThe deal, which was established in 2024, has seen two migration centers set up in Albania, including one in the village of Gjadër. This center was initially built as a detention center for migrants intercepted in international waters, but was later used to house male asylum seekers awaiting deportation.\n\nAmnesty reported 42 \"critical\" incidents at the Gjadër center between April 11 and May 16, 2025, including self-harm, suicide attempts, and violent protests. The organization warned that the Italy-Albania model is impossible to implement in line with Italy's human rights obligations and urged the EU to reconsider its use of offshore detention and externalization tools.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Italy’s migrant detention hubs in Albania undermine human rights, says Amnesty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/italys-migrant-detention-hubs-in-albania-undermine-human-rights-says",
        "published": "2026-08-20T13:26:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}