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Albanian blood feud. In traditional Albanian culture, Gjakmarrja ( English: "blood-taking", i.e. "blood feud") or hakmarrja ("revenge") is the social obligation to kill an offender or a member of their family in order to salvage one's honor. This practice is generally seen as in line with the social code known as the Canon of Lekë Dukagjini ...
11 November 2017. By Andrew Hosken and Albana Kasapi ,The World Tonight, BBC Radio 4. BBC. It is said that revenge is a dish best served cold and in Albania it can be served very cold indeed....
May 14, 2016 · Albania: The dark shadow of tradition and blood feuds An ancient code of retaliation is forcing generations of Albanians into their own private prisons. Seventy-year-old Kol Shllaku sits in...
- Vincenzo Mattei
Mar 22, 2024 · Updated 22 March 2024. Version 6.0, January 2023. Preface. Purpose. This note provides country of origin information (COI) and analysis of COI for use by Home Office decision makers handling...
- PrefacePurposeThis note provides country of origin information (COI) and analysis of COI for use by Home Office decision makers handling particular types...
- AssessmentUpdated on 23 January 2023
- 1. Introduction1.1 Basis of claim1.1.1 Fear of persecution and/or serious harm by non-state actors because of the person’s involvement in a blood feud. 1.2 Points...
- 2. Consideration of issues2.1 Credibility (incl documentary evidence and ‘attestation letters’)2.1.1 For information on assessing credibility, see the instruction on Assessi...
- Country informationThis section was updated on 29 December 2022
- 3. Legal context3.1 Penal/criminal code3.1.1 The Albania Penal Code states under Article 78/a that murder committed due to blood feud shall be punished by not less...
- 4. Background to blood feuds4.1 Definition4.1.1 A UNHCR position paper of March 2006 stated:‘… a blood feud involves the members of one family killing members of another famil...
- 5. Blood feuds5.1 Prevalence and location5.1.1 For a map on Albania showing cities and towns as well as information on geography and population of Albania, see R...
- 6. Police6.1 Action and initiatives6.1.1 The Government of Albania stated in its February 2019 report to the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review,...
- 7. Judiciary7.1 Investigations and convictions for blood feud7.1.1 According to the Government of Albania, in its report to the UNCRC, which was received in No...
In Albania, a blood feud is called gjakmarrja, which means ‘blood-taking’ or ‘blood feud’. Revenge or vendetta, on the other hand, is called hakmarrja. The latter is the obligation to ‘take life to right an earlier wrong, to salvage honour’.
Mar 22, 2024 · Published: January 2023. Introduction. Background. This report contains the (approved) notes of interviews with sources during a Home Office fact-finding mission (FFM) to Albania. The FFM was...
Nov 12, 2020 · Albanian Blood Feuds: More Than 10,000 Revenge Killings in 30 Years. From: Alice Taylor 12-11-2020 at 12:00. Around 10,000 people have lost their lives to blood feuds in Albania since the fall of Communism.
