Alket Hyseni is the Director of Straife’s Balkans office. A former member of Parlament, Alket spent many years working for and with the government of Albania, including as General Director of the Albanian Financial Intelligence Unit, Chairman of the Task Force for State Properties, and as an advisor to former Prime Ministers. Passionate about human rights, Alket founded H & A Law Firm in 2004, focused on protecting the rights of citizens, institutions, businesses, as well as many social categories that encounter legal problems. Both as a public servant and human rights advocate, Alket is a sought- after expert and has been published in various scientific articles in international journals.