[:bs]Albert Šira je rođen 1992. godine u Nikšiću, a već sa sedam mjeseci roditelji su mu se razveli, otac je otišao u inostranstvo, a majka u Makedoniju. Imao je sreće da pronađe utočište kod strica i strine koji su ga prihvatili raširenih ruku. Odrastao je uz njih i njihovu djecu kao da je i on njihovo dijete, jer su se ophodili prema njemu kao prema ostaloj djeci. Ono što je Albertu predstavljalo problem je bio neriješen pravni status. Bez ikakve dokumentacije živio je punih 27 godina. Dok je bio dijete nije o tome razmišljao, ali kako je odrastao shvatio je važnost identiteta. Nije mogao da se zaposli, niti da ostvari osnovna ljudska prava.
Priča Alberta Šire : “ Živio sam bez određenog cilja, sa razočarenjem što nisam imao lična dokumenta kao i drugi građani. Ljudi oko mene su imali ličnu kartu kao dokaz da postoje, a ja nisam imao ništa. Jednom prilikom sam putovao vozom za Podgoricu, ušla je policija koja je provjeravala putnike, tražili su mi ličnu kartu, a ja sam rekao da je nemam. Zahvaljujući djevojci koja je bila pored mene i garantovala za mene svojim potpisom, nisu me odveli u azil. Od tada sam počeo intenzivno da se bavim pitanjem svog statusa u zemlji u kojoj toliko godina živim. Saznao sam kome mogu da se obratim za pomoć pri regulisanju ličnih dokumenata i onda sam pokucao na vrata MUP-a i Centra za romske inicijative. Službenici CRI su mi pomogli u prikupljanju dokumentacije, pratili me prilikom odlazaka u institucije i izlazili mi u susret kad god je to bilo potrebno. Prvi put u životu sam osjetio nadu da ću postati čovjek sa imenom i prezimenom, da ću moći da funkcionišem kao svi ljudi. Počeo sam pozitivnije da gledam na svijet oko sebe, i shvatio da je zaista bitno da čovjek može u svakom trenutku dokazati da postoji. Sve je proteklo bez poteškoća i prepreka, nisam se nadao da ću dosta brzo prikupiti sva potrebna dokumenta. Nakon godinu dana su me obavijestili da sam upisan u knjigu državljana Crne Gore. Jul 2019. godine će mi zauvijek ostati u pamćenju, nisam odmah vjerovao da se to odnosi na mene, da sam konačno postao državljanin Crne Gore. Mogu se zaposliti i uživati sva prava kao i ostali stanovnici države. Osjetio sam veliko olakšanje i zadovoljstvo nakon dobijanja državljanstva.
“Ovom pričom iz svog iskustva želim da podstaknem i ostala lica bez regulisanog pravnog statusa da pokrenu proceduru sređivanja dokumentacije što je prije moguće kako bi i oni osjetili da pripadaju nedje, da imaju svoja prava i kako bi konačno bili slobodni ljudi.”
[:en]Albert Shira was born in Niksic in 1992, but at the age of seven months his parents divorced, his father went abroad and his mother went to Macedonia. He was fortunate enough to find refuge with his uncle and aunt, who accepted him with open arms. He grew up with them and their children as if he were their own child, because they treated him like other children. What was a problem for Albert was the unresolved legal status. He lived for 27 years without any documentation. He didn’t think about it when he was a kid, but as he grew up, he realized the importance of identity. He could not get a job or exercise basic human rights.
The story of Albert Shira: “I lived without a specific goal, with the disappointment that I did not have personal documents like other citizens. The people around me had an ID card as proof that they existed, and I had nothing. On one occasion I was traveling by train to Podgorica, the police were checking in, they were asking for my ID, and I said I didn’t have one. Thanks to the girl who was beside me and vouched for me with her signature, they did not take me to the asylum. Since then, I have begun to intensively address the issue of my status in the country where I have lived for so many years. I found out who I could turn to for help with regulating my personal documents and then I knocked on the door of the MUP and the Center for Roma Initiatives. CRI officers assisted me in collecting documentation, accompanying me when going to institutions, and meeting me whenever needed. For the first time in my life I felt the hope that I would become a man with a first and last name, that I would be able to function like all people. I began to look more positively at the world around me, and realized that it was really important that man could prove himself to exist at any moment. Everything went smoothly and without obstacles, I did not hope to gather all the necessary documents very quickly. After one year, they informed me that I was registered in the book of Montenegrin citizens. July 2019 will remain in my memory forever, I did not immediately believe that it applies to me, that I finally became a citizen of Montenegro. I can be employed and enjoy all the rights as other residents of the state. I felt great relief and satisfaction after obtaining citizenship.
“With this story from my experience, I want to encourage other persons without a regulated legal status to initiate the process of arranging documentation as soon as possible so that they feel to belong somewhere, that they have their rights and that they may finally be free people.”
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