In Gjakova begins testing the database for domestic violence

Gjakova has become the host of a table of discussion among all local relevant institutions for testing the database for domestic violence.

Deputy Justice Minister simultaneously and National Commissioner for Family Violence Naim Celaj has said that establishing a database on domestic violence, though late, is very important. According to him, it is not fought by hiding it, but by reporting it to relevant institutions.

Celaj also gave the reasons why Gjakova to be trusted this pilot project is highly assessing local level engagement there for preventing domestic violence. Among other things, he added that the success or failure of this test in Gjakova will depend on the future of this database.

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“Gjakova is a municipality of special characteristics, not because of the cases that have occurred, but because of the commitment of all institutions and civil society, as a pioneer to treating this subject in Koosva... 03:48 Gjakova has had good co-ordination between the local level as a local and central level mechanism, which has led to testing this project to be trusted by Gjakova because of the success or failure of this test in Gjakova, it has been suspended and the future of this” database, he said.

Cela also stressed that the database is part of the criteria that have emerged from the European Union's SAA and the Istanbul Convention guaranteeing rights and protection to victims of domestic violence.

Part of this table was the manager of this project, Ridvan Bulnjak, he highly praised this pilot project, as according to him, facilitates the affairs of all the institutions involved in preventing domestic violence.

Bulnjak: Database is a point that unites all institutions

“On this database are present where the incident, time, risk level, victims, suspects, as well as some features, such as alcohol and so on. Other Actors, we call the police, the Centre for Social Work, the victim's defender, the Shelter, the Prosecutor, the Court. Actors can refer the case to each other, where this database is how they tell me it's a point that unites and helps all of the acters, he stressed.

Representatives from the Social Centre, Shelter, Police, Prosecutor and Court were present at this table.

Family violence is a very negative phenomenon emerging in Kosovo a few months ago, in Gjakova a woman and her daughter were shot dead by the young husband and father.