Respect for Children's Rights in Kosovo Continues to Be Challenged

Children in Kosovo continue to face domestic violence, school institutions and society. Groups of marginalized children, such as those with special needs, and even children from the minority community living in poverty, are those who were mostly violated their rights.

So says of KosovoPress, director of organisation “Save the Children” in Kosovo, Ahmet Kryeziu, under which children's participation in decision-making remains a challenge.

Kryeziu says that as the world's leading child rights organisation, they aim to make all children part of the education and education system.

Kryeziu: The violation of children's rights more of children with special needs and minority communities

“In our objectives or goals by 2030 are that for our work in Kosovo we should engage all children to be part of the education system, to be part of education, we have groups of children who are marginalised or deprived as an example, we can take children with special needs, children from the Roma community, Kreli, Egypt, children who live in poverty for various reasons. We as a society, as an organisation, will engage, we will raise the voice for them to be part of school or school institutions”, he says.

He says respect for children's rights in Kosovo remains issues of concern, where, according to him, they are still affected by domestic violence and by that at school institutions and abroad.

Kryeziu: The Issue of Violence Against Children Still Disturbing

“Like the other phenomenon where children's rights are violated is the issue of addressing violence, ranging from family to school institutions, then out of school, and it's also a very worried issue that data is alarming from various harassments, then other instances of violence that children especially infect the most”, he says.

The chiefzie points out that the next issue to be addressed is environmental pollution, where, according to him, institutions and parents need to do more in environmental protection, since it directly affects children who are largely suffering from it.

He adds that a co-ordination of institutions and organisations, along with children, is needed so that children's status in respect of their rights can be improved.

World Child Rights Organisation “Save the Children” has been operating in Kosovo for 22 years, while this year it has marked the 100th anniversary of the establishment.