301 people are recognised as victim of sexual violence during the war

The Government Commission for Recognition and Verification of the Status of Rapistered Persons during the war has so far recognised the status of the sex violence victim 301 applicants, while rejecting 147 applicants. In all, this commission has accepted a total of 968 applications.

That is how it was made known by the chairman of this Commission, Minire Begaj, during meeting with former President Atifete Jahjaga and Labour and Social Management Minister Skender Recica.

Begaj has indicated that the Commission is considering 94 cases and that during the next week they will make the decision. In total, she said they have reviewed 542 cases, while waiting for more than 400 cases.

“We are aware that it is a very confidential process, it is a sensitive and complex process in itself, but despite our dedication, our work, the Commission is trying to do our best. We thank those in attendance with all the vows they gave him that really the work of the Commission and the process should be supported by all the officers, not just us as the Commission that we are making recognition and verification. At the country level so far, we have accepted 968 cases, approved that we have recognised the status of the victim of sexual violence, 301 cases, rejected for the first time, 147 cases, 94 cases that we consider next week will be made by the Commission. Total so far examined are 542 cases, we are expected about 400 cases to be reviewed, we are constantly working”, she said.

Support for the Commission has provided Labour and Social Management Minister Skender Recica, who has said they will be close to the Commission to support their demands.

We know how the Commission has difficulties, we know that reality and the time when the event happened and when we're treating it is a good time, but once again express gratitude for the work this Commission has done. We as Government are left to stand by the Commission, support them, because their work is extremely sensitive, talk about handling documentation which is actually in the circumstances when crime happened to be called, and at the time when these documentations are being handled is a good time. I pledged to them as minister of MPMS as well, and in general as Government, we will be close to them to support their demands and to facilitate their work in order to close even this case involving bringing Serbian invaders to light, besides murder, deportations, and to do what we are currently dealing with through this Commission to extract in the direction of what we call the violation of persons during the war”, he said.

While former President Jahjaga has said it is a fundamental requirement even of applicants, but also of institutions for these cases to proceed as soon as possible.

We live in Kosovo, we only face these challenges that are part of daily work, but we must not forget the fact that was also mentioned on the part of the minister, which is also the human and human demand of all applied for recognition of the legal status of the survivors of sexual violence during the war. As we know what happened 20 years ago in Kosovo and that in this respect there is a fundamental requirement to the status of survivors, but there is also the fundamental demand of institutions that as soon as possible we proceed to process these” substances, she said.

Likewise, Jahjaga said that with the Commission they have also discussed the difficulties they have starting with technical and political ones.