a few seconds agoJahjaga testifies on April 30th to US War Crimes Congress in Kosovo
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)On 30 April, Kosovo will have the opportunity that through a hearing session invited by the American Congresswoman, Mr. Eliot Engel, sharing with the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee in the American Congress the reality of war in Kosovo and testifying before them how despite terrible crimes against civilians still [...]
This session will be a big event for Kosovo, as after 20 years we will be able to demonstrate directly the reality of what has happened to us. It is a special responsibility to give this event the rightful space in order to avenge the people we lost, those who have experienced extraordinary violence, the families of the missing persons, the families of the victims of war, and all activists who sacrificed everything for our freedom. History cannot be rewritten and the difference between aggressor and victim should be clear.
On January 31, 2019, President Jahjaga has met Congresswoman Engel, who is once also chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee at the American Congress.
During this meeting, President Jahjaga has handed a letter to Congresswoman Engel requesting that the possibility of organising a hearing session for crimes committed by Serbia's state-run civil population in Kosovo, including sexual violence used as a means of war. She has stressed that almost 20 years since the war ended and we still have no person convicted of these crimes.
After this meeting was actively worked to set this session, and for session modes. The hearing will be held on April 30th 2019, and until today it has been confirmed that President Jahjaga will speak of the crimes targeted in Kosovo's civilian population and lack of justice, as well as a prerequisite for normalisation of reports between Kosovo and Serbia. Mrs. Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman, heroin and surviving sex violence in Kosovo, and Mr. Ilir Bytyqi, whose three brothers were killed during the war. Moreover, Mr. Paul Williams, professor of international relations, will talk about the war in Kosovo from the perspective of international law.
It is working at best to ensure dignified representation of our history, for the sake of all those who sacrificed much for the freedom we enjoy today and who still have no justice. President Jahjaga is extremely grateful to all who have supported the initiative, both in Kosovo and the diaspora, and have helped by providing information and evidence. This is how we will tell the world the true history of Kosovo”, reports the report sent to the media.
