Only 904 persons in Kosovo are recognised as the status of victim of sexual violence

So far, the status of the victim of sexual violence has been recognised by 904 people.

The chairman of this commission, Minire Begaj-Balaj, said that of the applications they accepted, 31 are men who have benefited this pension from the state, while others are women, until this commission has refused 240 subjects.

“From 2018 to now across the region, that is, in four non-governmental organisations that are licensed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Management from seven regions, we've accepted 1,389 applications, from these commissions, from which the MCH has reached 1,203 apps, examined by total admissions, while we've recognised the status of the sexual violence victim 904 cases, of those denied we have 240 substances. She said about EO.

On the other hand, Begaj-Balaj says the verification procedure takes time, since no subjects make their decision in the first review.

It says that an average of over 50 percent of subjects have been examined over three times, while the maximum examination of one case has gone up to six times.

As a result of the pandemic, the number of retirement applications has declined, but since the release of measures not to spread the choreography has begun to increase the number of applications.

In 2014, Kosovo's Assembly had adopted the necessary legal changes so that those who experienced these crimes during the war are recognised as the status of the victim of sexual violence, with which they have been able to obtain the legal pension that amounts to about 230 euros a month.

Based on statements by Kosovo institutions officials, some 20,000 cases of sexual abuse have occurred during the war.