IHDNJ launched the report” Young People's Perceptions on Sex Violence and Sexual Harassment”

Institute for Research and Human Rights ( IHDNY) launched the research report: ” Young people's perceptions of Sex Violence and Sexual Harming”.

Through a questionnaire involving about 400 high school students of the Pristina municipality and the Lipjan municipality, IHDNI has managed to measure the perception of young people about their knowledge of sexual violence and sexual harassment.

“ ... made me do things and made me look at pornography at that age, which is not good for an 8-year-old”, that's just one of the stories of one of the students who anonymously confessed to her bitter experience of sexual harassment she had experienced since she was a young girl.
This story is not the only one in the IHDNY investigation, there are other students who have shared their bitter experiences as a result of sexual harassment. Of the 383 students, there are 9 boys and 70 girls who have reported experiencing sexual harassment during their lifetime, even though many young ones have.

The research has been conducted with the ages of 15 and 16, ten-graders of four high schools in Pristina and Lipjan. This research has resulted in increased cases of sexual violence and sexual harassment in recent years, with minors in many cases. Between January 2019 and July 2024, according to the Kosovo Police, a total of 436 cases of the rape offense have been reported.
In her speech, the director of the Institute for Research and Human Rights ( IWNY), Kaltrin Rexhepi, said that the victim of sexual violence can be any one of us, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or economic status.

“What if it was my daughter, how would we act in such cases?”, adding that this topic affects us all should work together.
Justice Minister Albulen Haxhiu, who was present at this conference, said that those ministries are attaching special importance to working with minors, especially those who find themselves at the correct Centre in Lipjan.

While Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (MASHTI) Arberie Nagavci said it is vital for him to increase information and good education in schools, so that at an early age such criminal acts can be prevented, where the victim and the leader may also be minors.

Swedish Ambassador to Pristina Jonas Westerlund said this is a very important topic to discuss in society and that young people should be informed of the consequences they bear in carrying out these criminal acts.
Also, of the cases of sexual harassment and their work were horseing Shkumbin Kadishan by Kosovo Police and Basri Kastrati, deputy ombudsman.