๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
The Kosova Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (KRCT) welcomes the decision of the Court of Appeals, which fully upheld the sentence imposed by the Basic Court in Prishtina โ Special Department in 2025 against Ivica Rajkoviฤ and Dragan Deniฤ, who were convicted of the criminal offence of โWar Crimes against the Civilian Population,โ specifically for the sexual violence committed against a woman during the war in Kosovo. Both defendants were sentenced to 15 years in prison, amounting to a total of 30 years.
This is the first case in Kosovo in which two individuals accused of wartime sexual violence have been ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐, and the sentences have now also been upheld by the Court of Appeals. At the same time, this represents the highest sentence confirmed to date in a case of wartime sexual violence, with each convicted individual receiving a 15-year prison sentence.
Throughout this long and difficult process, ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, when she first approached KRCT after years of isolation and profound suffering resulting from the trauma caused by the sexual violence she experienced during the war. Through integrated psychosocial, medical and legal services, KRCT has supported the survivor throughout her journey towards rehabilitation and justice. From preparing the case and referring it to the justice system, through to the conclusion of the judicial proceedings, KRCTโs professional staff have remained by her side and that of her family. KRCT also secured legal representation through the engagement of a lawyer.
For KRCT, this decision represents far more than a criminal conviction. It constitutes an important institutional recognition of the truth experienced by the survivor and a significant step towards justice for survivors of wartime sexual violence in Kosovo. Above all, this is an important moment for the survivor and her family, who for years have endured the severe consequences of the crime, as well as a long, painful and difficult journey towards justice.
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
Each of these cases has a long history behind it. From identifying and supporting survivors, preparing cases, documenting and referring them to the justice institutions, to providing legal representation and support throughout the judicial proceedings, KRCT has been directly engaged in all of these cases. These 71 years of imprisonment are not merely a number, they represent years of work, the courage of survivors to speak out, their confrontation with trauma and the justice system, and the continued effort to ensure that wartime sexual violence is treated as a crime and that perpetrators are held accountable.
Given that the convicted individuals were tried and sentenced in absentia, KRCT expects justice to be carried through to its full implementation and for the convicted individuals, sooner or later, to be brought before the authorities and begin serving their sentences. KRCT calls on the responsible institutions to take all necessary measures and make use of the available mechanisms to bring them before the competent authorities, so that the sentences confirmed by the courts do not remain merely on paper, but are enforced and justice for the survivor is fully realized.
KRCT remains committed, alongside its work on the rehabilitation and support of survivors, to continuing its contribution to the documentation, preparation and pursuit of cases of wartime sexual violence, until justice is secured for survivors and perpetrators are held accountable for these crimes.
KRCT also highly appreciates the work of the Prosecution and the courts in treating the survivor with professionalism and dignity throughout the process of giving testimony and the conduct of the judicial proceedings. Such an institutional approach is essential to building survivorsโ trust in the justice system and encouraging the reporting and prosecution of other cases of sexual violence committed during the war.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ร๐๐๐ร: ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ร๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ร ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ร๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐
Qendra Kosovare pรซr Rehabilitimin e tรซ Mbijetuarve tรซ Torturรซs (QKRMT) mirรซpret vendimin e Gjykatรซs sรซ Apelit, e cila ka vรซrtetuar nรซ tรซrรซsi dรซnimin e shqiptuar nga Gjykata Themelore nรซ Prishtinรซ โ Departamenti Special, nรซ vitin 2025, ndaj Ivica Rajkoviq dhe Dragan Deniq, tรซ akuzuar pรซr veprรซn penale โKrimet e luftรซs kundรซr popullsisรซ civileโ, pรซrkatรซsisht pรซr dhunรซn seksuale tรซ kryer ndaj njรซ gruaje gjatรซ luftรซs nรซ Kosovรซ. Tรซ dy tรซ akuzuarit janรซ dรซnuar me nga 15 vjet burgim, apo 30 vjet burgim nรซ total.
Ky รซshtรซ rasti i parรซ nรซ Kosovรซ ku dy persona tรซ akuzuar pรซr dhunรซ seksuale gjatรซ luftรซs janรซ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ค๐ฎ๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ญ๐จ๐ซรซ ๐งรซ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌรซ, dhe tashmรซ dรซnimi i tyre รซshtรซ vรซrtetuar edhe nga Gjykata e Apelit. Njรซkohรซsisht, ky pรซrbรซn dรซnimin mรซ tรซ lartรซ tรซ konfirmuar deri mรซ tani pรซr njรซ rast tรซ dhunรซs seksuale gjatรซ luftรซs, me nga 15 vjet burgim pรซr secilin tรซ dรซnuar.
Nรซ kรซtรซ proces tรซ gjatรซ dhe tรซ vรซshtirรซ, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ช๐๐งรซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐งรซ ๐ญรซ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ซรซ๐ฌ ๐ชรซ ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข ๐๐๐๐, kur ajo iu drejtua QKRMT-sรซ pas vitesh tรซ tรซra izolimi dhe vuajtjeje tรซ thellรซ si pasojรซ e traumave tรซ shkaktuara nga dhuna seksuale e pรซrjetuar gjatรซ luftรซs. Pรซrmes shรซrbimeve tรซ integruara psikosociale, mjekรซsore dhe ligjore, QKRMT e ka mbรซshtetur tรซ mbijetuarรซn nรซ rrugรซtimin e saj drejt rehabilitimit dhe drejtรซsisรซ. Qรซ nga pรซrgatitja e rastit dhe referimi i tij nรซ sistemin e drejtรซsisรซ, e deri te pรซrfundimi i procesit gjyqรซsor, stafi profesional i QKRMT-sรซ kanรซ qรซndruar pรซrkrah saj dhe familjes sรซ saj, ndรซrsa QKRMT ka siguruar edhe pรซrfaqรซsimin ligjor pรซrmes angazhimit tรซ avokatit.
Pรซr QKRMT-nรซ, ky vendim รซshtรซ shumรซ mรซ tepรซr se njรซ dรซnim penal. Ai pรซrfaqรซson njรซ njohje tรซ rรซndรซsishme institucionale tรซ sรซ vรซrtetรซs sรซ pรซrjetuar nga e mbijetuara dhe njรซ hap tรซ rรซndรซsishรซm drejt drejtรซsisรซ pรซr tรซ mbijetuarat e dhunรซs seksuale gjatรซ luftรซs nรซ Kosovรซ. Mbi tรซ gjitha, ky รซshtรซ njรซ moment i rรซndรซsishรซm pรซr tรซ mbijetuarรซn dhe familjen e saj, tรซ cilรซt pรซr vite me radhรซ kanรซ pรซrballuar pasojat e rรซnda tรซ krimit dhe njรซ rrugรซtim tรซ gjatรซ, tรซ dhimbshรซm dhe tรซ vรซshtirรซ drejt drejtรซsisรซ.
๐ ๐ญรซ ๐รซ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ, ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฃ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ โ ๐ซ๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ญ ๐ข ๐ง๐ฃรซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ณ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐ข ๐ญรซ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐รซ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ซรซ ๐ฉรซ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ญรซ๐ฌ๐ข.
๐๐ ๐ครซ๐ญรซ ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ฆ, ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ข ๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญรซ ๐รซ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ ๐ฉรซ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐งรซ๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญรซ ๐ค๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ญรซ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ญรซ๐ฌ ๐งรซ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฏรซ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ง ๐งรซ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌรซ, ๐ง๐รซ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐รซ๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ช๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ฃ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฃ๐งรซ ๐งรซ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฃ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ.
Secili prej kรซtyre rasteve ka njรซ histori tรซ gjatรซ pas vetes. Qรซ nga identifikimi dhe mbรซshtetja e tรซ mbijetuarave, pรซrgatitja e rasteve, dokumentimi dhe referimi i tyre tek institucionet e drejtรซsisรซ, e deri te pรซrfaqรซsimi dhe mbรซshtetja gjatรซ proceseve gjyqรซsore, QKRMT ka qenรซ e angazhuar drejtpรซrdrejt nรซ tรซ gjitha kรซto raste. Kรซto 71 vjet burgim nuk janรซ vetรซm njรซ shifรซr, por ato pรซrfaqรซsojnรซ vite tรซ tรซra pune, guximin e tรซ mbijetuarave pรซr tรซ folur, pรซrballjen e tyre me traumรซn dhe sistemin e drejtรซsisรซ, si dhe pรซrpjekjen e vazhdueshme pรซr tรซ siguruar qรซ dhuna seksuale gjatรซ luftรซs tรซ trajtohet si krim dhe qรซ autorรซt tรซ mbajnรซ pรซrgjegjรซsi.
QKRMT mbetet e pรซrkushtuar qรซ, krahas rehabilitimit dhe mbรซshtetjes sรซ tรซ mbijetuarave, tรซ vazhdojรซ tรซ kontribuojรซ nรซ dokumentimin, pรซrgatitjen dhe ndjekjen e rasteve tรซ dhunรซs seksuale gjatรซ luftรซs, deri nรซ vendosjen e drejtรซsisรซ pรซr tรซ mbijetuarit dhe pรซrgjegjรซsinรซ pรซr autorรซt e kรซtyre krimeve.
QKRMT gjithashtu vlerรซson lart punรซn e Prokurorisรซ dhe gjykatave nรซ trajtimin profesional dhe me dinjitet tรซ tรซ mbijetuarรซs gjatรซ proceseve tรซ dhรซnies sรซ dรซshmisรซ dhe zhvillimit tรซ procedurave gjyqรซsore. Njรซ qasje e tillรซ institucionale รซshtรซ thelbรซsore pรซr tรซ krijuar besim tek tรซ mbijetuarat dhe pรซr tรซ inkurajuar raportimin dhe ndjekjen e rasteve tรซ tjera tรซ krimeve seksuale tรซ kryera gjatรซ luftรซs.
