๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐: ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
In marking of 14 April โ the Memorial Day for Survivors of Sexual Violence during the last war in Kosovo, the Kosovo Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (KRCT) organized the first regional conference bringing together judges and prosecutors from Kosovo, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event created an important platform for professional dialogue on strengthening access to justice and advancing effective mechanisms for accountability, reparations, and compensation for survivors of wartime sexual violence.
Held on this significant commemorative day, the conference highlighted the continued need to address the legacy of conflict-related sexual violence through survivor-centered and rights-based approaches. Participants exchanged experiences and legal practices from across the region, with a focus on overcoming persistent barriers that survivors face in seeking justice.
A particularly powerful moment of the conference was the participation of survivors Vasfije Krasniqi, Shyhrete Tahiri, and Ramadan Nishori, whose testimonies conveyed both the pain endured and the resilience demonstrated by survivors. Their voices gave profound meaning to the discussions and served as a reminder that justice processes must remain grounded in the lived realities of those most affected.
Across two dedicated discussion panels, one with judges and one with regional prosecutors, participants examined practical pathways for improving judicial responses to wartime sexual violence cases. Discussions addressed the possibility of awarding compensation through criminal judgments, reducing unnecessary procedural delays, and ensuring survivors are protected from re-traumatization throughout legal proceedings. The importance of trauma-informed approaches within justice institutions was also emphasized.
In addition, participants underlined the urgent need for the development of a comprehensive national strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes, including conflict-related sexual violence, as an essential step toward accountability and long-term trust in institutions.
The conference concluded with a joint call to strengthen regional cooperation, recognizing that cross-border collaboration among judicial institutions is essential for uncovering truth, prosecuting crimes, securing reparations, and delivering full and dignified justice for all survivors.
KRCT extends its sincere gratitude to the survivors, speakers, participants, and regional partners whose contribution made this important event possible and reaffirmed the collective commitment to advancing the rights of survivors.
This conference was organized within the framework of the project โEnhancing Transitional Justice Effectiveness,โ supported by GIAI and co-funded by the EU.
Konferenca e parรซ me gjyqtarรซ dhe prokurorรซ nga rajoni: Avancimi i qasjes nรซ drejtรซsi pรซr tรซ mbijetuarit e dhunรซs seksuale tรซ luftรซs: Pรซrgjegjรซsia penale dhe e drejta pรซr kompensim
Nรซ shรซnim tรซ 14 Prillit โ Ditรซs Memoriale tรซ tรซ Mbijetuarve tรซ Dhunรซs Seksuale gjatรซ Luftรซs sรซ Fundit nรซ Kosovรซ, Qendra Kosovare pรซr Rehabilitimin e tรซ Mbijetuarve tรซ Torturรซs (QKRMT) organizoi konferencรซn e parรซ rajonale qรซ mblodhi gjyqtarรซ dhe prokurorรซ nga Kosova, Kroacia dhe Bosnja e Hercegovina. Ky aktivitet krijoi njรซ platformรซ tรซ rรซndรซsishme pรซr dialog profesional mbi forcimin e qasjes nรซ drejtรซsi dhe avancimin e mekanizmave efektivรซ pรซr llogaridhรซnie, reparacione dhe kompensim pรซr tรซ mbijetuarit e dhunรซs seksuale gjatรซ luftรซs.
E mbajtur nรซ kรซtรซ ditรซ tรซ rรซndรซsishme pรซrkujtimore, konferenca vuri nรซ pah nevojรซn e vazhdueshme pรซr tโu pรซrballur me trashรซgiminรซ e dhunรซs seksuale tรซ luftรซs, pรซrmes qasjeve tรซ pรซrqendruara te tรซ mbijetuarit dhe tรซ bazuara nรซ tรซ drejta. Pjesรซmarrรซsit shkรซmbyen pรซrvoja dhe praktika ligjore nga rajoni, me fokus nรซ tejkalimin e pengesave tรซ vazhdueshme me tรซ cilat pรซrballen tรซ mbijetuarit nรซ kรซrkimin e drejtรซsisรซ.
Njรซ nga momentet mรซ domethรซnรซse tรซ konferencรซs ishte pjesรซmarrja e tรซ mbijetuarve Vasfije Krasniqi, Shyhrete Tahiri dhe Ramadan Nishori, dรซshmitรซ e tรซ cilรซve pรซrcollรซn si dhimbjen e pรซrjetuar, ashtu edhe forcรซn dhe qรซndrueshmรซrinรซ e treguar nga tรซ mbijetuarit. Zรซrat e tyre i dhanรซ kuptim tรซ thellรซ diskutimeve dhe shรซrbyen si kujtesรซ se proceset e drejtรซsisรซ duhet tรซ mbeten tรซ rrรซnjosura nรซ realitetin jetรซsor tรซ atyre qรซ janรซ prekur mรซ sรซ shumti.
Nรซ kuadรซr tรซ dy paneleve tรซ veรงanta tรซ diskutimit, njรซri me gjyqtarรซ dhe tjetri me prokurorรซ rajonal, pjesรซmarrรซsit shqyrtuan rrugรซ praktike pรซr pรซrmirรซsimin e reagimit gjyqรซsor ndaj rasteve tรซ dhunรซs seksuale tรซ luftรซs. Diskutimet trajtuan mundรซsinรซ e dhรซnies sรซ kompensimit pรซrmes aktgjykimeve penale, zvogรซlimin e vonesave tรซ panevojshme procedurale dhe garantimin e mbrojtjes sรซ tรซ mbijetuarve nga ri-traumatizimi gjatรซ proceseve gjyqรซsore. Gjithashtu, u theksua rรซndรซsia e qasjeve tรซ informuara nga trauma brenda institucioneve tรซ drejtรซsisรซ.
Po ashtu, pjesรซmarrรซsit nรซnvizuan nevojรซn urgjente pรซr zhvillimin e njรซ strategjie gjithรซpรซrfshirรซse kombรซtare pรซr hetimin dhe ndjekjen penale tรซ krimeve tรซ luftรซs, pรซrfshirรซ dhunรซn seksuale gjatรซ luftรซs, si hap thelbรซsor drejt llogaridhรซnies dhe ndรซrtimit afatgjatรซ tรซ besimit nรซ institucione.
Konferenca pรซrfundoi me njรซ thirrje tรซ pรซrbashkรซt pรซr forcimin e bashkรซpunimit rajonal, duke theksuar bashkรซpunimin ndรซrmjet institucioneve tรซ drejtรซsisรซ si hap thelbรซsor pรซr zbardhjen e sรซ vรซrtetรซs, ndjekjen penale tรซ krimeve, sigurimin e reparacioneve dhe ofrimin e drejtรซsisรซ sรซ plotรซ dhe dinjitoze pรซr tรซ gjithรซ tรซ mbijetuarit.
QKRMT shpreh mirรซnjohjen e saj tรซ sinqertรซ pรซr tรซ mbijetuarit, folรซsit, pjesรซmarrรซsit dhe partnerรซt rajonal, kontributi i tรซ cilรซve bรซri tรซ mundur realizimin e kรซtij aktiviteti tรซ rรซndรซsishรซm dhe riafirmoi pรซrkushtimin e pรซrbashkรซt pรซr avancimin e tรซ drejtave tรซ tรซ mbijetuarve.
Kjo konferencรซ u organizua nรซ kuadรซr tรซ projektit โEnhancing Transitional Justice Effectivenessโ, i mbรซshtetur nga GIAI dhe i bashkรซ financuar nga BE.
