There is no special institution in Kosovo to deal with cases of sexual violence and disturbing social deviations • KosovaPress

There is no special facility in Kosovo to deal with cases of sexual violence. Victims receive temporary help but no adequate treatment. Social services experts say that minors can also end up in prostitution because they cannot be rehabilitated or reintegrated. The Minister of Justice promises that a first center to deal with these cases will be set up within the year.

Last year alone, 90 people were sexually harassed, according to the response from the Kosovo police. “In 2023, 76 people were sexually harassed. There were attempted rapes on seven people, 90 cases were committed. 65 people were sexually abused, one of which was attempted.” says the response of the Kosovo police.

Vebi Mujku, head of the Institute for Social Policy Development, says the state has not yet understood how important it is to deal with these cases.

The expert on social policy and social services adds that a centre to deal with cases of sexual violence must be established in Kosovo. The Centre for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture (QKRMT) has been dealing with cases of sexual violence during the last war in Kosovo for more than two decades. It also provides direct assistance to children who have been victims of molestation or sexual violence. Feride Rushiti, who runs this centre, says that victims of sexual violence go from one door to another.

Justice Minister Albulena Haxhiu promises that a centre to deal with cases of sexual violence will be set up this year.

She adds that several measures have been taken in this direction over the past year and that one of the most important changes, she stresses, is the protocol for dealing with cases of sexual violence. /Sh. Pajaziti/

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