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Orahovac: A man attacked his wife and her mother (KoSSev)

By   /  05/03/2019  /  Development/Humanitarian  /  Comments Off on Orahovac: A man attacked his wife and her mother (KoSSev)

KoSSev portal reports that a Serb man was arrested in Orahovac for physically attacking his wife and her mother. A Serb man was under the influence of alcohol, the Kosovo police report stated. The man was sent to the detention center. The victims refused to receive medical assistance.

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OSCE: Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence in Kosovo (Facebook)

By   /  17/01/2019  /  Development/Humanitarian  /  Comments Off on OSCE: Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence in Kosovo (Facebook)

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched today the report ”Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence in Kosovo. ” The report provides an overview of current situation in the shelters for domestic violence in Kosovo, outlines the legal and institutional framework that regulates their functioning and municipal mechanisms on protection from domestic violence. It elaborates on […]

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Another mistreatment of a women in Gracanica (gracanicaonline.info)

By   /  17/01/2019  /  Development/Humanitarian  /  Comments Off on Another mistreatment of a women in Gracanica (gracanicaonline.info)

The portal gracanicaonline.info reports that a woman from Gracanica, was assaulted last night and then thrown out of the house. According to the Kosovo Police, her husband is suspected, who is therefore sent to custody. The police statement said that the suspect was under the influence of alcohol.

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Gracanica: A person detained for domestic violence (KIM radio)

By   /  24/12/2018  /  Development/Humanitarian  /  Comments Off on Gracanica: A person detained for domestic violence (KIM radio)

KIM radio reports that a Serb from Gracanica was detained last night because of beating his wife under the influence of alcohol, the Kosovo Police announced today. The victim reported to the police last night about 8 pm, and was given medical assistance. The suspect had 1.77 units of alcohol in his blood. Offender was […]

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Domestic violence: “She acted dead and thus saved her life” (KIM radio)

By   /  29/05/2018  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

Domestic violence is one of the problems in a society that is often concealed because of fear or feeling of embarrassment. Non-reporting of the perpetrators and the absence of measures to protect the victim often lead to serious consequences, sometimes with a death outcome. A recent case of attempted murder in Gornja Gusterica village has disturbed […]

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Domestic violence: Murder and attempted murder (Kossev)

By   /  25/05/2018  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

Murder and attempted murder were recorded in two cases of domestic violence. Although one in Gusterica village, the other in Germany – both perpetrators were men from Kosovo, reports KoSSev. In Gornja Gusterica M.T. attacked his wife K.T. and stabbed her several times with knife. According to KoSSev, К.Т. after being admitted to the Health […]

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Kosovo shelters for domestic abuse victims close down (Balkan Insight)

By   /  12/01/2018  /  International  /  No Comments

Scrambling for funds, Kosovo centers that provide shelter to women and children fleeing from domestic abuse have been temporarily closed. Government-funded safe houses for women and children fleeing domestic abuse have been forced to shut down for January and February this year due to lack of financial support. Nazife Jonuzi, the director of the shelter […]

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A higher sentence for Zejnepe Berisha’s murder (Prishtina Insight)

By   /  22/08/2017  /  International  /  No Comments

Confirming a guilty verdict, the Appeals Court extended the sentence for Zejnepe Berisha’s murder, condemning her husband, Nebih, to 17 years behind bars. In October 2015, Zejnepe Berisha was stabbed 20 times with a knife by her husband Nebih. Her brutal murder happened in the couple’s home in the presence of their daughter, who was […]

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Justice Ministry presents new strategy for prevention of domestic violence (Koha)

By   /  19/07/2017  /  Articles from Kosovo media  /  No Comments

Kosovo’s Deputy Justice Minister, Munir Basha, presented at a roundtable in Gjakova/Djakovica a new action plan and strategy for prevention of domestic violence in Kosovo covering the 2016-2020 period. Basha said the new document is largely based on results and recommendations from the previous programme and the professional work of all stakeholders in this process. […]

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1.226 cases of domestic violence reported in 2016 (RTK 2)

By   /  19/07/2017  /  Serb. Monitoring  /  No Comments

According to the Kosovo Police report, 1.226 cases of domestic violence were reported in 2016, RTK 2 said. Meanwhile, representatives of a non-governmental sector stated that the Law against Domestic Violence is not implemented the way it should be. Kosovo Police spokesperson, Daut Hoxha stated that the police along with medical and centers for social […]

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