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Dutch ambassador: Rejecting special court will harm Kosovo (KosovaPress)

The Dutch Ambassador to Kosovo, Robert Bosch, said on Monday that if Kosovo fails to establish special court, then Kosovo would have a United Nations court. "For Kosovo, it is better to have a special court, rather than a UN court, since there are countries that are not good friends with Kosovo and they have a great influence,” Bosch said. He said he expects that special court would be located in Netherlands, although, according to him, there is still no final decision on its location.

Petition for raped women – still no reply from UN (Zeri)

The United Nations (UN) has not responded yet to the petition that requests UN to prepare a report on women raped in Kosovo during the conflict in 1999, writes Zeri.  The ‘Justice for raped women’ initiative collected 115.000 signatures in July 2014.  The former Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Edita Tahiri, who launched the petition, said that there is still no reply from the Office of UN Secretary General.

Make change happen, voluntarily! (Kosova Press)

Today [5 December] is the International Volunteer Day (IVD), set by the General Assembly of the United Nations. This is seen as a unique opportunity for volunteers and organizations to celebrate their efforts to display values, and promote their work among their communities, non-governmental organizations, United Nations agencies, government authorities and the private sector, Kosova Press writes.

People with disabilities need equal access in Kosovo institutions (Koha)

The association of paraplegics and paralyzed children of Kosovo, HandiKos, organized a press conference to mark the International Day of People with Disabilities [3 December]. During the conference, it was discussed about the challenges and difficulties that people with disabilities go through on their everyday life in Kosovo. Afrim Maliqi, director of Handikos, said the people with disabilities are not receiving the support that they need from Kosovo institutions, such as employment, health care and transportation.