Gračanica: Women do not report domestic violence (KIM Radio)
In Kosovo Police station in Gračanica/Graçanicë say that one or two cases of domestic violence have been reported on the monthly basis to the police in this municipality, whereas in the NGO sector say that small number of women are brave enough to report the bullies.
The head of the Investigation Department in Gračanica/Graçanicë Police Station, Boban Simonović, said to RTV Kim that 18-20 cases of domestic violence are reported to the police every year.
Violeta Maksimović from the Center for Social Work says that there were not many cases of domestic violence this year, and added that five cases were reported to this organization. Nenvenka Rikalo from the NGO ‘Ruka ruci’ (Hand to Hand) said that according to their statistics every fifth women suffers from the physical violence, whereas women are exposed to economic violence in smaller percentage.