Ombudsman Naim Celaj said today that Kosovo needs a national discussion to establish gender equality, violence against women and domestic violence as national interest.
He made these comments today during the meeting on the Commission for Human Rights, gender equality and petitions, where he also discussed the tragic case of the assassination of Arlinda Zekaj in Vitomirica of Pec.
Celaj said the case of Arlinda Zekiaj has shown there may have been state failures in preventing such cases.
Look at the last case, get involved with family members who have no property rights, and come to a tragic case, of course, with the state’s failure, if it turns out there were failures, and it is seen as having failed. One of my attitudes and recommendations I have given is that Kosovo needs a national discussion to establish gender equality, violence against women and domestic violence as national interest, and not to be discussed only at the level of isolated cases. That’s why we’re late, but we better start now. We’ve opened the last case for investigation. There’s a large number of the mechanisms where they’re addressed, you’ve seen where they’re addressed, they’ve been addressed to the police, the prosecutor, the Centre for Social Affairs, the protector of the victims, and many of the mechanisms they need to react to, including the local level, so the Pec Community is also involved, Qeyle said.
The key to the commission also shared a very sensitive case, which, according to him, could result in the fatal consequences of a woman who sought institutional support but was not offered assistance with the argument that the legal base scheme.
I want to share with you today a concern, I’ve been thinking a lot about discussing it publicly or not, because it’s a very sensitive case, but we yesterday and last week have accepted a very sensitive case from a Kosovo municipality, about a sensitive victim who has asked for support from the municipality, has not been offered with the reasoning that there is no legal basis, and we have had a warning from it that there may be consequences to what they may be. I don’t know how much you care as a commission, I can later share information with you, said Celay.
Arlinda Zekaj was killed by her brother-in-law Sunday in Vitomirica, Pec. Her murder was severely condemned by citizens and institutions. Protests are now under way in various cities in our country. In connection with the case, Kosovo Police General Director Gazmend Hoxha has resigned today, while chief prosecutor in Peja Joy Vucetaj, prosecutor Arlinda Nallban-Gacaferri and 11 police officials have been suspended yesterday.
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