Kosovo

Republik.
Yta (km²): 10 902
Antal invånare (2008): 2,1 miljoner
Huvudstad: Pristina
Språk: albanska och serbiska
BNP/capita i US dollar (2008): 1 800
Källa: Utrikespolitiska Institutet

Analys

Låg tilltro till Kosovos myndigheter

Kosovo förklarade sig självständigt den 17 februari 2008. Sedan dess har situationen i Kosovo varit relativt stabil men det har förekommit en del incidenter som …

Nyheter

2009-12-23: Anständiga bostäder åt Kolonia-bosättare

En av de viktigaste insatser som Civil Rights Defenders lyckats genomföra under 2009 är att vi bidragit till att lösa bostadsfrågan för en av de grupper av romer, ashkalier och egyptier som finns i Gjakova-regionen i Kosovo.

Våra insatser

Advocating for a fair election of Ombudsperson – in cooperation with Youth Initiative for Human Rights

The Ombudsperson Institution represents the most important official mechanism for the protection of human rights in Kosovo. The process of selecting the Ombudsperson has failed four times, for various reasons, including discrepancies in different legislation, politically motivated nominations and, in the most recent attempt, a clear lack of political will.
Providing high quality news – in cooperation with Kosovo Media Association

Kosovo Media Association (KOSMA) is a network of five local radio stations broadcasting local news programmes in Serbian language, covering most of Kosovo. The network reaches almost the entire Serbian community, as well as the Albanian population, in Kosovo.
Fighting corruption – in cooperation with the Organisation for Democracy, Anticorruption and Dignity

Our cooperation with COHU!, the Organisation for Democracy, Anticorruption and Dignity, aims at influencing the law-making process in the field of anti-corruption. The fight against political corruption is carried out by identifying structures that make mismanagement and abuse of public office and funds possible.
Strengthening freedom of expression – in cooperation with Kosovo Press Council

By supporting the Press Council we contribute to ensuring the quality of media and to strengthening freedom of expression in Kosovo. In 2009 our focus is to make the Kosovo public better aware of the Press Council’s existence and role.
Monitoring detention centres and prisons – in cooperation with Kosova Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims

Public administration has the power to deprive people of their liberty following procedures clearly established by the law.  But when detention takes place outside the public scrutiny it opens the door to violations of rights of the inmates, as well as to torture and ill-treatment.
Fighting impunity and restoring dignity of victims – in cooperation with Humanitarian Law Centre

We cooperate with the Kosovo office of Humanitarian Law Centre in documenting facts about the conflicts in the recent past. Our aim is to build a comprehensive record of the killed and missing during the 1998-1999 armed conflict and the period of revenge killings against non-Albanians and suspected collaborators with the Serbian authorities in Kosovo between June 1999 and the end of 2000.
Providing access to basic human rights – in cooperation with Civil Rights Program/ Kosovo

The purpose of our cooperation with Civil Rights Program/Kosovo is to provide free legal aid to vulnerable residents either from the majority community or one of the minorities, either living in Kosovo or as refugees in one of the neighbouring countries. The main target group however is individuals that lack personal identification documents.