🧡Our calendar of activities for upcoming #16Days of Activism is here! 💜Join us in raising awareness & taking action to end domestic & gender-based violence. 🧡Together we can go faster towards a society free from #violence. Check out the schedule & get involved! #StopFemicide

🔴 We’re live now: High-level roundtable with Deputy Speaker Saranda Bogujevci, Minister Albulena Haxhiu, Amb. @DavenportOSCE, CoE’s Frank Power and Lara Scarpitta on supporting the #Kosovo Assembly #oversight role in monitoring Domestic Violence legislation & Istanbul Convention

Violence against women is a serious human rights’s violation and a threat to our security. We must redouble our efforts to provide protection and invest in prevention, so that every woman and girl can live free from fear.

Are you aware that women are most likely to be victims of violence in their own homes? 🏠 🟠 Almost 1 in 4 women have experienced violence at the hands of an intimate or former partner.

📲 And it's important to recognise that digital and technological advancements are increasingly facilitating the perpetration of IPV. Read more about intimate partner violence: eige.europa.eu/gender-based-v…

Horrified by another case of suspected #femicide near Prishtinë/Priština - as we mark #16Days of Activism against domestic violence. Wake-up call for all of us - #ActNow #StopFemicide

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Read EIGE's work on risk assessment and risk management: eige.europa.eu/gender-based-v… #16daysofactivism #OrangeTheWorld

As we close #16Days of Activism and mark International Human Rights Day let us remember that women’s rights are human rights. And ensure support for the work of shelters for victims of domestic and gender-based violence 24/7 365 days a year OSCE Kosovo facebook.com/10008330656230…

We were in Prizren today to support renewal of Municipal Co-ordination Mechanism against Domestic Violence (MCMDV) and elect its Co-ordinator. To date, #Kosovo counts 37 MCMDVs with almost all of its municipalities covered. Together we can end domestic and gender-based violence.

Gender equality is a core principle of the EU, but it is not a reality yet. The #vdLCommission worked among others, on: 🟣 rules on pay transparency, 🟣 the “Women on boards” directive, 🟣 the first ever EU legislation on combating violence against women. Together, we are

Horrified & saddened by the murder of a 21-yr woman & injury of a 15-yr boy today in Ferizaj/Uroševac. We commend Kosovo Police for swiftly arresting a suspect in what appears to be a femicide. The Mission will continue working relentlessly w/ our partners to fight GBV and DV.

Latest case of femicide is an alarm call. It should shock all into action to : change mentality, ensure more effective prevention & tougher sentences on perpetrators, and root out possession of illegal weapons, as per our latest report :osce.org/mission-in-kos…

Meeting members of Dragash/Dragaš Coordination Mechanism against Domestic Violence, he commended their progress on prevention and response. Encouraged all members to deepen coordination efforts in this vital work.

Head of OSCE Kosovo, Ambassador @DavenportOSCE presented his report to the Permanent Council today, in which he reviews the current state of democratic and independent institutions, human and community rights, and public safety in Kosovo.

My Ambassador ❤️❤️❤️ honor and pride for me to work close to him for 3,5 years!!! Thank you Sir 🙏

📢 COMING SOON: #16Days of activism against gender-based violence starts on 25 November. There is #NoExcuse for gender-based violence. Not now. Not ever. 🤝 Let's UNITE to end violence against women. Learn more about this year's campaign: ow.ly/k1Ko50U2H0e UN Women

Domestic violence is never a private matter—it concerns us all! Together, we can improve law enforcement, ensure fully functioning and resourced mechanisms, support systems, and transform harmful gendered norms and roles. #16Days #NoExcuse #TakeAction osce.org/mission-in-kos…

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo welcomes the recent approval of the Plan of Activities by the Central Election Commission (CEC) for the 12 October local elections. Adherence to the Plan is essential to ensuring a well-managed and credible election process. 🔽

🏡Many women in #Kosovo still face barriers to own and inherit property. OSCE Kosovo works with institutions and partners to ensure women can access their legal inheritance and property rights and claim what's rightfully theirs. Read more👇shorturl.at/mJR6Z