On September 14, a group of students of Applied Human Rights Master from University of Applied Arts Vienna met with Adelina Berisha, Manager for Addressing Gender Based Violence, Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN).

Berisha informed the students about KWN’s work ever since its establishment in 1996. A particular focus on this meeting was put on long-standing activities to combat gender-based violence.

She highlighted the last research report launched by KWN, “From Laws to Action”, which assesses the extent to which Kosovo’s legal framework has been aligned with the Istanbul Convention, ratified by the Assembly of Kosovo last year; and responsible institutions’ implementation of the relevant legal framework for addressing gender-based violence, including the National Strategy on Protection from Domestic Violence and Action Plan (2016-2020).

The students appreciated the meeting, seeing it as a valuable experience and a wonderful opportunity to closely understand KWN’s work.