{"id":3341393,"date":"2019-09-11T16:58:46","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T16:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensnetwork.org\/?p=3341393"},"modified":"2019-10-01T09:02:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T09:02:35","slug":"domestic-violence-behind-walls-exhibition-hosted-in-gjakova-yesterday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womensnetwork.org\/sq\/domestic-violence-behind-walls-exhibition-hosted-in-gjakova-yesterday\/","title":{"rendered":"Domestic Violence Behind Walls\u00a0 Exhibition\u00a0Hosted in\u00a0Gjakova\u00a0Yesterday."},"content":{"rendered":"

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GJAKOVA, 11 September 2019\u00a0<\/span>\u2013\u00a0<\/span>In a city that has already seen 90 reported cases of domestic violence this year,\u00a0<\/span>residents<\/span>\u00a0of all ages were exposed to\u00a0<\/span>an exhibition detailing the problem and\u00a0<\/span>offering<\/span>\u00a0helpful resources<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>Gjakova<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>day<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sht\u00ebpia<\/span>\u00a0e\u00a0<\/span>Sigurt\u00eb<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kosovo Women’s Network\u00a0<\/span>(KWN)\u00a0<\/span>cooperated to bring\u00a0<\/span>“Break the Silence: Ending Violence\u00a0<\/span>B<\/span>ehind\u00a0<\/span>W<\/span>alls”<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>town square<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>N\u00ebna<\/span>\u00a0Terez\u00eb\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this afternoon and evening.<\/span>\u00a0The three-dimensional\u00a0<\/span>structure<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>walked<\/span>\u00a0visitors through\u00a0<\/span>displays of information<\/span>, experiences and effects of\u00a0<\/span>violence that can hide in the private lives of\u00a0<\/span>people anywhere.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur MPs have voted for the Istanbul Convention, which highlights the role of shelters and the duties and obligations they have to support their work financially<\/span>\u201d<\/span>, said\u00a0<\/span>Sakibe<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Doli<\/span>\u00a0from\u00a0<\/span>Sht\u00ebpia<\/span>\u00a0e\u00a0<\/span>Sigurt\u00eb<\/span>\u00a0shelter in\u00a0<\/span>Gjakova<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>So<\/span>\u00a0we call on the MPs we\u00a0<\/span>elected<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to carry out their duties through monitoring, and to support the work of the\u00a0<\/span>shelters”<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to official data from the Kosovo Police, in 90% of reported cases the victims are women.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Domestic violence continues to\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0a problem\u00a0<\/span>affecting Kosovar society<\/span>\u201d, said Adelina Berisha from KWN.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>Through this exhibition we want to show you the feeling of a home where\u00a0<\/span>violence is<\/span>\u00a0being<\/span>\u00a0used<\/span>. This way\u00a0<\/span>we can<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>have a<\/span>\u00a0better understand<\/span>ing of<\/span>\u00a0the suffering of each victim<\/span>\u201d<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Berisha adde<\/span>d,<\/span>\u00a0\u201c<\/span>We\u00a0<\/span>want to info<\/span>rm every citizen of Kosovo of the\u00a0<\/span>assistance they can ask from local institutions, and where they can complain if these institutions fail to provide services to victims of domestic violence<\/span>\u201d<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The\u00a0<\/span>traveling\u00a0<\/span>exhibition is\u00a0<\/span>part of\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>KWN awareness campaign<\/span>\u00a0that has been showcased in\u00a0<\/span>municipalities\u00a0<\/span>across the country\u00a0<\/span>since June<\/span>. It\u00a0<\/span>will continue for\u00a0<\/span>several<\/span>\u00a0months<\/span>\u00a0at a range of locations<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>aim is\u00a0<\/span>to raise awareness o<\/span>f<\/span>\u00a0different forms of domestic violence<\/span>\u00a0and to\u00a0<\/span>provide<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>citizens<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with specific information\u00a0<\/span>about local\u00a0<\/span>support\u00a0<\/span>institutions<\/span>\u00a0and how to contact them<\/span>. Visitors also were reminded of\u00a0<\/span>their legal obligation to\u00a0<\/span>report domestic violence and\u00a0<\/span>support\u00a0<\/span>its<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>victims<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Luke\u00a0<\/span>Perlalaj<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Kosovo Police investigator from the local Domestic Violence Unit<\/span>, offered\u00a0<\/span>insights in<\/span>to alarming statistics. He told the gathered crowd\u00a0<\/span>that reports of\u00a0<\/span>domestic violence<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have been increasing recently.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Maybe we are raising awareness<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>causing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>us to receive so many reports today,<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Perlalaj<\/span>\u00a0said. \u201cM<\/span>aybe the use of domestic violence has increased, but official\u00a0<\/span>data<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>show<\/span>\u00a0that this number has truly increased\u201d<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A<\/span>\u00a0representative of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Kosovo Police Inspectorate in\u00a0Gjakova<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>told\u00a0<\/span>the audience\u00a0<\/span>about resources available to victims of violence.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have various complaint opportunities where you can report cases of domestic violence<\/span>\u201d<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0said<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Bajram\u00a0<\/span>Fetahu<\/span>. He<\/span>\u00a0mentioned the website<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/ipk.rks-gov.net\/forma-per-ankesa\/<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and added, \u201c<\/span>or even\u00a0<\/span>go to<\/span>\u00a0the nearest police station<\/span>\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Other speakers\u00a0<\/span>giving\u00a0<\/span>opening remarks\u00a0<\/span>at the<\/span>\u00a0exhibition were\u00a0<\/span>Elvane<\/span>\u00a0Shehu, social worker at the Center for Social Work in\u00a0<\/span>Gjakova<\/span>; Judge\u00a0<\/span>Iliriana<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Hoti<\/span>; and prosecutor\u00a0<\/span>D\u00ebshir\u00eb<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Jusaj<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, see the exhibition booklet HERE<\/a><\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  GJAKOVA, 11 September 2019\u00a0\u2013\u00a0In a city that has already seen 90 reported cases of domestic violence this year,\u00a0residents\u00a0of all ages were exposed to\u00a0an exhibition detailing the problem and\u00a0offering\u00a0helpful resources\u00a0in\u00a0Gjakova\u00a0today.\u00a0\u00a0 Sht\u00ebpia\u00a0e\u00a0Sigurt\u00eb\u00a0and\u00a0Kosovo Women’s Network\u00a0(KWN)\u00a0cooperated to bring\u00a0“Break the Silence: Ending Violence\u00a0Behind\u00a0Walls”\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0town square\u00a0\u201cN\u00ebna\u00a0Terez\u00eb\u201d\u00a0this afternoon and evening.\u00a0The three-dimensional\u00a0structure\u00a0walked\u00a0visitors through\u00a0displays of information, experiences and effects of\u00a0violence that can hide in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3341404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3341393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensnetwork.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3341393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensnetwork.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensnetwork.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensnetwork.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensnetwork.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3341393"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/womensnetwork.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3341393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3341426,"href":"https:\/\/womensnetwork.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3341393\/revisions\/3341426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensnetwork.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3341404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensnetwork.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3341393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensnetwork.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3341393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensnetwork.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3341393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}