Press Releases

November 14, 2024

Strong condemnation of the violent attack against the Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian communities in Ferizaj.

We, as representatives of the Human Rights Network (HRN) and supporters of the rights of Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian ...

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April 4, 2024

51 NGO – PUBLIC LETTER ADDRESSED TO Mr. GLAUK KONJUFCA HOMOPHOBES HAVE NO PLACE IN PARLIAMENT!

Honorable Speaker of the Assembly Mr. Glauk Konjufca, Through this letter we would like to express our deep concern r...

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April 4, 2024

HOMOPHOBES HAVE NO PLACE IN ASSEMBLY !

Today we interrupted the meeting of the Parliamentary Commission for Human Rights called by the homophobe Duda Balje,...

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April 4, 2024

Reaction regarding the appointment of the official at the Ministry of Culture Mr. Xhelajdin Krasniqi to the position of Deputy Secretary General at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports

September 7, 2023 CEL Kosova, CSGD, YIHR KS, KKSGJ and CRD oppose the appointment of Mr. Xhelajdin Krasniqi in the po...

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April 4, 2024

Justice for Donjeta! Institutional responsibility for the case!

April 7, 2023 The decision of the Supreme Court on the release of Naser Pajazitaj, accused of murdering Donjeta Pajaz...

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April 4, 2024

CEL Kosova supports Amnesty International’s recommendation to the Government of Kosovo for the construction of a shelter for LGBTI+ persons in Kosovo

December 8, 2023 Amnesty International has recently published the report “From paper to practice: Kosovo must f...

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April 4, 2024

Civil society organizations CEL Kosova, CSGD, YIHR, KKSGJ and CRD condemn the publication of the name of the person who reported the case for threats and incitement to hatred

November 3, 2023 Civil society organizations CEL Kosova, CSGD, YIHR, KKSGJ and CRD condemn the publication of the nam...

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April 4, 2024

We demand the dismissal of Duda Balje from the Commission for Human Rights, Gender Equality, Victims of Sexual Violence during the War, for Missing Persons and Petitions

March 2, 2023 CEL Kosova, CRD, CSGD, KKSGJ and YIHR continue with the same request submitted a year ago for the dismi...

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April 4, 2024

Reaction to the Draft Civil Code

January 21, 2022 We, civil society organizations for human rights, through this letter express our disappointment and...

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April 4, 2024

Reaction to ethical violations and professional standards of journalism

January 21, 2022 We strongly condemn and express our concern about the breach of ethics and professional standards of...

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April 4, 2024

LETTER OF REACTION TO THE PROJECT CIVIL CODE

July 5, 2021 LETTER OF REACTION TO THE PROJECT CIVIL CODE The Civil Code of Kosovo Project, funded by the European Un...

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April 4, 2024

Reaction to Emilia Rexhepi November

March 25, 2021Emilia Rexhepi has been appointed as the third Deputy Prime Minister for Minority and Human Rights Issu...

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April 4, 2024

Reaction to deputies against LGBTI+ rights

March 25, 2021The Republic of Kosovo has a long way to go in terms of human rights. Since the rights of LGBTI+ person...

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April 4, 2024

REACTION FROM CEL AND CSGD REGARDING THE PUBLIC HEARING BY LVV.

November 2, 2020The Parliamentary Group of the Self-Determination Movement (LVV) today at 13:00 organizes a public he...

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April 4, 2024

Press Release: Mr. Mërgim Lushtaku’s speech in the Kosovo Assembly regarding the institution of marriage is inconsistent with the values guaranteed by the Constitution of Kosovo

October 22, 2020On October 21, 2020, paraphrasing the Democratic Party of Kosovo deputy, Mr. Mërgim Lushtaku, who fro...

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April 4, 2024

Press Release: Comments by some members of the Self-Determination Movement on social media are inconsistent with the values guaranteed by the Constitution of Kosovo

October 20, 2020On October 18, 2020, Mrs. Leonora Shabani-Bajraktari, a member of the Municipal Assembly of Pristina,...

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April 4, 2024

REACTION AGAINST HATE SPEECH IN PUBLIC BROADCASTS

October 7, 2020 CEL considers it very concerning that public figures on television shows have the space to use hate s...

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April 4, 2024

STATEMENT FOR MEDIA – PROJECT-CIVIL CODE OF KOSOVO VIOLATES HUMAN RIGHTS

July 8, 2020 Civil society organizations, undersigned below, consider that the Project-Civil Code violates the rights...

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April 4, 2024

Statement for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia

May 22, 2020On May 17, both in Kosovo and worldwide, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transpho...

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April 4, 2024

The Draft Civil Code of Kosovo violates human rights

March 4, 2019 The Center for Equality and Liberty – CEL and the Center for Social Groups Development – CS...

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April 4, 2024

REACTION regarding the statement of the official of the Ministry of Justice Mr. Xheladin Krasniqi about LGBTI persons in Kosovo

February 14, 2019 The organizations Center for Equality and Liberty – CEL and Center for Social Groups Developm...

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April 4, 2024

Joint declaration in support of the right to gender identity as a fundamental human right

Blert Morina, has submitted the request to change the name and gender marker in the identification documents, so that...

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