Based on the purpose of Law no. 05/L -021 on Protection against Discrimination (LPD) on the basis of nationality, or association with a community, the effective implementation of the LPD is very important in combating discrimination on ethnic basis.
This report has been drafted by the Office for Good Governance, Human Rights, Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination/Office of the Prime Minister, as Article 10 of the LPD requires the OGG/OPM to file a report on the implementation of the LPD, with a view of countering.
In order to counter discrimination, and to fulfill the purpose of the LPD, the Office for Good Governance, Human Rights, Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination/Office of the Prime Minister has taken the initiative, with the support of partners, to develop a National Platform for Protection against Discrimination for the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian Communities.
This report aims to depict the situation of discrimination against respective communities, building on the cases reported to the Platform, which have been addressed by the Platform’s professional team, and other institutions of competency, pursuant to the LPD. The report also aims to provide an overview of the fight against discrimination against the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, through cases reported to the Platform.
Office for Good Governance, Human Rights, Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discrimination/Office of the Prime Minister, in addition to general reports on the implementation of the LPD, in this case in conjunction with partners, and with the support of the “Social justice for Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians in Kosovo” Project, implemented by Terre des hommes Lausanne in Kosovo (TdhK), in partnership with the organization “Voice of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians” (VoRAE) and Swiss Church Aid (HEKS/EPER), and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, has drafted this report to address the implementation of the LPD, in particular with regard to the protection against discrimination of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities. This report, in addition to general reports on the implementation of the LPD, is also based on cases reported on the Platform.
This report includes all cases reported and handled by the Platform, from the beginning of its work to the cases presented in December 2024.
The report is based on a comprehensive methodology, which presents the records on discrimination against Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities reported to the Platform, as well as measures taken by the Republic of Kosovo to prevent and combat discrimination against the communities in question.
The methodology of this report consists of:
• Analysis of records of discrmination against the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities;
• Analysis of data on cases submitted to the Platform, including the statistical terms, and their resolution by institutions;
• Analysis of matters raised regarding the implementation of the LPD, in relation to cases of discrimination against Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, etc.
The report also presents the operations of the Platform for over a 30-month period, starting from June 2022 to December 2024. The report also introduces an analysis of cases reported to the Platform, along with concrete statistics, including cases successfully handled by the Platform, regarding protection against discrimination for the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, as well as the aspects of violation of certain constitutional rights, using discriminatory grounds.
