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KOSOVO
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Geospatial Information Section.
Date of Document:
July 2017
Accessed Date:
21 November 2017
Title:
L'Encyclopédie en ligne. Serbie - Kosovo - Monténégro.
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
14 November 2017
Accessed Date:
21 November 2017
Title:
Prishtinë/Priština: Municipal Profile
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Date of Document:
30 September 2015
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South: Municipal Profile
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Date of Document:
30 September 2015
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North: Municipal Profile
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Date of Document:
30 September 2015
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
2 April 2017
Accessed Date:
28 September 2017
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Kosovo Country Focus
Source:
European Asylum Support Office; France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
November 2016
Accessed Date:
25 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
Accessed Date:
7 March 2017
Title:
Serbia/Kosovo. World Report 2017: Events of 2016.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Accessed Date:
28 September 2017
Title:
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
31 October 2017
Accessed Date:
21 November 2017
Title:
Commission Staff Working Document: Kosovo. 2016 Progress Report.
Code:
SWD(2016) 363 final
Source:
European Union. European Commission.
Date of Document:
9 November 2016
Page Numbers:
6-30; 65-72
Accessed Date:
25 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo. Nations in Transit 2017.
Accessed Date:
28 September 2017
Title:
Kosovo. Freedom in the World 2016.
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Rapport de mission en République du Kosovo du 10 au 20 juin 2015
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides. et al.
Date of Document:
June 2015
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Ombudsperson Institution. Annual Report 2016. No. 16.
Source:
Kosovo. Ombudsperson Institution.
Date of Document:
31 March 2017
Accessed Date:
28 September 2017
Title:
Memorandum following the Commissioner's mission to Kosovo from 5 to 9 February 2017
Source:
Council of Europe. Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
10 April 2017
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Article 14 and Article 155. Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo.
Accessed Date:
25 October 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
Title:
Kosovo Assembly adopts new law on citizenship
Source:
European University Institute. European Union Democracy Observatory on Citizenship.
Date of Document:
17 December 2014
Accessed Date:
29 September 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
Title:
Law No. 04/L-215 of 2013 on Citizenship of Kosovo
Accessed Date:
28 October 2014
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
Title:
Amendment of the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Procedures and documents required to obtain a passport from within Kosovo and abroad; procedures required to replace a lost or stolen passport; information on the appearance of the passport; introduction of biometric passports; other passports in use by..
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 December 2011
Accessed Date:
25 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Serbia and Kosovo: Whether an individual born in Kosovo when it was part of Serbia can obtain Serbian citizenship; documents required to access citizenship
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 February 2012
Accessed Date:
3 April 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; ethnic and national groups; identity documents; internal displacement
Title:
Country Report on Citizenship Law: Kosovo
Source:
European University Institute. European Union Democracy Observatory on Citizenship.
Date of Document:
January 2015
Accessed Date:
29 September 2015
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation; political activities
Title:
Albanian Citizenship Configurations in the Balkans
Source:
Central and Eastern European Migration Review
Date of Document:
13 January 2017
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Electoral and Party System in Kosovo: A Perspective of Internal Party Democracy and Development
Source:
Kosovar Institute for Policy Research and Development; Centar za monitoring i istraživanje
Date of Document:
February 2016
Author:
Mentor Agani et al.
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Republic of Kosovo. Election For Kuvendi I Kosovës/Skupština Kosova (Kosovac Assembly) of 11 June 2017.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 - Kosovo Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Informality and Clientelism in Kosovo. Informal Power Networks, Political Patronage and Clientelism in Serbia and Kosovo.
Source:
SeConS Development Initiative Group
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Source:
European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
Date of Document:
12 July 2017
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Unmasking Political Hypocrisy in Kosovo. Discussion Paper on the Integrity of Political Parties.
Source:
Kosova Democratic Institute; Transparency International Kosova
Date of Document:
5 December 2016
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Law No.03/L-182 on Protection Against Domestic Violence
Accessed Date:
3 April 2013
Keywords:
domestic violence; legislation
Title:
Catalogue of Advice and Assistance for Domestic Violence Victims
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. OSCE Mission in Kosovo.
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Situation of single women in Pristina, including their ability to access employment, housing, and social services; whether Catholic Albanian women would face particular challenges accessing housing, employment and social services when relocating ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 April 2013
Accessed Date:
24 October 2013
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; gender equality; legislation; minorities; religion; social services
Title:
Mapping support services for victims of violence against women in Kosovo
Source:
Council of Europe
Date of Document:
10 June 2017
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
No More Excuses: An Analysis of Attitudes, Incidence, and Institutional Responses to Domestic Violence in Kosovo
Source:
Kosova Women's Network
Author:
Nicole Farnsworth et al.
Accessed Date:
16 November 2016
Title:
Article 246 Forced Marriage. On Amending and Supplementing the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo No. 04/L-082.
Accessed Date:
28 October 2014
Keywords:
children; legislation; marriage
Title:
Child Marriage in Kosovo: Overview
Source:
United Nations Population Fund
Accessed Date:
19 October 2015
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; gender equality; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; race; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Kosovo. Compilation of Country Profiles.
Source:
Women Against Violence Europe
Date of Document:
July 2016
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Kosovo. Country Gender Profile: An Analysis of Gender Differences at all Levels in Kosovo
Date of Document:
April 2014
Page Numbers:
20-23, 28, 45-49
Author:
Ulf Farnsveden et al
Accessed Date:
6 October 2015
Keywords:
gender equality; gender-based violence; police/security forces; statistics
Title:
Sexual Harassment in Kosovo
Source:
Kosova Women's Network
Author:
Ariana Qosaj-Mustafa et al.
Accessed Date:
16 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo : violence contre les femmes et retour des femmes seules
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
7 October 2015
Accessed Date:
25 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo : situation d'un couple vivant ensemble contre la volonté des deux familles
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
3 February 2017
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Kosovo: droit de garde
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
12 September 2017
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Treatment of sexual minorities, including legislation, state protection and support services (2011-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 October 2015
Accessed Date:
27 October 2015
Keywords:
sexual minorities; social services
Title:
Kosovo. Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. ILGA-Europe.
Date of Document:
May 2017
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Kosovo. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2016, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
28 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo (Tier 2). Trafficking in Persons Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Blood feuds and availability of state protection (2010-September 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 October 2013
Accessed Date:
31 October 2013
Keywords:
crime; extralegal executions/killings; legal system; legislation; police efficacy; police/security forces
Title:
Kosovo. 2017 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
6 February 2017
Accessed Date:
8 November 2017
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
1 July 2016
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Kosovo. Country Reports on Terrorism 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
July 2017
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Corruption Scan. Public Opinion Survey: Knowledge, Opinions and Experiences of Citizens on Corruption in Kosovo.
Date of Document:
1 September 2015
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo : la criminalité dans l'ouest du Kosovo (districts de Gjakovë/Ðakovica et Pejë/Pec)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
6 October 2016
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment Socta 2014-2015
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
25 November 2016
Title:
Impunity in Kosovo: The Fight Against High Profile Corruption
Source:
Kosovar Institute for Policy Research and Development; Syri i Vizionit
Date of Document:
January 2016
Author:
Ariana Qosaj-Mustafa et al.
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
Annual Report. January – December 2016.
Source:
Kosovo. Anti-Corruption Agency.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Annual Report (2016) of Inter-Institutional Tracking Mechanism on Harmonization of Statistical Reports for Characteristic Criminal Offences
Source:
Kosovo. Prosecutorial Council.
Date of Document:
February 2017
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Corruption “Sea” in Kosovo: Catching small “fish”, while big fish go free (Annual monitoring report of corruption cases treatment in the justice system in Kosovo – 2016)
Source:
Kosovo Law Institute
Date of Document:
March 2017
Author:
Ehat Miftaraj; Betim Musliu
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Dynamics of Radicalization and Violent Extremism in Kosovo
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
December 2016
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Promising Early Years: The Transformative Role of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo
Source:
Analitika – Center for Social Research; Group for Legal and Political Studies
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Review of the Implementation of the New Criminal Procedure Code of Kosovo - June 2016
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe. OSCE Mission in Kosovo.
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
Justice Monitor - Third Edition
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. OSCE Mission in Kosovo.
Date of Document:
27 December 2016
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Uncharted Transition: the “Integration” of the Justice System in Kosovo
Source:
International Commission of Jurists
Accessed Date:
25 November 2016
Title:
Compact Progress Report: Assessing Progress Between August 2015-June 2016
Source:
European Union. European Rule of Law Mission to Kosovo.
Date of Document:
7 December 2016
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Report to the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) on the visit to Kosovo carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 15 to 22 April 2015
Source:
Council of Europe. European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Date of Document:
8 September 2016
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Kosovo Security Barometer. Sixth Edition
Source:
Kosovar Centre for Security Studies
Date of Document:
December 2016
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Assessment of Police Integrity in Kosovo
Source:
Kosovar Centre for Security Studies
Date of Document:
30 December 2016
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
How to obtain a police certificate - Kosovo
Source:
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Date of Document:
12 May 2015
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Kosovo Police: Annual Report 2016
Source:
Kosovo. Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Accessed Date:
8 November 2017
Title:
Kosovo Security Barometer - Special Edition. Citizens' perceptions on Police Integrity in Kosovo.
Source:
Kosovar Centre for Security Studies
Date of Document:
September 2017
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
The Kosovo Security Sector Observer
Source:
Kosovar Institute for Policy Research and Development
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Kosovo. Freedom of the Press 2016.
Accessed Date:
16 November 2016
Title:
Indicators for the level of media freedom and journalists' safety [Kosovo]
Source:
Association of Journalists of Kosovo
Date of Document:
December 2016
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Kosovo. International Religious Freedom Report for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 August 2017
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Adherents of the Wahhabi sect of Islam, including influence and areas of operation; recruitment practices (2012-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 November 2013
Accessed Date:
28 October 2014
Keywords:
extremist/terrorist organizations; Internet; religion; statistics
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Community Rights Assessment Report Fourth Edition
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Date of Document:
16 December 2015
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; minorities; nationality; religion
Title:
Post-war Kosovo and its policies towards the Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian communities: Briefing paper following FXB Field Work in Kosovo, June 22-28, 2013
Source:
Harvard School of Public Health
Date of Document:
July 2014
Accessed Date:
5 October 2015
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; humanitarian situation; nationality
Title:
The Association, Community of Serb-majority Municipalities: Breaking the impasse
Source:
European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo
Date of Document:
June 2016
Author:
Adrian Zeqiri et al.
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo : situation des Gorani
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
29 June 2016
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
Empowering Non-Serb CSOs in Northern Kosovo. Report on the position of Non-Serb communities in Northern Kosovo.
Source:
European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo
Date of Document:
September 2016
Author:
Enrique Gutierrez
Accessed Date:
25 November 2016
Title:
Potentially Ethnically Motivated Incidents: Challenges In Defining and Reporting
Source:
European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo; Equal Rights for All Coalition
Date of Document:
August 2015
Author:
Helena W. Nilsson; Rachelle Olinger.
Accessed Date:
25 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo's Uneasy Community Governance in 2016 and How to Renew the Community Agenda During 2017
Source:
European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo
Date of Document:
17 January 2017
Author:
Adrian Zeqiri et al.
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Chaloka Beyani. Follow-Up Mission to Serbia, Including Kosovo.
Source:
Unted Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
5 June 2014
Accessed Date:
28 October 2014
Keywords:
children; ethnic and national groups; internal displacement; labour; legal system; minorities; nationality; race; social services; statistics
Title:
Study on Rural Migration and Return Migration in Kosovo
Source:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Judith Möllers et al.
Accessed Date:
8 November 2017
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 March 2017:
Source:
United Nations. Geospatial Information Section.
Date of Document:
July 2016
URL:
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/dpko/unmik.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
10 November 2016
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kv.html
Accessed Date:
25 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
12 December 2015
URL:
http://www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca/europe/Kosovo-1general.htm
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Serbia. Kosovo. World Report 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2016/country-chapters/serbia/kosovo
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
26 October 2016
URL:
http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/901
Accessed Date:
25 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo. Nations in Transit 2016.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/nations-transit/2016/kosovo
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Republic of Kosovo. Election for Kuvendi i Kosovës/Skupština Kosova (Assembly) of 8 June 2014.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2797/
Accessed Date:
28 October 2014
Keywords:
election; gender equality; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Kosovo. Wave Report 2014. Specialized Women's Support Services and New Tools for Combatting Gender-Based Violence in Europe.
Source:
Women Against Violence Europe
Author:
Kelly Blank et al.
URL:
http://fileserver.wave-network.org/researchreports/COUNTRY_REPORT_2014.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 October 2015
Keywords:
domestic violence; gender equality; gender-based violence; social services
Title:
Kosovo. Annual Review of the Human Rights Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People in Europe.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. ILGA-Europe.
Date of Document:
May 2016
URL:
http://ilga-europe.org/sites/default/files/2016/kosovo.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo (Tier 2). Trafficking in Persons Report 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2016/258799.htm
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo. 2016 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
27 January 2016
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=18944
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo. Country Reports on Terrorism 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2015/257516.htm
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
Justice Monitor - Second Edition
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. OSCE Mission in Kosovo.
Date of Document:
10 December 2015
URL:
http://www.osce.org/kosovo/208771
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
Compact Progress Report: Assessing Progress Between July 2014-July 2015
Source:
European Union. European Rule of Law Mission to Kosovo.
Date of Document:
September 2015
URL:
http://www.eulex-kosovo.eu/eul/repository/docs/CPReport_2N.pdf
Accessed Date:
28 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo Security Barometer – Special Edition. Trends of Citizens' perceptions on Public Safety in Kosovo.
Source:
Kosovar Centre for Security Studies
Date of Document:
5 May 2016
URL:
http://www.qkss.org/en/Reports/Trends-of-Citizens-perceptions-on-Public-Safety-in-Kosovo-680
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo Police: Annual Report 2015
Source:
Kosovo. Ministry of Internal Affairs.
URL:
http://www.kosovopolice.com/repository/docs/Raporti_vjetor_i_pun%C3%ABs_s%C3%AB_Policis%C3%AB_s%C3%AB_Kosov%C3%ABs_2015_-_ANGLISHT.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Keywords:
crime; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; statistics
Title:
Kosovo Security Barometer - Special Edition. Citizens' perceptions on Police Integrity in Kosovo.
Source:
Kosovar Centre for Security Studies
Date of Document:
29 February 2016
URL:
http://www.qkss.org/en/Reports/Citizens-perceptions-on-Police-Integrity-in-Kosovo-642
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
Kosovo. International Religious Freedom Report for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 August 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2015&dlid=256205
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
OSCE Mission in Kosovo: Fact Sheet
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Date of Document:
3 June 2016
URL:
http://www.osce.org/kosovo/143996
Accessed Date:
9 November 2016
Title:
Albania to Grant Citizenship to Ethnic Albanians in the Neighbourhood and Diaspora
Source:
European University Institute. EUDO Citizenship.
Date of Document:
4 July 2013
URL:
http://eudo-citizenship.eu/news/citizenship-news/921-albania-to-grant-citizenship-to-ethnic-albanians-in-the-neighbourhood-and-diaspora
Accessed Date:
24 October 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; ethnic and national groups
Title:
Adjudication of Petitions for Protection Orders in Domestic Violence Cases in Kosovo
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. OSCE Mission in Kosovo.
Date of Document:
March 2012
URL:
http://www.osce.org/kosovo/88713
Accessed Date:
3 April 2013
Keywords:
domestic violence; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system
Title:
Information on the scandals involving the government intelligence agency and its Director Burim Smakaj [Bashkim Samakaj] (2014-May 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 June 2015
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=455916&pls=1
Accessed Date:
9 October 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; legal system; legislation; police/security forces
Title:
The Implementation of Civil Service Legislation in Kosovo
Source:
Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe. OSCE Mission in Kosovo.
Date of Document:
February 2013
URL:
http://www.osce.org/kosovo/99606?download=true
Accessed Date:
28 October 2014
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; gender equality; institutional efficacy; labour; legislation; minorities; race
Title:
Is the Definition of ‘National Security' in the Legislation of Kosovo Sufficiently Precise and Clear to Avoid Abuse of Human Rights, in Particular the Right to Private and Family Life?
Source:
Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces. Southeast Europe Regional Young Faces Network.
URL:
http://www.dcaf.ch/content/download/314202/4951503/version/1/file/Visar_Rushiti_Definition_of_National_Security_in_the_Legislation_of_Kosovo.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
The police force, including its structure; procedures to submit a complaint against police and responsiveness to complaints
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 November 2011
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453698
Accessed Date:
25 October 2012
Keywords:
police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; torture
Title:
Procedures to obtain a copy of a police report; whether a police report can be obtained from abroad through a proxy; if so, requirements and procedures
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 November 2011
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453699
Accessed Date:
25 October 2012
Title:
Monitoring and Assessing the integrity and internal governance in the Ministry of Kosovo Security Force and the Kosovo Police
Source:
Kosovar Centre for Security Studies
Date of Document:
26 May 2016
Author:
Plator Avdiu; Skender Perteshi
URL:
http://www.qkss.org/en/Reports/Monitoring-and-Assessing-the-integrity-and-internal-governance-in-the-Ministry-of-Kosovo-Security-Force-and-the-Kosovo-Police-700
Accessed Date:
10 November 2016
Title:
Ombudsperson Institution. Annual Report 2016. No. 16.
Source:
Kosovo. Ombudsperson Institution.
Date of Document:
31 March 2017
URL:
http://www.ombudspersonkosovo.org/repository/docs/Raporti_Vjetor_2016__ANG__no16_me_kopertine_per_web_338158.pdf
Accessed Date:
28 September 2017
Title:
Memorandum following the Commissioner's mission to Kosovo from 5 to 9 February 2017
Source:
Council of Europe. Commissioner for Human Rights.
Date of Document:
10 April 2017
URL:
https://www.ecoi.net/file_upload/1226_1491980150_commdh-2017-9-en.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Albanian Citizenship Configurations in the Balkans
Source:
Central and Eastern European Migration Review
Date of Document:
13 January 2017
URL:
http://www.ceemr.uw.edu.pl/sites/default/files/Krasniqi_Albanian_Citizenship_Configurations_in_the_Balkans_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Source:
European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
Date of Document:
12 July 2017
URL:
https://www.europeanforum.net/countries/kosovo
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
Unmasking Political Hypocrisy in Kosovo. Discussion Paper on the Integrity of Political Parties.
Source:
Kosova Democratic Institute; Transparency International Kosova
Date of Document:
5 December 2016
URL:
http://www.kdi-kosova.org/publikime/96-2016-12-05-kdi-unmasking-political-hypocrisy-eng.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Mapping support services for victims of violence against women in Kosovo
Source:
Council of Europe
Date of Document:
10 June 2017
URL:
https://rm.coe.int/mapping-support-services-for-victims-of-violence-against-women-in-koso/168072d125
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Kosovo : situation d'un couple vivant ensemble contre la volonté des deux familles
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
3 February 2017
URL:
https://www.refugeecouncil.ch/assets/herkunftslaender/europa/kosovo/170203-kos-paar-sorgerecht-frauen-f.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Kosovo: droit de garde
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
12 September 2017
URL:
https://www.refugeecouncil.ch/assets/herkunftslaender/europa/kosovo/170912-kos-sorgerecht-f.pdf
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
1 July 2016
URL:
https://www.refugeecouncil.ch/assets/herkunftslaender/europa/kosovo/160701-kos-blutrache-fr.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Annual Report. January – December 2016.
Source:
Kosovo. Anti-Corruption Agency.
Date of Document:
March 2017
URL:
http://www.akk-ks.org/repository/docs/ANG-9._Raporti_Vjetor_2016_versioni_final_shqip_477475.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Annual Report (2016) of Inter-Institutional Tracking Mechanism on Harmonization of Statistical Reports for Characteristic Criminal Offences
Source:
Kosovo. Prosecutorial Council.
Date of Document:
February 2017
URL:
http://www.psh-ks.net/repository/docs/2017_04_11_134327_Raporti_vjetor_2016_i_Mekanizmit_Prcjells_Ndrinstitucional_i_Kshillit_Prokurorial_t_Kosovs_2.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Corruption “Sea” in Kosovo: Catching small “fish”, while big fish go free (Annual monitoring report of corruption cases treatment in the justice system in Kosovo – 2016)
Source:
Kosovo Law Institute
Date of Document:
March 2017
Author:
Ehat Miftaraj; Betim Musliu
URL:
http://kli-ks.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2.1-Corruption-sea-in-Kosovo-28.03.2017-.compressed.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Dynamics of Radicalization and Violent Extremism in Kosovo
Source:
United States Institute of Peace
Date of Document:
December 2016
URL:
https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/SR397-Dynamics-of-Radicalization-and-Violent-Extremism-in-Kosovo.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Promising Early Years: The Transformative Role of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo
Source:
Analitika – Center for Social Research; Group for Legal and Political Studies
URL:
http://legalpoliticalstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Final-September-2016-Constitutional-Court-Kosovo-WP.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Assessment of Police Integrity in Kosovo
Source:
Kosovar Centre for Security Studies
Date of Document:
30 December 2016
URL:
http://pointpulse.net/publications/assessment-police-integrity-kosovo-2016/
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
How to obtain a police certificate - Kosovo
Source:
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Date of Document:
12 May 2015
URL:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/europe/kosovo.asp
Accessed Date:
22 November 2017
Title:
The Kosovo Security Sector Observer
Source:
Kosovar Institute for Policy Research and Development
Date of Document:
March 2017
URL:
http://www.kipred.org/repository/docs/The_Kosovo_Security_Observer,_Volume_I,_No._6_577579.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Indicators for the level of media freedom and journalists' safety [Kosovo]
Source:
Association of Journalists of Kosovo
Date of Document:
December 2016
URL:
http://safejournalists.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Indicators-for-the-media-freedom-and-journalists-safety-Kosovo.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Kosovo's Uneasy Community Governance in 2016 and How to Renew the Community Agenda During 2017
Source:
European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo
Date of Document:
17 January 2017
Author:
Adrian Zeqiri et al.
URL:
http://www.ecmikosovo.org/uploads/10.Renewing%20the%20Communty%20Agenda%202017_ENG.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 September 2017
Title:
Study on Rural Migration and Return Migration in Kosovo
Source:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Judith Möllers et al.
URL:
https://www.iamo.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Report_2017_-_Study_on_Rural_Migration_and_Return_Migration_in_Kosovo.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 November 2017
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