Kosovo Kosovars traffick their own "sisters"!

November 8, 2010

Comment: This article published in the daily newspaper ‘Kosova Sot’ on November 8th 2010 draws a thorough panorama of the state of play of trafficking in human beings in Kosovo. The article focuses on trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, and tackles the issue with authenticity highlighting some less familiar facts. It explains in a direct and explicit way some of the most hidden forms of prostitution activity in Kosovo. This article provides data and statistics obtained from the relevant bodies, and also the appropriate references related to this issue.

The article reflects well the current situation of sexual exploitation in Kosovo thanks to the personal involvement of the authors who have investigated by visiting these places (bars) themselves in order to discover other significant facts. It describes in details all the inter-related links and all the stages in which this form of organized crime is developed in Kosovo.

The authors makes a deep analysis of this kind of activity, places where it happens, people who organize it, and the most vulnerable category in this regard – young Kosovar girls. The article offers correct and accurate information, respecting both confidentiality and ethics by not publishing concrete names of children.

The authors have provided also references through varied sources of information, in order for the article to be more authentic, correct and professional.

Comments: Klevis Vaqari, Advocacy Officer, Terre des hommes – Child Relief, Delegation of Kosovo.