PROJECT TITLE:

Protecting and Promoting Human Rights in Kosovo Through Active Civil Society

OVERALL OBJECTIVE:

Overall, improve the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Kosovo. Specifically, improve the ability of the Ombudsperson to discharge its main function in order to ensure the promotion, protection and supervision of fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens from illegal actions or failures to act and improper actions of public authorities.

ESTIMATED RESULTS:

-Improved legal framework related to human rights and better implementation of the laws; -Tracking system of non-discrimination cases dealt with by the Ombudsperson Institution and monitoring of cases by judicial and non-judicial bodies ; -Improved oversight capability of the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, Gender Equality, Missing Persons and Petitions, strengthened relations of the Committee with the Ombudsperson's Institution; -Increased capacities of judicial and non-judicial bodies to deliver on its mandates; -Improved knowledge of natural and legal persons concerning their rights guaranteed by the new human rights package 2015 through facilitation of access to the assistance provided by the Ombudsperson Institution and other related bodies (especially for the Kosovo’s youth, women and minorities).

LOCATION:

Kosovo

SECTOR:

Democracy and Human Rights

BENEFICIARIES:

Citizens of Kosovo; Civil society.

DURATION:

01/March/2017 - 31/July/2019

VALUE:

290,976.00 EUR; EU contribution: 276,427.20 EUR, or 95%.

IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS:

Kosovar Institute for Policy Research and Development (KIPRED) Artpolis Association Group for Legal and Political Studies (GLPS).

TARGET GROUPS:

1) Ombudsperson Institution of Kosovo (OI) 2) Kosovo Assembly and other key judicial and non-judicial human rights bodies 3) Citizens of Kosovo, in particular youth, women and minorities to increase their awareness on the human rights guaranteed in Kosovo and the role of OI.

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

-Legal analysis, monitoring of information and publication of related policy briefs and reports. Support to establishment of a tracking mechanism for discrimination cases dealt with by the OI and by other judicial and non-judicial bodies. -Awareness raising on the functions of the OI related to its human rights monitoring mandate and the rights protected under the new human rights law package. -Support Ombudsperson Institution in accordance to the needs identified jointly with the OI and other stakeholders. -Support to improve cooperation of the Ombudsperson Institution with the Kosovo Assembly and other relevant institutions.