The Ombudsperson has delivered today to the Ministry of Internal affairs (MIA) an Ex –officio report which aims to draw attention of responsible state authorities of Republic of Kosovo regarding the civil rights for the status and lawful residence as well as supply with personal documents of Albanians from Presheva, Medvegja and Bujanoc, displaced in the territory of Republic of Kosovo.

A significant number of Albanian citizens from Presheva, Medvegja and Bujanoc have been displaced in Kosovo due to security reasons, social and economic aspects as well as others. A part of them who have been displaced in Kosovo due to the lack of personal documents, for a long time are facing the issue of being without the status and legal residence, without effective citizenship and personal identification documents, within the territory of Republic of Kosovo.

The Ombudsperson finds very concerning the way how Albanian population from Presheva, Medvegja and Bujanoc exists and lives due to inability to acquire regular residence in the Republic of Kosovo. The Ombudsperson further estimates that facing with difficulties is inevitable for this community in order to have a normal life and enjoyment of the fundamental rights, guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo and international human rights standards.

Based on the analyses of the legal base as well as finding achieved, the Ombudsperson recommends to the Government of Republic of Kosovo, respectively to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to conduct outlining of exact number of citizens from Presheva, Medvegja and Bujanoc, who are residing in the territory of the Republic of Kosovo without lawfully defined status and to undertake necessary measures for adjustment of legal framework that would enable enjoyment of fundamental and basic human rights to these citizens.
This Report with Recommendations has been delivered to the responsible authorities. The same has been disseminated to media and published on the official OI web-page, at the following link: http://ombudspersonkosovo.org/repository/docs/ANG-_16_mars_18_Raport_me_rekomandime_355-2016_drejtuar_Ministris%C3%AB_s%C3%AB_Pun%C3%ABve_t%C3%AB_Brendshme___Versioni_final_nga_DH_642307.pdf