OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI 2020 JANUARY AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN

General overview 4 Municipality of /Dečane 8 Municipality of /Uroševac 12 Municipality of Fushë Kosovë/ 16 Municipality of Gjakovë/Đakovica 20 Municipality of /Gnjilane 24 Municipality of Gračanica/Graçanicë 28 Municipality of Istog/ 32 Municipality of Kamenicë/ 36 Municipality of Klinë/ 40 Municipality of Leposavić/Leposaviq 44 Municipality of Lipjan/ 48 Municipality of Mamuşa/Mamushë/Mamuša 52 Municipality of Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North 54 Municipality of Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South 56 Municipality of /Novobërdë 60 Municipality of Obiliq/Obilić 64 Municipality of Pejë/Peć 68 Municipality of Podujevë/ 72 Municipality of Prishtinë/Priština 76 Municipality of 78 Municipality of Rahovec/ 82 Municipality of Shtime/Štimlje 86 Municipality of Suharekë/Suva 90 Municipality of Vushtrri/Vučitrn 94 Annex 1: Mapping of primary and lower secondary schools attended by Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptian pupils 98 Annex 2: Demographic data on all Kosovo municipalities 107 Photo Credit: OSCE / Haris Alija General overview

Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptians traditionally live in Kosovo and essentially contribute to its diverse society with their distinct traditions and cultures. Mem- bers of the three communities are dispersed throughout Kosovo, mainly in 24 municipal- ities, with significant presence in the municipalities of Ferizaj/Uroševac, Fushë Kosovë/ Kosovo Polje, Gjakovë/Đakovica, Pejë/Peć and Prizren.

Any municipality where according to the 2011 census more than 50 members of any one of the Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptian communities permanent- ly reside and possess a sense of community is considered for this publication.1

The latest official data on the representation of the Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptian communities in Kosovo is registered in the 2011 census,2 which indi- cates that 8,824 Kosovo Roma, 15,436 Kosovo Ashkali and 11,524 Kosovo Egyptians live in Kosovo. Kosovo Roma thus constitute 0.51 per cent of the population in Koso- vo, Kosovo Ashkali 0.89 per cent, and Kosovo Egyptians 0.66 per cent. These figures, however, do not necessarily provide an accurate demographic image of the three com- munities, as not all of their members took part in the census, and the census was not conducted in the four northern municipalities.3 Additionally, community representatives and municipal offices for communities and returns (MOCR) have an informal estimate of the number of each community and discrepancies in numbers can account for natality and mortality rates within the communities, but also population movements related to migration towards and repatriation from Western , particularly between 2014 and 2016.4

The majority of members of the three communities often live at the margins of the so- ciety, struggling with high unemployment rates and low educational attainment. They often live in settlements, which are in some cases informal, with poor infrastructure, and their houses are in dire conditions. Furthermore, members of the Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptian communities, and women in particular, face barriers that lead to their exclusion from participation in all areas of life. At the same time, many members of the three communities receive social assistance administered by Prishtinë/

4 a Kosovo AshkaliDCMAC.the DMCandDCMACservants, MOCR staff arecivil While Kosovë/Kosovo Polje and Lipjan/Lipljan haveKosovo AshkaliDMCsand Lipjan/Lipjan constitute atleasttenpercent ofitstotal population.10 In 2019, Ferizaj/Uroševac,Fushë chairperson for communities (DCMAC), mandatory in municipalities where communities assembly municipal deputy and (DMC) communities for mayor deputy represented; be residing inagivenmunicipality should for eachmunicipalitywhere allcommunities mandatory (CC), committee communities and MOCR mechanisms: protection munity com- the in represented adequately are communities Egyptian Kosovo and Ashkali vo Within the municipalities where they reside in significant numbers, Kosovo Roma, Koso 2019/2020 academicyear.9 the in 53 to rising figure the year,with academic 2018/2019 the in institutions cation edu- higher in enrolled were communities 42 studentsfromthethree representatives, the threecommunitieshasalsobeensteadilyincreasing. According to Roma Versitas Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.8 The number of university students from from the ofscholarships secondary schools.7Thiswasaidedbythe provision riculum Kosovo-cur attended girls) 67 and boys (93 Egyptians Kosovo 160 and girls) 111 and boys (151 Ashkali Kosovo 262 girls), 63 and boys (98 Roma year,Kosovo school 161 2018/2019 in – trend positive a indicate education secondary attending communities riculum primaryand lower secondaryschools.6Numbersofstudentsfromthethree 1,689 boys, girls) and (1,750 847 Ashkali Kosovo Egyptians Kosovo (444 3,439 boys, 403 girls), girls) were 699 attending Kosovo-cur boys, (810 Roma Kosovo 1,509 year, shows that school abandonment is no longer a systemic problem. In 2018/2019 school The situationwithregardstoeducationhasbeensteadilyimproving. OSCEmonitoring sector, mainlyasteachersorcivilservants. are employed,itisoftenseasonalmanuallabour.communities Someworkinthepublic of thethree provided byBelgradeisavailable.Whenmembers data on socialassistance (399 Egyptians Kosovo men, 947 548 women) received social and assistance from Prishtinë/Priština5; women) no reliable similar 2,209 men, (1,372 Ashkali Kosovo 3,581 women), 1,187 men, (813 Roma Kosovo 2,000 2019, March In . or Priština - - - analysis orsubstantial assessmentofinstitutional performance. and presentingfactswithout are facingat delving into the municipal level, communities that thethree also aimstooutlinetheirneeds bydepictingthefundamentalchallenges Egyptians, by primarily mapping the locationswheretheyresideinhighernumbers. It of thesituation ofKosovoawareness to raise intends Roma,Kosovoand Kosovo Ashkali tify the most common challengescommunities face intheirdaily lives. Thispublication are lacking,at the lifeofcommunitiesin the municipalities asarepublicationsthat iden- glance a providing publications comprehensive that identified monitoring OSCE’s The improvement oflinksbetweenthethreecommunities and institutions. and advisory roles of its field teams in municipalities, contributed significantly to the mainlythrough the monitoring and social inclusionwell-being. The workoftheOSCE, members’ development andimplementation,withtheaimofimproving thecommunities inclusion of these threecommunitiesinKosovo by supporting and advocating for policy the promoting been has (OSCE) Kosovo in Mission OSCE the establishment, its Since voluntarily returnedtoKosovo between2001and2005.14 turned to Kosovo. In addition, 3,917 Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptians combined re voluntarily have Egyptians Kosovo 1,513 and Ashkali Kosovo 2,172 Roma, Kosovo 3,935 2019, September of end the of as (UNHCR), Refugees for Commissioner High mostly inSerbia,NorthMacedoniaandMontenegro.AccordingtotheUnitedNations Many members of the three communities were displaced following the 1998-99 conflict, municipality wheretheyreside. kali andKosovoare under-represented Egyptian communities in each service in thecivil represented in the municipal civil service in five municipalities,13 while the Kosovo Ash- adequately is community Roma Kosovo the minority; numerical in communities all for 24 targeted met municipalities the minimum threshold12 representation for civil service the of members In 2017,only 12of service.11 the civil in represented are scarcely communities three numbers, significant in live they where municipalities the of Outside a perdiemforeachmeetingtheyattend. receive servants who arenotcivil members posts are politicalappointments and do not count threshold. CC towards service the civil -

5 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO Methodology Structure

For the purposes of this publication, the OSCE field teams provided monitoring data for The publication contains 24 profiles, presenting each of the 24 municipalities. The mu- 24 out of 38 municipalities.15 These particular municipalities were selected because they nicipalities are listed in alphabetical order and each municipal profile first provides the have a notable concentration of at least one of the three communities.16 Twenty-two 2011 census and estimated numbers of members of the three communities living in the municipalities were chosen based on the 2011 census data.17 In addition, Leposavić/ municipality as of December 2018 provided by the MOCR and community representa- Leposaviq and Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North were included, as OSCE monitoring indicates tives, and lists the settlements where members of the three communities live in the mu- that Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali are based in these municipalities, though some nicipality. The following sections provide an overview of the situation of the three com- of them live in displacement. The situation of the Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali dis- munities in the municipality in the areas of housing and infrastructure; representation placed in the camps in the municipality of Leposavić/Leposaviq had attracted significant in decision-making; education;19 employment and social welfare – with a particular international attention, which is another reason for the inclusion of the municipality in focus on child labour; and healthcare. The general situation of repatriated and volun- this publication. tarily returned members of the three communities is then presented. Where applicable, a section on Romani as a language in official use at the municipal level is included in The chapters on each municipality are based on data collected from questionnaires the chapter.20 Each chapter is complemented with photographs showcasing the life of developed and interviews conducted during June and July 2017 by the OSCE. Where members of the three communities in the given municipality. Finally, the publication also relevant, the data was updated through interviews conducted in March 2019, in order includes an Annex outlining gender disaggregated data on school attendance of pupils to reflect any changes which may have occurred since the original interviews. The main from the three communities in the 24 municipalities presented. The final Annex provides questionnaire covering the topical sections was tailored to each category of respondents. a detailed demographic overview for the three communities in all Kosovo municipali- The selected respondents interviewed in each of the 24 municipalities covered in this ties. The overview provides demographic data from the 2011 Census disaggregated by publication were: community representatives,18 representatives of the MOCR, repre- community and by gender and estimates in the municipalities where the 2011 Census sentatives of municipal directorates of health and education, directors of schools with was not held. a significant number of pupils from the three communities, representatives of non-gov- ernmental organizations (NGOs) active in the municipality, representatives of learning Note on the three communities centres based in the municipality, and representatives of regional employment centres. The assessment of the OSCE field teams based on their regular monitoring in the 24 The OSCE recognizes the Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptian communi- municipalities was also taken into account. All data presented in the publication is valid ties as three distinct communities. However, the publication covers all three communities as of March 2019 unless otherwise stated. since they generally face similar obstacles and challenges with regard to their inclusion in society. In municipalities where members of more than one of the three communities live, an effort has been made to clearly disaggregate the data and differentiate between the different communities.

1 Leposavić/Leposaviq, for which no census data available at http://www.osce.org/kosovo/13120 is available, is nevertheless significant due to the (accessed 11 November 2019). international focus on the lead contamination 2 Kosovo Agency for Statistics, Kosovo Population affecting members of the Kosovo Roma and Kosovo and Housing Census 2011 – Final Results, 14 Ashkali who have resided in displaced persons’ September 2012, available at http://ask.rks-gov. camps located in the municipality. Similarly, net/media/2075/final-results_eng.pdf (accessed 12 Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North is also added for its October 2017), page 143. comparatively large population of Kosovo Roma 3 Municipalities of Leposavić/Leposaviq, Zvečan/ and Kosovo Ashkali communities. In the absence of Zveçan, and Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North. census data, the OSCE municipal profile data from 4 No community disaggregated data for persons October 2018 were used; OSCE Mission in Kosovo, who left Kosovo between 2014 and 2016 and were Leposavić/Leposaviq Municipal Profile, Mitrovica/ subsequently repatriated is available. Each EU Mitrovicë North Municipal Profile October 2018, member state has cumulative data for all persons

6 OSCE municipal profiles availableathttps://www. 15 For general informationonmunicipalities, see onwards. Kosovo Egyptian communitiesseparatelyfrom2006 been recordingmembersofKosovo Ashkaliand September 2019.Pleasenotethat UNHCRhas 14 UNCHROfficein Kosovo, Statistical Overview, Novobërdë municipalities,seesupra note8. Polje, Klinë/Klina,Lipjan/Lipljan andNovoBrdo/ 13 Ferizaj/Uroševac, Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo May 2018). kosovo/320496?download=true (accessedon29 2017), p.44https://www.osce.org/mission-in- the CivilServiceinKosovo: Follow-up Report(May to OSCEReportRepresentationofCommunitiesin Vučitrn, Rahovec/Orahovac.For details,pleaserefer Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South,Obiliq/Obilić,Vushtrri/ Kamenicë/Kamenica, Klinë/Klina,Lipjan/Lipljan, Kosovë/Kosovo Polje, Gjilan/Gnjilane,Istog/Istok, 12 Deçan/Dečane,Ferizaj/Uroševac, Fushë the communitiesingivenmunicipality. compliance withthepercentageofrepresentation reserved positionsinthecivilserviceshallbe a majorityinthemunicipality, thenumberof municipalities wherecommunitiesdonotconstitute the CivilService(14June2010)statesthatin 11 Article11.3oftheLaw No.03/L-149 on municipality. the largestnon-majoritycommunityresidingin the postshouldbegiventorepresentativeof in numericalminorityshouldappointDMC,and 10 percentofitsresidentsbelongtocommunities which statesthatthemunicipality, whereatleast Appointment ofDeputyMayorsinMunicipalities Instruction No.2014/01ontheProcedures of Government; andSection6.2oftheAdministrative 10 Article61oftheLaw No.03/L-040 onLocal Self report. a subjectofplannedOSCEMissioninKosovo of membersnon-majoritycommunitieswillbe on17September2019.University education e-mail 9 Figures providedbyRomaVersitas toOSCEvia 2019), p.18. mission-in-kosovo/406952 (accessed17September December 2018,availableathttps://www.osce.org/ EducationinKosovo,Access toPre-University 8 SeeOSCEMissioninKosovo, Communities 7 Ibid. dated 17September2019. Education, ScienceandTechnology totheOSCE fromtheMinistryof 6 Datafromane-mail statistics availabletotheOSCEMissioninKosovo. 5 MinistryofLabour andSocialWelfare, 2019 repatriated toKosovo. the designationunderwayinPrizren. municipal level,whiletherewereeffortstoachieve designated Romaniaslanguageinofficialuseatthe 20 AsofJuly2017,Gračanica/Graçanicëhas employment centres. apply tofiguresonunemploymentprovidedby affiliation ofagivenpupil.Similarissuesmayalso children orbasedontheirperceptionofcommunity ofparentswhenenrollingtheir self-declaration affiliation ofpupils,orregisterpupilsbasedonthe some municipalitiesdonotreflectthecommunity lower secondaryeducationduetoseveralreasons: the threecommunitiesattendingprimaryand the 2011censusandnumberofpupilsfrom Ashkali orKosovo Egyptianresidentsregisteredin between thenumberofKosovo Roma, Kosovo 19 Anumberofdiscrepanciesareobserved Mission inKosovo fieldteams”. with themunicipalstructureandOSCE had long-term historyofcontactand co-operation informal authoritywithinthecommunitieswhohave 18 Definedas“personsofapositionformalor Vučitrn. Shtime/Štimlje, Suharekë/SuvaRekaandVushtrri/ Prishtinë/Priština, Prizren, Rahovec/Orahovac, Obiliq/Obilić, Pejë/Peć, Podujevë/Podujevo, Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South,NovoBrdo/Novobërdë, Lipjan/Lipljan, Mamuşa/Mamushë/Mamuša, Istog/Istok, Kamenicë/Kamenica, Klinë/Klina, Đakovica, Gjilan/Gnjilane,Gračanica/Graçanicë, Uroševac, Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje, Gjakovë/ 17 Themunicipalitiesare:Deçan/Dečane,Ferizaj/ noted. 50 accordingtothe2011censusorwhereotherwise of thethreecommunitiescombinedisgreaterthan municipality isincludedifthenumberofmembers 16 For thepurposesofthispublication,a osce.org/mission-in-kosovo/410279.

7 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO mum threshold for each community resid- ing in the municipality.28 According to the Municipality of information provided by the employment centre representative, there are no Koso- vo Roma or Kosovo Egyptian civil servants in the municipality, and only one Kosovo Egyptian woman is employed by public in- stitutions as part of cleaning and mainte- Deçan/Dečane nance staff.29 Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Egyptian com- munity members rely on incomes generat- ed by informal economic activity or from seasonal employment, where mostly men serve as providers for their families. Access General overview and ovation and expansion due to an increase Education to the private sector remains a challenge settlements in the number of family members. Some for members of the Kosovo Roma and of the houses could be considered unfit Members of the Kosovo Roma and Koso- Kosovo Egyptian communities. Accord- for habitation. Members of the Kosovo The 2011 census indicated that there vo Egyptian communities attend Kosovo ing to the municipal employment office, Egyptian community living in Gramaçel/ are 40,019 residents in the municipal- curriculum primary and lower secondary there are 56 Kosovo Roma (36 men and Gramočelj and Dubovik villages suffer ity of Deçan/Dečane, of which there are schools. As per data provided by the mu- 20 women), and 21 Kosovo Egyptian (19 from longstanding issues related to poor 33 Kosovo Roma, 42 Kosovo Ashkali and nicipal directorate of education as of 25 men and two women) individuals regis- road infrastructure and lack of sewage 393 Kosovo Egyptians.21 Nevertheless, July 2018, a total of 14 Kosovo Roma, 45 tered as active job seekers, while accord- systems.24 estimates provided by the MOCR indi- Kosovo Ashkali, and 25 Kosovo Egyptian ing to the centre for social welfare, there cate that in December 2018, 283 Kosovo pupils are enrolled in “Jusuf Gërvalla” are 19 Kosovo Egyptian families (with 86 Egyptians and 11 Kosovo Roma resided Representation in decision school in Prapaqan/Prapacane village, members in total) and four Kosovo Ashka- in the municipality, whereas no member making25 “Drita” school in Gramaçel/Gramocelj li families (with 21 members in total) who of the Kosovo Ashkali community was village, “Rexhep Kadrijaj” school in Ras- receive social assistance.30 Based on the recorded.22 The town of Deçan/Dečane, Both Kosovo Egyptian and Kosovo Roma tavicë/Rastavica village and “Heronjët e information provided by representatives Baballoq/Babaloć, Pemishtë/Pemište and communities are represented by one man Dukagjinit” school in Gllogjan/Glođane of the Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Egyptian Shaptej/Šaptej villages are inhabited by each in the CC; the Kosovo Egyptian village. All said schools provide primary communities, child labour exists, but there both Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Egyptian man chairs the committee.26 One Kosovo and lower secondary education. There are is no reliable data available on the num- communities, while Gramaçel/Gramočelj Roma man, one Kosovo Ashkali man and no learning centres or Romani language ber and gender of children affected.31 and Dubovik villages are mostly inhabited one Kosovo Egyptian man represent their and culture classes available in the munic- 27 by the Kosovo Egyptian community.23 communities in the municipal community ipality of Deçan/Dečane. Healthcare safety council (MCSC). Members of neither Housing and infrastructure of the communities are employed with- Employment and social Primary healthcare services are provided in the MOCR. The positions of DMC and welfare by the main health centre in the town of As of December 2018, most members of DCMAC are not mandatory for Deçan/ Deçan/Dečane and family health centres the Kosovo Egyptian and Kosovo Roma Dečane municipality as communities in a While Deçan/Dečane fulfilled its mini- in the villages. No major issues are iden- communities live in formal settlements in numerical minority constitute less than ten mum threshold for representation of all tified in relations to the access to health- permanent houses without major issues, per cent of its entire population. communities in numerical minority in civil care for members of the Kosovo Roma but some families are in dire need of ren- service, it did not meet the required mini- and Kosovo Egyptian communities in the

8 March 2019. children; interview withMOCRrepresentativeon12 33 Nogenderbreakdown availableforthe took placeon20July2017. 32 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirector ofhealth NGO representativeon17July2017. place on4July2017and15 2017andwithan 31 Interviewwithcommunityrepresentatives took took placeon12March2019. employment centreandthe forsocialwelfare 30 Interviewswithrepresentativesofthe took placeon12March2019. 29 Interviewwithemploymentcentrerepresentative 28 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. education tookplaceon17July2017. 27 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorof Egyptian man. 26 OneKosovo Romawoman,oneKosovo knowledge. 2019. Itisbasedonfieldteams’monitoringand throughout thereportisvalidasof15March 25 Dataonrepresentationindecisionmaking representatives on4July2017and152017. place on18July2017andwithcommunity 24 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativetook 2019. representatives on13March2019and14 place on12March2019andwithcommunity 23 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativetook on 12March2019. 22 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativetookplace 21 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupra note2. triated tothemunicipality. and two Kosovo Egyptian men wererepa- one Kosovo Roma woman with sixchildren period, same the In 2018. December 31 placement between1January2016 and No community memberreturnedfromdis municipality. the in to allwomen available is assistance kilometres away. Free reproductivehealth where a healthcare provider is located five except for residentsofPemishtë/Pemište Deçan/Dečane, village, of municipality Return andrepatriation 32 33

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11 Municipality of Education Children from the three communities at- tend Kosovo curriculum primary and lower secondary schools. Ferizaj/Uroševac does not have any schools following the Serbi- an curriculum, thus Kosovo Roma pupils are integrated into the Kosovo curriculum Ferizaj/Uroševac education, which was also the case pri- or to the 1999 conflict. According to the data provided by the municipal directorate of education, there are 36 Kosovo Roma, 637 Kosovo Ashkali and two Kosovo Egyp- tian children enrolled in primary and low- er secondary education, while 97 children General overview and es of Dubravë/Dubrava (1,335 members) October 2018, the municipality signed a and Koshare/Košare (34 members). Memorandum of Understanding with the from the three communities were attend- settlements 39 MLSW for the construction of 14 hous- ing upper secondary education. Most pupils from the three communities are - A significant number of Kosovo Roma, Housing and infrastructure es for ten Kosovo Ashkali, three Kosovo Egyptian and one Kosovo Roma vulnera- rolled at four Kosovo curriculum primary Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptians were and lower secondary schools “Ahmet Hox- According to the head of the MOCR and ble families. The Ministry has announced believed to have lived in the municipality ha”, “Tefik Çanga” “Gjon Sereqi” and “Ve- the DMC, both Kosovo Roma and Kosovo the tender for the implementation of the of Ferizaj/Uroševac before the 1999 con- zir Jashari” in Ferizaj/Uroševac town and Egyptian communities do not have ma- project and construction is expected to flict. There are, however, no official statis- “Naim Frashëri” school in Zaskok village. tics available, because the 1991 census in jor housing issues, while Kosovo Ashkali start in 2019. community members are in need of hous- Kosovo only provided data for the Kosovo According to the school director of the pri- 34 ing construction or reconstruction, which Roma community. According to the 2011 Representation in decision mary and lower secondary school “Ahmet includes either repairs or the building of census, out of 108,610 residents regis- making Hoxha” in Ferizaj/Uroševac, Romani lan- annex and in-door bathrooms. According tered in Ferizaj/Uroševac municipality, guage with elements of culture and histo- to the head of the MOCR, approximately 3,629 are Kosovo Ashkali, 204 are Koso- The three communities are adequately ry is taught in this school. It is an elective 35 170 requests pertaining to the construction vo Roma, and 24 are Kosovo Egyptians. represented in the municipal community course. The payment of the teacher as or reconstruction of houses from members According to the MOCR and community protection and participation mechanisms, well as the publication and acquisition of of the Kosovo Ashkali community were representatives, an estimated 3,332 Koso- where each of the three communities has textbooks are financed by the Ministry of submitted between January 2015 and July vo Ashkali (1,624 men and 1,708 wom- a member in the CC and MCSC. Both Education Science and Technology (MEST). 2017. Between July to December 2017, en), 286 Kosovo Roma (138 men and 148 the CC chairperson and the head of the The course is delivered once a week to 26 cases were processed as part of a women) and 14 Kosovo Egyptian (six men MOCR are Kosovo Ashkali community around 20 pupils enrolled.40 and eight women) community members joint project of the municipality with NGO members; neither of these representatives 36 “Voice of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians” reside in the municipality. are women. In the 2013–2017 municipal In addition, according to the MOCR sta- (NGO VoRAE), out of which 14 housing All Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Egyptians administration period, a Kosovo Ashkali tistics, 38 Kosovo Ashkali and six Kosovo construction and 12 housing reconstruc- and the majority of the Kosovo Ashkali live man was elected to the municipal assem- Roma children are registered in preschool tion projects were completed.37 Due to a in the urban quarters of Sallahane/Salah- bly (MA). However, after the October 2017 institutions.41 Moreover, the Ashkali Edu- lack of funding, the remaining cases were ane, Halit Ibishi/Halit Ibiši, Geric and Koçi local elections, there is no representative of cation Centre in Dubravë/Dubrava village forwarded to the Ministry of Communities Xoxe/Koče Zoze. A significant number of the three communities in the MA. A Kosovo organizes after-school activities, such as and Return and Ministry of Labour and Kosovo Ashkali reside in the rural villag- Ashkali man was appointed as the DMC.38 tutorial classes for children from the three Social Welfare (MLSW) for assistance. In

12 hl cmuiis r aeutl rep adequately are communities While represented in the civil service. represented inthecivil imum threshold for each community to be min- required the meet not did Uroševac as Ferizaj/in themunicipalcivilservice are wellrepresented the communities none of and participationmechanisms, the communityprotection in resented an areemployed in theeducation sector. Ashkali menand one Kosovo Romawom- the healthcaresector, and three Kosovo Kosovowomen areemployedin Ashkali tration, two Kosovo Romamenandtwo kali menworkinthemunicipaladminis two KosovoKosovo Romaandseven Ash- (advisors, cabinetmembers, drivers) or employedbythoseengaged inpolitics dialogue) on experts ministers, deputy two DMC, (Ferizaj/Uroševac politics in gaged the municipalityareeither directlyen- from women) three and men (ten Ashkali 13 Kosovoand companies,45 utilities and regional water mainly public enterprises, Kosovovarious are employedin Ashkali 88 and Roma KosovoAdditionally, 18 es. in theKosovomen Ashkali SecurityForc- Kosovo Customs Office, and seven Kosovo vo Police, oneKosovo Romamaninthe the Kosowomen areemployedin Ashkali Four Kosovo Ashkalimenand two Kosovo their homeworkandstudy,most chil since to do for children premises also provides at school.TheCentre their performance communities helpingthemto improve extended families. home asthey live insmallhousesand with at conditions adequate have not do dren The socio-economic situation of themem- The socio-economic welfare Employment andsocial 42 43 Intotal, 46 . 44 - - - -

in thegreenmarket. labour tinsorcarryingwares by collecting child engaged in tween 20to40children be identified have representatives munity families voluntarily returned to the mu- 20 Kosovo Ashkali and ten Kosovo Roma 2018, December 31 and 2016 January 1 Between sons alsoremainsachallenge. als and reintegration ofrepatriated per The returnprocessofdisplaced individu- Centre inDubravë/Dubravavillage. tlements and in theAshkaliCommunity in theirset of thesecommunities children es systematicgeneralmedicalchecksfor organiz- centre the mainfamilymedicine in Dubravë/Dubravavillage.Furthermore, are provided Dentistry services accessible. for womenisalso reproductive healthcare pulsory vaccinations. Family planningand com- regularly receive three communities Salahane urban quarter. Children from the bravë/Dubrava andoneintheSallahane/ a days five ofDu- week, onelocatedinthevillage centres health primary two Primaryare providedby health services are recipients of are social assistance. recipients individuals) 1,259 of (consisting families Ashkali Kosovo 250 and individuals) 44 of (consisting families Roma Kosovo nine provided by the centre for social welfare, active jobseekers. as are registered vo Egyptianindividuals Kosovo 38 Roma, 607Kosovoand two Koso Ashkali office, employment nicipal Accordingtothemu- mains achallenge. to privatesectoremploymentre access and bers of the threecommunities their Return andrepatriation Healthcare 47 Aspertheinformation 49 48 Com ------Kosovo Roma,7–10Kosovo Ashkaliandtwo Kosovo compulsory nature ofthecourse.However, 12–13 of studentsattendingfluctuatesgiven thenon- 40 Accordingtotheschooldirector, thenumber directorate ofeducationconducted on25July2017. according totheinterviewwith municipal 39 91Kosovo AshkaliandsixKosovo Roma municipal leadership. period upongoodpoliticalwillof the previous established in2013–2017municipaladministration is notobligatoryinFerizaj/Uroševac butwas represent non-majoritycommunities.Theposition where atleast10percentofitspopulation 38 DMCpositionisobligatoryinthemunicipalities remaining amountwasfundedbytheNGOVoRAE. the municipalitycontributedwith€30,000and 37 Thecostofthejointprojectwas€70,000where conducted on13March2019. 36 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativewas 35 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupranote2. municipality. 2,081 Kosovo RomalivedintheFerizaj/Uroševac 34 Accordingtothe1991census,attime repatriated tothemunicipality. vo Roma (ten men and eight women) were (125 men and 101 women) and 18 Koso Ashkali Kosovo 226 2018, December 31 approval. Between1January2016 and The project turnee families. is pending MA building to accommodate thelandlessre parcel be allocated for a construction of a pal landandproposedto the MAthat the munici of parcel a identified has MOCR withthe co-operation and cadastrein esy geod- of department municipal the 2018, In 2015. in Macedonia North from turned originally fromFerizaj/Uroševacwho re Kosovo Roma landless returneefamilies for allocation of landforsixKosovoand three Ashkali a location identfiy to ing 2016, the municipalityhadbeenattempt return toFerizaj/Uroševac.Since January Prishtinë/Prištinaa wishto whoexpressed and Lipjan/Lipljan Kaçanik/Kačanik, from nicipality, originally includingsixfamilies 50

- - - - - 2019. conducted withtheheadofMOCRon13March 50 Informationacquiredthroughaninterview MOCR officeon24July2017. 2017, aswellwithaKosovo Romaofficerinthe organization “BRAN”wasconductedon27July 49 Interviewwiththepresidentofcivilsociety representative conductedon14March2019. 48 Interviewwiththecentreforsocialwelfare welfare. employment andrepresentativesofcentresforsocial May- June2018interviewingmunicipal officesfor field teamssurvey, conductedineachmunicipality in 47 Nogenderdisaggregateddataavailable.OSCE 46 OSCEmonitoring. 45 Ibid. representative wasconductedon14March2019. 44 Interviewwiththeemploymentcentre 43 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. Roma childreninpreschooleducation. greater participationofKosovo AshkaliandKosovo Centre. Thisarrangementwasmadetoensure 38 Kosovo Ashkali andsixKosovo Romainthe and theCentreorganizespreschooleducationfor operation withthe“NaimFrasheri” primaryschool to theheadofMOCR,municipalityinco- five boys)attendextracurricularactivities.According two girls)and12Kosovo Albanian(sevengirlsand and 131girls),threeKosovo Roma(oneboyand school ageofwhich261Kosovo Ashkali (120boys Kosovo andNGOVoRAE. Around276childrenof the localnon-governmentalorganizationCaritas withthesupportof municipality inco-operation Dubrava villageisrunbytheFerizaj/Uroševac 42 TheAshkaliEducationCentreinDubravë/ on 25July2017. 41 InterviewwiththeheadofMOCRwasconducted Albanian pupilsattenditregularly. 13 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF DFERIZAJ/UROŠEVAC 14 MUNICIPALITY OF DFERIZAJ/UROŠEVAC MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

15 of the population of Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje, and the Kosovo Ashkali community is Municipality of the largest non-majority community. Thus, the municipality is obliged to establish the positions of DMC and DCMAC. Between 2013 and 2017, both DMC and DCMAC posts were occupied by Kosovo Ashkali men, who were also re-elected after the Fushë Kosovë/ October 2017 local elections. The Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptian communi- ties are also represented in the MA by one member from each community; both MA members are men. Additionally, one Koso- Kosovo Polje vo Roma man is employed in the MOCR. Education

According to the information provided by the municipal directorate of education, there are ten Kosovo Roma, 236 Kosovo Ashkali and 45 Kosovo Egyptian pupils General overview and An increase in the number of Kosovo Ash- ary roads in areas inhabited by the three 55 enrolled in the Kosovo curriculum pri- settlements kali residents was observed during the communities remain unpaved. The sew- mary and lower secondary schools “Sel- 1950s in the municipality with the indus- age network in Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje man Riza”, “Daut Bogujevci” and “Mihail trialization of Prishtinë/Priština and Fushë town and Kuzmin area was completed in According to the 2011 census, Fushë Grameno.” Additionally, 49 Kosovo Roma Kosovë/Kosovo Polje, where members of 2016–2017; however, the pipes were not Kosovë/Kosovo Polje municipality has pupils attend Serbian curriculum primary the Kosovo Ashkali community were em- extended to the “28” and “29” neighbour- 34,827 residents, of which 436 are Koso- and secondary school “Aca Marović” in ployed in local factories. hoods of Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje town, vo Roma, 3,230 are Kosovo Ashkali and Bresje. Approximately 250 pupils attend making residents rely on non-potable wa- 282 are Kosovo Egyptians.51 As of 31 classes in learning centres run by NGOs ter from wells of Kuzmin area.56 December 2018, community representa- Housing and infrastructure “Balkan Sunflowers” and “The Ideas Part- tives estimated that around 1,050 Koso- nership”.57 The centres provide a safe and vo Roma, over 4,000 Kosovo Ashkali and The majority of houses in the neighbour- Representation in decision warm space in which children can do their over 500 Kosovo Egyptians lived in the hoods have been illegally constructed. As making homework and receive assistance as nec- municipality.52 the land is not registered in the name of essary. The Ideas Partnership NGO further the residents, they are unable to apply All three communities are well represented engages community advocates from the The vast majority of Kosovo Ashkali and for legalization of their houses. Between in local community participation mecha- neighbourhoods to act as a bridge be- Kosovo Egyptians reside in areas “02”, 2014 and 2016, the NGO VoRAE ran a nisms where each community has one rep- tween the parents and the schools and to “07”, “28” and “29” in Fushë Kosovë/ project aimed at improving the housing resentative in the CC with Kosovo Roma help strengthen the relationship between Kosovo Polje town in formalized settle- conditions of the members of the three and Kosovo Ashkali men and a Kosovo the two. As part of its own initiative, the ments53 and in Henc/Ence village.54 Mem- communities. In total, 155 families in Fus- Egyptian woman. Similarly, all three com- municipality also sponsors catch-up class- bers of the Kosovo Roma community re- hë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje benefited from the munities are represented by a man in the es for adults. No Romani language and side in Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje town €315,000 project (of which €82,000 were MCSC. Communities in a numerical mi- culture classes are offered in the munici- as well as in Bresje and Kuzmin villages. provided by the municipality). The main nority constitute approximately 13 per cent pality and no teachers from the three com- access roads are asphalted but second- 16 selves by collecting recyclable materials. recyclable by collecting selves 30 per centof households support them- the informal economic sector.the informaleconomic munities areunemployed or involved in Majority of themembersthreecom- forrepre threshold minimum its fulfilled Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje municipality ipality. in themunic- teach attheschools munities the Kosovo Romacommunity. ipality met minimum thresholdonly for munic- the quotas, community individual per as however, service; civil in minority in numerical sentation ofallcommunities MOCR, onlyone Kosovo Roma civil ser ing to the information provided by the staff. and maintenance of security as members men areemployedbypublicinstitutions Kosovoseveral Romaand Kosovo Ashkali vant isemployedinthemunicipalityand in the collection of recyclable materials. ofrecyclable in thecollection ity, and some childrenare also engaged the streetsof Prishtinë/Priština municipal households areforcedtobegin Ashkali Kosovo ten to five between from children of theNGO,cording toarepresentative in (he mn n to oe) were women) two and men (three Egyp tians Kosovo five and women) 22 and menand (two men (30 Ashkali Kosovo 52 women), four Roma Kosovo six office, employment According tothemunicipal them tosendtheirchildren school. basic income,empowerthemandenable low parents (particularly women) to earn a toal- decorative candlejars,shoe-shining, recycling,for soap-making, producing nance projects in the “29” neighbourhood - Partnershipmicro-fi Ideas runs The NGO welfare Employment andsocial 60 58 59 61 Accord- Around 63 Ac- 62 64 - - - -

repatriated to the municipality. kali and Kosovo Egyptian households were ber 2018, 288 Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ash- Between 1January2016and31Decem three communities. to areas inhabited by members of the distance they arelocatedwithinaccessible for women,and ductive healthassistance isting medicalfacilitiesprovide free repro ex The beneficiaries. equal are genders access to and the healthcarefacilitiesboth Members of the threecommunitieshave receiving socialassistance. and 49Kosovo Egyptianhouseholdswere holds, 320 Kosovo Ashkali households ment. from displace returned tothemunicipality Egyptians Kosovo five and Ashkali Kosovo the sameperiod,13Kosovo Roma,63 2018, on 31December registered asjobseekers 2017. education representative wasconductedon19July 58 Interviewwiththe municipaldirectorateof was conductedon 14July2017. 57 Interviewwithalearningcentrerepresentative 56 Long-term OSCEfieldteammonitoring. conducted on24July2017. 55 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentative was parts ofthetownwithinmunicipal statute. 54 Theareasarenotofficiallyrecognized asdistinct registered. opposed toinformalsettlementswheretheyarenot and propertytitlesareproperlyregistered,as 53 Informal/formalizedsettlements,theproperties were conductedon8and12March2019. 52 Interviewswiththreecommunityrepresentatives 51 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupranote2. Return andrepatriation Healthcare 69 65 hl 5 Ksv Rm house Roma Kosovo 51 while 67

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68 During - - - - - was conductedon12March2019. available. InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentative 69 Noprecisefiguresorgenderbreakdown conducted on12March2019. Interview withtheMOCRrepresentativewas 68 Nocommunityorgenderbreakdownavailable. representative wasconductedon21July2017. 67 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateofhealth representative wasconductedon12March2019. available; interviewwiththecentreforsocialwelfare 66 Noindividualiseddataorgenderbreakdown representative wasconductedon12March2019. 65 Interviewwiththeemploymentcentre conducted on14July2017. 64 InterviewwithanNGOrepresentativewas conducted on24July2017. 63 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativewas were conductedon6,7and10July2017. 62 Interviewswiththreecommunityrepresentatives were conductedon6,7and10July2017. 61 Interviewswiththreecommunityrepresentatives conducted on18July2017. 60 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativewas 59 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. 17 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF FUSHË KOSOVË/KOSOVO POLJE 18 MUNICIPALITY OF FUSHË KOSOVË/KOSOVO POLJE MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

19 Rogovo village, “Dëshmorët e Herecit” in Herec/Erec village, “Ali M. Hasi” in Cerm- Municipality of jan/Crmljane village.

The school in the village of Cermjan/Crm- ljane is attended by pupils from the neigh- bouring village Neticë/Netice, which is more than four kilometres away, and the Gjakovë/Đakovica municipality provides transportation free of charge.75 Romani language and culture classes were organized only during the 2015/2016 school year and were discon- tinued following issues with the payment of the teacher. Two Kosovo Egyptian teachers work in the upper secondary music school. lages, and a mixed Kosovo Egyptian and Egyptian civil servants are employed with- General overview and Primary and lower secondary school Kosovo Roma area in Plançor/Pljančor vil- in the MOCR with a Kosovo Egyptian man settlements “Emin Duraku” in Gjakovë/Đakovica town lage. heading the office and a Kosovo Egyptian provides adult formal primary and lower woman serving as a co-ordinator for com- The 2011 census figures indicate that out secondary education, and upper second- munities’ rights. of 94,556 residents in Gjakovë/Đakovica Housing and infrastructure ary school “Nexhbedin Nixha” provides municipality, 738 are Kosovo Roma, 613 upper secondary adult formal education. are Kosovo Ashkali and 5,117 are Koso- Most members of the Kosovo Roma, Koso- Education There are two learning community centres vo Egyptians.70 As of 31 December 2018, vo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptian communi- in the municipality, one in the ethnically the MOCR did not possess any updated ties residing in Gjakovë/Đakovica munic- Children from the three communities at- mixed neighbourhood of Ali Ibra/Kolonia data on the communities’ populations.71 ipality live in houses in decent condition. tend Kosovo curriculum education. Ac- in Gjakovë/Đakovica town, which is run by The most recent estimate, however, of the In rural areas, most members of the three cording to information provided by the the NGO Caritas Kosova and is regularly number of members of the three commu- communities live in unstable permanent municipal directorate of education, 467 frequented by 22 children,76 and one in nities combined living in the municipality is houses and shacks. Issues with road in- Kosovo Roma, 403 Kosovo Ashkali and “Brekoc/Brekovac” neighbourhood also in 8,000.72 Members of all three communi- frastructure and sewage systems were re- 244 Kosovo Egyptian pupils attend prima- Gjakovë/Đakovica town, which is run by ties live in the ”Ali Ibra/Kolonia”, “Brekoc/ corded in “Brekoc/Brekovac” neighbour- ry and lower secondary schools “Mustafa the NGO Bethany Christian Services and Brekovac”,73 “Piskotë/Piskote”’ and “Sefë/ hood and in other rural areas. 74 Bakija”, “Mazllum Këpuska”, “Zekerija is frequented by between 150 and 170 Sefa” neighbourhoods of Gjakovë/Đakov- Rexha”, “Emin Duraku”, “Fehmi Agani”, children.77 The learning centre in “Brekoc/ ica town, while only members of the Koso- Representation in decision making “Zef Lush Marku” and “Selman Riza” in Brekovac” neighbourhood faces difficul- vo Roma and Kosovo Egyptian commu- All three communities are adequately Gjakovë/Đakovica town. In rural areas, ties with periodic lack of funding.78 nities reside in the “Qyl/Ćul” and “Musa represented in the local community pro- 197 Kosovo Ashkali and 113 Kosovo Egyptian children are enrolled in prima- Zajmi” neighbourhoods, and Neticë/Net- tection and participation mechanisms. In Employment and social ice village. The Kosovo Roma communi- the MCSC, each community is represent- ry and lower secondary schools “Luigj ty solely lives in the “Musa Zajmi” street ed with men, and in the CC, there is one Gurakuqi” in Korenicë/Korenica village, welfare of Gjakovë/Đakovica town. Additionally, Kosovo Roma man, one Kosovo Ashkali “Dëshmorët e Kombit” in Jabllanicë/Jab- there are Kosovo Egyptian-inhabited areas man and two Kosovo Egyptians, one of lanica, “” in Osek Hylë/Osek The municipality of Gjakovë/Đakovica in Bec, Hereq/Ereć, Jabllanicë/ which is a female chairperson. The posi- Hila village, “Sylejman Vokshi” in Smolicë/ did not fulfil the minimum threshold for and Skivjan/Skivjane villages, mixed Koso- tions of DMC and DCMAC are not man- Smolica village, “Fani Noli” in Dujakë/ all communities and individual quotas vo Egyptian and Kosovo Ashkali areas in datory and the current MA has no mem- Dujak village, “Ukshin Myftari” in Skivjan/ for each community in the municipal civ- Neticë/Netice and Rogovë/Rogovo vil- bers of the three communities. Two Kosovo Skivjane village, “Haxhi ” in Rogovë/ il service. Only five civil servants from the

20 belong to the threecommunities. ment centreand private companies,70 agreement betweentheregionalemploy agricultural workersengaged through the goods. and girls sell cigarettesand other small boys 50 around and shop market, the for at pers goods carry boys 50 Around labour.100 childrenareengagedinchild the end of 2018. of end the bers wererecipientsof social assistanceat and 110KosovoAshkali, Egyptianmem- welfare, 90 Kosovo Roma,170 Kosovo municipal civilservice. kali communityisnotrepresentedinthe the Kosovowhile threshold, minimum Ash- munities areemployed, which isbelow the Kosovo Romaand Kosovo Egyptian com- of recyclablematerials. work suchaswoodcutting and collection informal engaged in ployed aremainly who arenot formally em- communities benefit from. benefit which membersofthethreecommunities GIZ, and UNDP by supported youth and ployment projectsforrepatriatedpersons and assistance to farmers. It also runsem- businesses awards annualgrantsforsmall hovac. at the StonecastleWineryinRahovec/Ora munities annuallyengage in seasonalwork Additional 150 members of the three com- 2018. December of end the at employed formally were Egyptians Kosovo 25 and li while 16 Kosovo Roma, 20 Kosovo Ashka- as unemployed, Egyptians wereregistered vo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Koso 290 2018, December of end the At 80 85 According to the centre for social Accordingtothecentre 83 Outofthe100seasonal 81 Members of thethree Members 79 82

Themunicipality 84 Around - - - - in (o edr radw available) were repatriated to the municipality. breakdown gender (no tians Egyp Kosovo 208 and women) 62 and men (90 Ashkali Kosovo 152 women), 54 ber 2018, 124 Kosovo Roma (70 men and Between 1January2016and31Decem villages. and Jabllanicë/Jablanica Netice of Neticë/ cal distance,withtheexception difficulties major due tophysi- health centres in accessing no face generally ties and KosovoAshkali Egyptian communi of theKosovoMembers Roma,Kosovo 2017. education representative wasconductedon19July 78 Interviewwiththe municipaldirectorateof 77 Around60percentboysand40 percentgirls. 76 14boysandeightgirls. (29 August2011). No. 04/L-032 EducationinKosovo onPre-University kilometers fromthenearestschool. Article15,Law transport forpupilsresidingfarther thanfour 75 Municipalitieshaveanobligationtoprovide monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 74 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams settlement. 73 Part oftheneighbourhoodisaninformal on 5July2017. interview withMOCRrepresentativewasconducted 72 Nocommunityorgenderbreakdownavailable; 2019. 71 Interviewwasconductedon11and13March 70 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupranote2. from displacement. community membersvoluntarilyreturned 170 and women) Kosovo Egyptian (80 men and 90 women) four and men (eight During thesameperiod,12Kosovo Roma is providedfreeofcharge. Reproductive healthassistancefor women Return andrepatriation Healthcare 89

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on 11and13March2019. 89 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativeconducted 13 March2019. 88 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativeon11and representative wasconductedon19July2017. 87 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateofhealth representatives on30June2017. monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 86 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams conducted on21July2017andwithcommunity 85 InterviewwithanNGOrepresentativewas representative wasconductedon21July2017. 84 Interviewwiththeregionalemploymentcentre conducted on5July2017. 83 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativewas conducted on30June2017. 82 Interviewwithcommunityrepresentativeswas 12 March2019 81 Interviewconductedwiththerepresentativeon and 13March2019. employment centrerepresentativetookplaceon8 80 Nodisaggregateddataavailable;interviewwith 79 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. 21 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF GJAKOVË/ĐAKOVICA 22 MUNICIPALITY OF GJAKOVË/ĐAKOVICA MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

23 Municipality of Education All Kosovo Roma children are enrolled in Serbian curriculum schools in Gjilan/Gn- jilane municipality and in the surrounding Kosovo Serb inhabited villages in Novo Brdo/Novobërdë municipality. The “Vuk Karađić” Serbian curriculum primary Gjilan/Gnjilane school in Gjilan/Gnjilane town hosts 70 Kosovo Roma pupils and operates in a private house. The school has six Kosovo Roma employees (four teachers and two support staff).96 Teaching includes Romani language classes taught by Kosovo Roma teachers.97 Two supplementary education ties in the municipality, this municipal pro- to be demolished. General overview and centres run by the NGO VoRAE and the file focuses on the situation of the Kosovo According to the Kosovo Roma CC mem- settlements Network of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian Roma community alone.95 ber and the head of the MOCR, the ac- Women Organizations of Kosovo (RRO- tion was positively accepted by the ma- According to the MOCR, around 6,000 GRAEK) are located in Gjilan/Gnjilane jority of Kosovo Roma residents in Gjilan/ Kosovo Roma, 50 Kosovo Ashkali and Housing and infrastructure municipality. The NGO RROGRAEK Learn- Gnjilane town. Indeed, the CC member no Kosovo Egyptians lived in Gjilan/Gn- ing Centre functions within the Serbian indicated that a number of other Kosovo jilane municipality prior to 1999.90 The As the areas inhabited by the Kosovo Roma curriculum primary school “Vuk Karadžić” Roma property owners, whose properties 2011 census, on the other hand, indicates community are located in the urban area, and is attended by approximately 28 Koso- are damaged but not on the demolition that of 90,178 residents, 361 are Kosovo the community has access to municipal vo Roma students.98 The learning centre list, requested that their properties also be Roma, 15 are Kosovo Ashkali and one is a services and all public utilities. The houses of the NGO VoRAE is located in a private included. He advised them to contact the Kosovo Egyptian.91 According to commu- are generally of sufficient quality; howev- house and is attended by 43 Kosovo Roma municipality. nity representatives, there are 128 Kosovo er, the poor condition of several houses students.99 The municipality does not offer Roma households92 (407 total members poses a risk of collapsing onto residents adult formal education programmes. comprising 263 men and 144 women) of the settlement. On 12 November 2018, Representation in decision in the municipality, with no information Gjilan/Gnjilane municipality implemented making Employment and social the municipal department of inspection on the whereabouts of members of the welfare Kosovo Ashkali or Kosovo Egyptian com- decision to demolish abandoned houses The Kosovo Roma community is represent- munities.93 The Kosovo Roma community that were damaged during the 1999 con- ed in the CC and the MCSC; both repre- The municipality of Gjilan/Gnjilane did not members reside in four urban quarters of flict and were in a state of deterioration. It sentatives are men. The positions of DMC meet the required minimum threshold for Gjilan/Gnjilane town: “Abdullah Preshe- also cleared an illegal waste site in “Ab- and DCMAC are not obligatory in the mu- all communities and individual quotas for va/Abdulah Preševa”, “Elez Agushi/Elez dullah Presheva/Abdulah Preševa” neigh- nicipality. Additionally, one Kosovo Roma each community in the municipal civil ser- Aguši”, “Xhemajl Mustafa/Džemalj Mus- bourhood of Gjilan/Gnjilane town. This man is employed in the MOCR, and an- vice.100 In December 2018, only ten Koso- tafa” and “Gyrsel Sylejmani/Gurselj Sule- decision, issued on 6 November 2018, es- other in the Kosovo Property Comparison vo Roma residents were employed, none jmani”, and in the “Gllamë/Glama” return tablished that the demolitions were neces- and Verification Agency. of which worked in the private sector.101 Of site in the outskirts of the town.94 Given the sary as the houses posed a threat for pub- note, six worked in the Serbian curriculum low number of Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo lic safety and security. The decision was a school in Gjilan/Gnjilane municipality.102 Egyptian residents and the lack of infor- result from local residents’ complaints in Most of the community members subsist mation available on these two communi- June 2018, followed by the subsequent notification of owners whose houses were on social assistance and collecting scrap 24 tered withtheMOCR. 374 Kosovoregis have Roma returnees municipal employment office in Gjilan/ municipality,Gnjilane 12 Kosovo Roma in office employment municipal dqae infrastructure. with adequate six houses of construction financed Ministry forCommunitiesandReturnhas who returnedfromNorthMacedonia.The landless Kosovo Roma returnee families forsix on theoutskirtsofGjilan/Gnjilane In 2010, the municipalityallocated land of theKosovoMembers Romacommuni in thecollectionactivities. metal. Girlsandboysarealsoengaged Gnjilane municipality. in theGjilan/ from allcommunitiesliving to women reproductive healthassistance dition, thematernityhospitalprovidesfree directorate ofhealth.Inad- the municipal to been reportedbycommunitymembers have and noissues community members all for available equally are services care municipality.Gjilan/Gnjilane in ics Health- but alsobyKosovoGraçanicë, clin health vobërdë, /Ranillug and Gračanica/ Novo Brdo/No ities ofGjilan/Gnjilane, in the municipal- -run healthclinics provided ty by primarily useservices the eebr 08 sx ooo oa (one Roma Kosovo six 2018, December period between 1January2016and31 lies receive social assistance. social receive lies municipality,jilane 34Kosovo Romafami - the centreforsocialwelfareinGjilan/Gn are registeredasactivejobseekers. return of displaced Kosovo Roma. contributed to difficulties with regard to the aged or illegallyoccupiedpropertieshas Return andrepatriation Healthcare 109 107 Theissueofdam- 108 103 Since1999, Accordingto 104 Asperthe 110 106 In the

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conducted on12 July2017. 104 InterviewwithCSW representativewas conducted on12 July2017. 103 InterviewwithanNGOrepresentative was school directorwasconductedon 25July2017. 102 Four menandtwowomen. Interviewwith private sector. 2019. NoKosovo Romamembersareemployed in employment centrerepresentative heldon8March primary school“Vuk Karađić”. Interview with a woman)workasjanitorsinSerbiacurriculum as teachersandtwoKosovo Roma(amanand Learning Centre,fourKosovo Romamenwork Roma menworkinNGOVoRAE asteachersin twoKosovo executive directorofNGORROGRAEK, Verification Agency, one Kosovo Roma womanis Roma maninKosovo Property Comparison and one Kosovo RomamaninCustoms,oneKosovo 101 OneKosovo RomamanintheMOCR, 100 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. 2017. centre representativewasconductedon13July 99 23girlsand20boys.Interviewwithlearning 2017. centre representativewasconductedon13July 98 18boysandtengirls.Interviewwithlearning 25 July2017. 97 Interviewwithschooldirectorwasconductedon 96 Threewomenandthreemen. 2011 censusfigures. Egyptian communitiesinthemunicipalitybeyond knowledge oftheKosovo Ashkaliand Kosovo 95 Interlocutorsintervieweddidnotpossessany representative on17July2017. 94 InterviewwithMOCRwasconducted representative wasconductedon12July2017. 93 InterviewwithKosovo Romacommunity 2019. 92 InterviewwiththeMOCRconductedon8March 91 Kosovo AgencyofStatistics,seesupra note2. conducted on17July2017. 90 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativewas od. retuned duringthesamereportingperi- voluntarily women) seven and (comprising men four families Roma Kosovo two triated to the municipality. Additionally, repa- were members community women) family consistingof two men and four 111 2019. 111 InterviewwithMOCRconductedon8March monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 110 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams conducted on17July2017. 109 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativewas monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 108 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams representative wasconductedon13July2017. 107 Interviewwiththedirectorateofhealth representative wasconductedon12July2017. 106 Interviewwitharegionalemploymentcentre 105 Sixmenandsixwomen. 25 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF GJILAN/GNJILANE 26 MUNICIPALITY OF GJILAN/GNJILANE MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

27 cal elections, the Kosovo Roma community lost the position of DMC, which had been Municipality of held by a Kosovo Roma man between 2013 ­and 2017.

Education

The municipality of Gračanica/Graçanicë Gračanica/ provides education following the Serbian curriculum and hosts a satellite Kosovo curriculum primary school of Lipjan/Lip- ljan municipality in Radevë/Radevo village, which is attended by Kosovo Ashkali pu- pils. According to the municipal director- Graçanicë ate of education, 227 Kosovo Roma pupils attend the primary and secondary schools “Kralj Milutin” in Gračanica/Graçanicë town, and “Miladin Mitić” in Laplje Selo/ Llapllasellë. The municipality provides transport for pupils from other villages attending the Serbian curriculum schools. General overview and the villages of Radevo/Radevë and the ur- in Gračanica/Graçanicë town continue to Fifteen Kosovo Ashkali pupils from Radevë/ ban area of Gračanica/Graçanicë.114 live in concrete constructions in a dire con- settlements 115 Radevo attend the primary and lower sec- dition. ondary school “Vëllezërit Frashëri”, a According to the 2011 census, out of Housing and infrastructure satellite Kosovo curriculum school run by 10,675 residents registered in the mu- Representation in decision Lipjan/Lipljan municipality and complete nicipality, 745 are Kosovo Roma, 104 Members of the three communities reside making secondary education in “” gym- are Kosovo Ashkali and three are Koso- in semi-formal settlements in permanent nasium in Lipjan/Lipljan town.116 Similarly, vo Egyptians.112 As of December 2018, individual housing, with access to elec- Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali com- an additional three Kosovo Ashkali pupils according to community representatives, tricity, water and sewage; the houses do munities are well represented within com- from Kišnica/Kishnicë and Sušica/Sushicë 1,271 Kosovo Roma (630 men, 641 wom- not have clarified property titles and doc- munity protection mechanisms. The CC attend the Kosovo curriculum, “Ditët e en), 100 Kosovo Ashkali (51 men, 49 umentation. In 2016, Gračanica/Graçan- includes one Kosovo Ashkali and one Minatorit”, primary and lower secondary women), and three Kosovo Egyptian (one icë municipality implemented capital in- Kosovo Roma man, and the latter serves school, a satellite school run by Prishtinë/ man, two women) residents lived in the vestment projects in the areas inhabited by as its chairperson. Both the Kosovo Roma Priština municipality and complete Kosovo municipality.113 The majority of the Kosovo the three communities, including asphalt- and the Kosovo Ashkali CC members also curriculum secondary education in “Ulpi- Roma community resides in the Roma Ma- ing of secondary roads, providing sewage sit in the MCSC, along with one Kosovo ana” gymnasium in Lipjan/Lipljan town. halla in Gračanica/Graçanicë, as well as networks and water supply. However, the Roma woman. The Kosovo Egyptian com- The Kosovo Ashkali pupils struggle to find the more rural areas of Čaglavica/Çagl- Kosovo Ashkali community from Radevo/ munity is not represented in any of the permanent solution for transportation to lavicë, Dobratin, Lepina/Lepi, Livadje/ Radevë still remains without access to po- local community protection and participa- Lipjan/Lipljan municipality. The municipal- Livagjë, Laplje Selo/Llapllasellë, Radevo/ table water. Until July 2017, the NGO Vo- tion mechanisms. None of three commu- ity of Gračanica/Graçanicë does not pro- Radevë, Skulnevo/Skullan, and Ugljare/ RAE provided support for the construction nities are represented in the MA. The mu- vide transportation for out of municipality Uglarë. The Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo of annexes and bathrooms to several res- nicipality is obliged to establish DMC and schooling while Lipjan/Lipljan does not Egyptian communities live, respectively, in idents. Several Kosovo Roma households DCMAC positions. Following the 2017 lo- provide transportation for pupils who do

28 classes areofferedinthemunicipality. the MOCR, but retired in early 2017. the MOCR,but retiredin Roma civilservant had been employedin the civil service. the civil are representedin the threecommunities None of service. tion inthemunicipalcivil for their dividual communities representa- required and forin- threshold forallcommunities minimum the meet not did icë Gračanica/Graçan- of municipality The support NGO, Sunflowers” “Balkan The 65 pupils. are regularlyattended classes by around their and town, area Gračanica/Graçanicë Mahalla” of “Roma the in centre ing ed bythemunicipality, managesalearn- to payfortransportation. icë, giventhat most parents cannot afford Gračanica/Graçan - in community Ashkali among Kosovo ondary school drop-outs tation is oneof the leadingfactorsof sec tion costsontheirown.Irregulartranspor Parentsmunicipalities. covertransporta ad-hoc basisby parents orby either ofthe transportation has been providedonan inthemunicipality.not reside Inthepast, electricity and water supply. operates in a private housewithaccessto centre proximately 20pupils.Thelearning VoRAE and is regularlyattended by ap Preoce/Preocis managedbyNGO village Mitić”. “Miladin school secondary and primary Roma man worksasan ICT teacher in the Kosovo One town. Gračanica/Graçanicë in Milutin” “Kralj school secondary and ry to access formal education intheprima- Approximately 30Kosovoare Romamen welfare Employment andsocial 120 No Romani language or culture 118 Thesecondlearningcentrein 121 Previouslyone Kosovo 117 119 Adults have 122 - - - - -

are registered as active job seekers. Kosovo Ashkali and no Kosovo Egyptians ten Roma, Kosovo 223 office, ployment social assistance. social from benefit families Ashkali Kosovo two and Roma Kosovo 45 welfare, social for per informationprovidedbythecentre Kosovo Ashkalicommunities. areas inhabited by the Kosovo Roma and other and town Gračanica/Graçanicë in are distance both located withinaccessible facilities medical The beneficiaries. equal are women and men both and ties system facili to bothhealthcare access have Members ofallthreecommunities of publication. at thetime date informationwasavailable up-to- no sector; private the in employed were of thethreecommunities members work. – assistparentsinseasonalagricultural – mostlyboys Children activities. nomic formal employmentor in informaleco work. Women arenotengagedineither people arehiredforseasonalconstruction seasonal agricultural work, while younger bage and scrap metalcollectionaswell activity,informal economic includinggar – mostlymenarelargelyengagedin ties and KosovoAshkali Egyptian communi of theKosovoMembers Roma,Kosovo society sector.and women workinthecivil Kosovo RomaandKosovomen Ashkali several and “Pastrimi” and “Komunalac” companies employed inpublicutilities Healthcare 123 According to the municipal em- Accordingtothemunicipal 125 AsofJuly2017, no 124 As - - - - municipality. displaced householdshavereturnedtothe period, twoKosovoDuring thesame Roma were repatriated to the municipality.126 households Roma Kosovo 21 2018, ber Between 1January2016and31Decem 2017. education representative wasconductedon19July 120 Interviewwiththe municipaldirectorateof 2017. education representativewasconducted on19July 119 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorate of July 2017. learning centrerepresentativewas conductedon21 118 25boysand40girls.Interviewwith the monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 117 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams 2017. education representativewasconductedon19July 116 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 115 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams were conductedon13and14March2019. 114 Interviews with three community representatives conducted on14March2019. 113 Interviewswithcommunityrepresentativeswere 112 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupranote2. in themunicipality. nized Romani as a language in official use recog In October2014, the municipality mains anissuetodate. re this – municipality the in use official in on recognitionofRomaniasalanguage implementation of the municipal decision impedes the ni duetolackoffunds,which ued the provision of translation into Roma- ter sixmonths,themunicipalitydiscontin- hired asRomanilanguage interpreters. Af- went a six-month trainingcourseand were under CSD NGOproject,twoindividuals Return andrepatriation Language use 127 128 Aspart of aSwiss 129

- - - - per centofitsentirepopulation. Graçanicë municipalityconstituteapproximately6.9 census, Kosovo RomacommunityinGračanica/ in officialusethemunicipality. Asper2011 the communityshallhavestatusofalanguage total populationofthemunicipality, thelanguageof of Kosovo andwhichrepresentsabove 3percentof mother tongueisnotoneoftheofficiallanguages in municipalitiesinhabitedbycommunitieswhose No.02/L-37 ontheUseofLanguages (July2006) 129 AccordingtoArticles2.4and8oftheLaw conducted on6July2017. 128 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativewas March 2019. the MOCRrepresentativewasconductedon14 disaggregation werenotavailable.Interviewwith 127 Numberofindividualsandgender March 2019. the MOCRrepresentativewasconductedon14 disaggregation werenotavailable.Interviewwith 126 Numberofindividualsandgender conduction on13March2019 125 Interviewwiththecentreforsocialwelfare conducted on12March2019 124 Interviewwiththeemploymentcentre were conductedon13and21July2017. 123 Interviews with three community representatives monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 122 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams 121 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. 29 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF GRAČANICA/GRAÇANICË 30 MUNICIPALITY OF GRAČANICA/GRAÇANICË MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

31 ni language and culture classes or adult formal education are not available in the Municipality of municipality. The NGO “Vizioni 02” runs two learning centres in the municipality. As of July 2017, the centre in the village of Gurakoc/Ðurakovac was frequented by 40 children,137 and the centre in the village of Serbobran/ by 20 children.138 Istog/Istok The learning centres are financially sup- ported by the municipality and the NGO “Kosovo Education Centre” under the project “EU-SIMRAES 2”.139

Employment and social welfare General overview and Housing and infrastructure employed within the MOCR. The positions of DMC and DCMAC are not mandatory settlements While the municipality of Istog/Istok ful- Most members of the Kosovo Roma and for Istog/Istok municipality, as non-majori- filled its minimum threshold for overall Kosovo Egyptian communities live in for- ty communities constitute less than ten per According to the 2011 census there are community representation in municipal mal settlements with permanent housing cent of its population. Both communities 39,289 residents registered in the mu- civil service, it did not fulfil the minimum in the municipality of Istog/Istok. Some ar- have no representation in the MA. nicipality, of which 39 are Kosovo Roma, threshold for individual communities.140 eas inhabited by the two communities face 111 are Kosovo Ashkali and 1,544 are In July 2017, five Kosovo Egyptians were 130 difficulties with water supply, especially Kosovo Egyptians. The MOCR estimates Education employed within the municipal civil ser- during the summer season,134 and some that there are 46 Kosovo Roma and 1,525 vice, one Kosovo Egyptian was employed areas require improved sewage systems.135 Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Kosovo Egyptians living in the municipal- as a nurse in Zallq/Žač village, five Kosovo 131 Previously, 33 houses in Serbobran/Srbo- Egyptian children are enrolled in Kosovo ity as of December 2018. No member Egyptian women were employed as main- 132 bran belonging to members of the Kosovo curriculum primary and lower secondary of the Kosovo Ashkali community was tenance staff in the premises of Kosovo 133 Roma and Kosovo Egyptian communities schools. According to the municipal direc- recorded as living in the municipality. Security Force, and four Kosovo Egyptian returning from displacement in Montene- torate of education, 20 Kosovo Roma, 67 Members of the Kosovo Roma and Koso- men were employed in the . gro were reconstructed by the municipality. Kosovo Ashkali and 328 Kosovo Egyptian vo Egyptian communities live in Istog/Istok Also, one Kosovo Roma man and three Upon a request of the MOCR, the munici- pupils attend primary and lower second- town and the following villages: Banjë/ Kosovo Egyptian men worked as guards in pality also asphalted roads and fixed sew- ary schools “Mithat Frashëri” and “Ba- , Banjicë/Banjica, Carallukë/Crni the correctional centre in Dubravë/Dubra- age system in the village. jram Curri” in Istog/Istok town, “Martin Lug, Cerrcë/Crno, Dragolevc/Dragolje- va village.141 No up-to-date information Camaj” in Gurakoc/Đurakovac, “Martin vac, Drejë/Drenje, Gurakoc/Djurakovac, was available at the time of the publica- Camaj” in Suvi Lukavac/Llukafc i Thatë, Gusar/Gusare, Koshicë/Košica, Koš/Kosh, Representation in decision tion. Kovragë/Kovrage, Llukavc i Begut/Begov making satellite schools of “” in Cer- cë/Cernce, Muzhevinë/Muzevine and Du- Lukavac, Muzhevinë/Muzevine, Oprash- Members of the Kosovo Egyptian commu- bravë/Dubrava, “” in Zallq/ kë/Opraške, Prekallë/Prekale, Saradran/ The Kosovo Egyptian community is repre- nity living in the municipality of Istog/Istok Žač, “Ismajl Qemajli” in Saradran/Stared- Staredvorane, Serbobran/Srbobran, sented by one man in the CC and by one mainly work as seasonal workers, wood- vorane, “Trepča” in Banjë/Banja and “Fan Shalinovicë/Šaljinovica, Suvi Lukavac/Llu- man and one woman in the MCSC, while cutters and collectors of recyclable mate- S. Noli” in the village of Llukavc i Begut/ kafc i Thatë, Tërshevina/Terševina, Tomoc/ the Kosovo Roma community is represent- rials.142 A small number of Kosovo Roma Begov Lukavac.136 Tomonce, Veriq/Verić, and Zallq/Žač. ed with one man in the MCSC only. Ad- community members engage in the same No school is more than four kilometres ditionally, three Kosovo Egyptian men are informal activities as the Kosovo Egyptians away from any of the settlements. Roma-

32 en fromthetwocommunities. free check-ups and contraceptives to wom - including health and provide assistance, on reproductive lectures munity members to givecom- Serbobran/Srbobran village its of nurses fromthe Istog/Istok hospital to municipality hasorganizedsystematicvis Between 1January2016and31Decem the dis is in themunicipality communities facing thetwo tives, themainchallenge According to the communityrepresenta- and recyclables. collecting agricultural work,woodcutting – seasonal ty. mem- bers wererepatriatedto the municipali community women) 80 men, Egyptian (93 Kosovo 173 and women), ten and men (19 Ashkali Kosovo 29 women), 18 men, (15 Roma Kosovo 33 2018, ber cies. and pharma- centres and medical reside tance betweensomevillageswherethey were 111 registered job seekers (two Koso there office, employment municipal the to benefited fromsocialassistance. Egyptian, and 21 Kosovo Ashkalifamilies Kosovo 51 Roma, Kosovo four that cated 2018, while thecentreforsocialwelfareindi- December of end the at Ashkali) Kosovo23 KosovoEgyptian, 86 Roma, vo communities living in rural areas. in living communities the Kosovo RomaandKosovo Egyptian of issue, particularlyforelderlymembers returned to the municipality from displace returned tothemunicipality Egyptians (19 men, 19 women) voluntarily ment. 148 Return andrepatriation Healthcare 145 During the same period, 38 Kosovo 38 period, same the During 149 The municipality is awareofthis Themunicipality

143 147 According 144 146 The ------conducted on11and13March2019. 149 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativewas conducted on11and13March2019. 148 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativewas 2017. health representativewasconductedon10July 147 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof 2017. health representativewasconductedon10July 146 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof Serbobran wasconductedon19July2017. Veriq/Verić on20July2017andinSerbobran/ 145 Interviewwithacommunityrepresentativein conducted on14March2019. 144 Interviewwiththecentreforsocialwelfare conducted on19,20,25July2017. 143 Interviewwithcommunityrepresentativeswas conducted on19,20,25July2017. 142 Interviewwithcommunityrepresentativeswas conducted on13July2017. 141 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativewas 140 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. 2017. education directoraterepresentativeon24July conducted on18July2017andwiththemunicipal 139 Interviewwiththelearningcentredirectorwas centre directorwasconductedon18July2017. 138 11boys,ninegirls;interviewwiththelearning 137 33boys,sevengirls. 136 Seesupranote14. 2017. Serbobran/Srbobran wasconductedon19July 135 Interviewwithacommunityrepresentativein Veriq/Verić wasconductedon20July2017. 134 Interviewwithacommunityrepresentativein conducted on13July2017. 133 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativewas of pupils. discrepancies withregardtocommunitybelonging 132 and13 March2019. 131 InterviewwiththeMOCRconductedon11 130 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupranote2. Please seesupra note 14 for theexplanation of 33 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF ISTOG/ISTOK 34 MUNICIPALITY OF ISTOG/ISTOK MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

35 jce/Berivojcë and Bosce/Boscë attend the Serbian curriculum school “Desanka Mak- Municipality of simović” and its satellite locations, while 18 Kosovo Roma children living in Lještar/ Leshtar village attend the Kosovo curricu- lum primary and lower secondary school “” in Strezoc/Strezovce village. Kosovo Roma children attending the Serbi- Kamenicë/ an curricula schools have access to Roma- ni language classes held twice per week by a Kosovo Roma male teacher. A learning centre run by the NGO VoRAE is available in the village of Berivojce/Berivojcë. It is at- tended by approximately 20 Kosovo Roma Kamenica children153 and it employs two female tu- tors, one Kosovo Roma and one Kosovo Serb. The learning centre is housed with- in a temporary building lacking sufficient space, proper heating, water and sanita- tion.154

General overview and Housing and infrastructure Representation in decision Employment and social settlements making welfare All settlements where the Kosovo Roma live are located in ethnically-mixed areas The 2011 census indicates that out of The Kosovo Roma community is repre- The municipality of Kamenicë/Kamenica of the municipality and all are formal set- 36,085 residents, 240 are Kosovo Roma sented by one man in the CC and by one fulfilled the overall minimum threshold for tlements. In general, infrastructural issues and no Kosovo Ashkali or Kosovo Egyp- man in the MCSC. The positions of DMC all communities in the municipal civil ser- affecting the Kosovo Roma community in tian community members are registered and DCMAC are not mandatory in the vice; however, it failed to ensure the mini- the municipality are related to poor instal- in the municipality of Kamenicë/ Kamen- municipality as non-majority communities mum threshold for each community’s rep- 150 lations and inappropriate maintenance ica. The MOCR estimates that as of constitute less than ten per cent of its en- resentation in the municipal civil service.155 of the sewage and water supply systems, December 2018, there were 387 Kosovo tire population. One Kosovo Roma man is In this regard, there are only three Koso- poor road conditions, and inadequate Roma residents and confirms that there employed in the MOCR. vo Roma civil servants. Furthermore, one street lighting. The housing situation of were no Kosovo Ashkali or Kosovo Egyp- Kosovo Roma woman is employed at the 151 most community members is dire due to tian registered in the municipality. Mem- Education VoRAE learning centre, and one Kosovo overpopulated houses and inadequate liv- bers of the Kosovo Roma community live Roma works in the public sector.156 Addi- ing conditions, especially for those living in Kamenicë/Kamenica town, Berivojcë/ Kosovo Roma children in Kamenicë/ tionally, three Kosovo Roma men are em- Berivojce village, Leštar/Leshtare settle- in the village of Bosce/Boscë and in the 152 Kamenica municipality attend both Kosovo ployed in the Serbian curriculum school. ment of Strezoc/Strezovce village, and centre of Kamenicë/Kamenica town. curriculum primary and lower secondary Bosce/Boscë village. schools and Serbian curriculum schools. Most Kosovo Roma community members According to the information provided by make their living from collecting scrap the municipal directorate of education, 141 metal and plastic for recycling and men Kosovo Roma pupils living in Kamenicë/ are involved in seasonal work related to Kamenica town and the villages of Berivo- construction or agriculture. There are also

36 fairs within the Prime Minister’s Office. Minister’s Prime the within fairs Af- Community for Office and Return and nanced by the MinistryforCommunities fi- returnees, Roma Kosovo for houses of have beenusedfortheconstruction Seven for thereturnsprocess. Berivojce/Berivojcë plots in the ethnically mixed village of Kamenica municipalityallocated12 land Between 1January2016 and 31De the municipality. both available in health systemfacilities of Kamenicë/Kamenicanicipality uses The Kosovothe mu- in Romacommunity beg includes labour which of child cases ooo oa 1 mn 1 wmn in- dividuals returned. women) 17 men, (12 Roma Kosovo During the same period, 29 displaced repatriated tothemunicipality.were ilies fam- Roma Kosovo seven 2018, cember the number of children affected. metal orplastic,withnoreliabledata on ging or helping with of collection scrap agreement with the NGO Islamic Relief for agreement with theNGOIslamicRelief March 2017, the municipalitysigned an septic tanksarecloseto one another. In and tions astheconstructedwater wells proper water supply and sewage connec with faced issues The returneefamilies the municipalityofKamenicë/Kamenica. outside and havetotravel care facilities by a lack of adequate reproductive health- social assistance. from benefit members 54 welfare, social per informationprovided by the centrefor while,as job seekers, registered asactive 54 Kosovo Roma office, (36 men, 18 women) are employment municipal the to ing Return andrepatriation Healthcare 159 158 Women areaffected 160 TheKamenicë/ 157 Accord- 161 - - -

monitoring. 161 Informationobtainedthroughlong-term field 2019. 160 InterviewwithMOCRconductedon12March monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 159 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams 24. available. OSCEfieldteams’survey, seesupranote 158 Thereisnogenderdisaggregateddata was conductedon11July2017. 157 Interviewwiththecommunityrepresentative conducted on12March2019. 156 Interviewwiththeemploymentcentre 155 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. conducted on19July2017. 154 Interviewwithalearningcentretutorwas 153 12girlsandeightboys. was conductedon11July2017. 152 Interviewwiththecommunityrepresentative March 2019. 151 InterviewwithMOCRwasconductedon12 150 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupra note2. families. Kosovoing to the seven Romareturnee those belong – including village Berivojce water access to all thehousesinBerivojcë/ fin- ished installingwatermetersandprovided company water regional the 2018, August 15 On site. return the for system ofco-financing the construction of a water - 37 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF KAMENICË/KAMENICA 38 MUNICIPALITY OF KAMENICË/KAMENICA MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

39 However, learning centres, Romani lan- guage and culture classes, or adult educa- Municipality of tion opportunities are not available in the municipality.

Employment and social welfare

Klinë/Klina The municipality of Klinë/Klina fulfilled the minimum required threshold for all com- munities in the civil service and regarding individual community quotas, only the Kosovo Roma community is well-repre- sented in the municipal civil service.169 Ac- General overview and project implemented by the municipality the MA. Additionally, one Kosovo Roma cording to the MOCR, as of March 2019, ten Kosovo Egyptian community members settlements and the NGO VoRAE for reconstruction of and one Kosovo Egyptian civil servant some of the houses inhabited by the mem- work in the MOCR; both are men. and one Kosovo Roma member were em- ployed in the public sector – one Kosovo The 2011 census data indicates that a total bers of the three communities was execut- 166 Egyptian man in the MOCR, one Kosovo of 38,496 residents live in Klinë/Klina mu- ed in August 2018. The infrastructure Education in the municipality is generally good and Egyptian man as a professor, five Kosovo nicipality, of which 78 are Kosovo Roma, Egyptian men and one Kosovo Roma man most main roads connecting the villages Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo 85 Kosovo Ashkali and 934 Kosovo Egyp- in the Kosovo Security Force, one Kosovo 162 are asphalted. Efforts to improve the water Egyptian children are enrolled in Kosovo tians. The MOCR representatives on the Egyptian woman as a nurse, one Kosovo supply and sewage systems were under- curriculum primary and lower secondary other hand indicate that, as of December Egyptian woman as a customs official, and way as of July 2017, as all communities education. According to the director of 2018, approximately 192 Kosovo Roma, one Kosovo Egyptian woman as an official 130 Kosovo Ashkali and 1,718 Kosovo in the municipality have been facing water education, 29 Kosovo Roma, 20 Koso- 167 in the Klinë/Klina branch of the Pejë/Peć 163 shortages during the summer period. vo Ashkali and two Kosovo Egyptian pu- Egyptians were living in the municipality. Basic Court.170 Most members of the three pils attend primary and lower secondary Members of the three communities live communities continue to face challenges schools “Ismet Rraci” and “Motrat Qiriazi” in the “Mahalla/Mahala” urban area of Representation in decision in employment. The main sources of in- in Klinë/Klina town, while 33 Kosovo Klinë/Klina town, and in 20 areas across making come are temporary agricultural activities, Roma, 93 Kosovo Ashkali and 12 Koso- the municipality, including villages of cleaning, and collection of scrap metal.171 vo Egyptian pupils are enrolled in schools Berkovë/, Binxhë/Biča, Bokshiq/ Each community is represented in the CC Some income generation projects have “Motrat Qiriazi” in Zajm/Zajmovo, “Azem Bokšić, Dollovë/Dolovo, Dërsnik/Dršnik, and MCSC. Currently, one Kosovo Roma been implemented in the municipality by Bejta” in Grabanicë/Grabanica, “Tre Grabanicë/Grabanica, Jagodë/Jagoda, man, one Kosovo Ashkali woman and one international organizations, particularly Dëshmoret” satellite schools in Jashanicë/ Jashanicë/Jašanica, Klinafc/Klinavac, Res- Kosovo Egyptian woman serve on the CC. the International Organization for Migra- 164 Jašanica and Gjurgjeviku/Djurdjevik, “Isa nik, Rudicë/Rudice, and Shtupel/Štupelj. In addition, one Kosovo Roma man, one tion (IOM).172 Child labour is not report- Boletini” school in Drenoc/Drenovac and Kosovo Egyptian man and one Kosovo ed in the municipality.173 According to the a satellite location in Potërq i Poshtëm/ Housing and infrastructure Ashkali woman are serving on the MCSC. municipal employment office, 30 Kosovo Donji Petrić, “Atë Gjergj Fishta” in Jagodë/ The DMC and DCMAC positions are not Roma, 40 Kosovo Ashkali and 129 Koso- Jagoda, “Avni Zhabota” in Shtupel/Štu- According to the community representa- obligatory in the municipality as non-ma- vo Egyptian individuals are registered as pelj, “Nëna Terezë” in Budisalc/Budisavci tives and the MOCR, most members of the jority communities constitute less than ten active job seekers.174 As per the informa- village. All schools are closer than four three communities live in permanent hous- per cent of its entire population. None of tion provided by centre for social welfare, kilometres from the settlements where the es which are in good condition.165 A joint the three communities are represented in 20 Kosovo Roma, 36 Kosovo Ashkali, and members of the three communities live.168

40 long-term field teammonitoring. representative was conductedon19July2017and 167 Interviewwiththe Kosovo Egyptiancommunity monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 166 InformationbasedontheOSCE field teams representative wasconductedon 19 July2017. July 2017andtheKosovo Egyptiancommunity 165 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentatives on4 community representativeon19July 2017. conducted on4July2017andtheKosovo Egyptian 164 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativeswas 2019. with MOCRrepresentativeson8and11March 163 Nogenderbreakdownavailable;interview 162 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupranote2. Between 1January2016and31Decem face noobstaclere Egyptian communities Kosovo Roma,Kosovo AshkaliandKosovo municipality.Klinë/Klina of the Members to livingin members ofallcommunities provide services family healthcareclinics and three centre healthcare family One beneficiaries ofsocialassistance. 111 Kosovo Egyptians are registeredas turned. and one Kosovo Romaman voluntarilyre eight Kosovo Egyptian (seven men, to one woman) addition in unavailable) gation disaggre (community families 16 frame, to the municipality. During the same time repatriated been have woman) one men, (30 Egyptian Kosovo 31 and women) five men, (two Roma Kosovo seven 2018, ber from allcommunities. to women free reproductivehealthservices The municipalityprovides facilities. care lated to physical distancefromthehealth- Returns andrepatriation Healthcare 177

176 175 - - - - - conducted on8and11March2019. available; interviewwithMOCRrepresentativeswas 177 Genderandcommunitybreakdownisnot 2017. health representativewasconductedon5July 176 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof representative conductedon11March2019. 175 Interviewwiththecentreforsocialwelfare representative conductedon12March2019. 174 Interviewwiththeemploymentcentre conducted on19July2017. representative andwithaNGOwas 173 InterviewwiththeKosovo Egyptiancommunity conducted on4July2017. 172 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativeswas representative wasconductedon19July2017. 171 InterviewwiththeKosovo Egyptiancommunity conducted on8and11March2019. 170 InterviewswithMOCRrepresentativeswere 169 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. representative wasconductedon19July2017. 168 InterviewwiththeKosovo Egyptiancommunity 41 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF KLINË/KLINA 42 MUNICIPALITY OF KLINË/KLINA MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

43 Employment and social Municipality of welfare

As of July 2017, no Kosovo Roma commu- nity members in Leposavić/Leposaviq mu- nicipality were employed in the civil service and the public sector. In 2019, barring the mention of one Kosovo Roma woman who Leposavić/ was employed through a UNDP-run pro- ject,183 data on Kosovo Roma employment in the private sector was not available to municipal institutions.184 However, in July 2017, a community representative assert- ed that no members of the Kosovo Roma Leposaviq community were employed.185 Up until 31 December 2018, the employment office registered 11 Kosovo Roma (four women, seven men) unemployed individuals.186

Healthcare General overview and Mitrovica South. As of December 2018, MOCR and none are members of the MA. The Kosovo Roma in the municipality have settlements following the demolition of the military The MCSC has not been established in the base building, five families continue to live municipality. access to healthcare services in health cen- in the building owned by the Serbian Red tres in Leposavić/Leposaviq town, Lešak/ No census data is available for the mu- Leshak village and the municipality of Mi- nicipality of Leposavić/Leposaviq. Accord- Cross.179 In 2017, the MA of Leposavić/ Education Leposaviq municipality was in the process trovica/ Mitrovicë North hospital. The mu- ing to a community representative, as of nicipality of Leposavić/Leposaviq provides December 2018, 64 Kosovo Roma lived of approval of land parcels for possible According to the information provided by housing construction projects support- the municipal director of education, 16 reproductive health assistance to Kosovo in Leposavić/Leposaviq municipality, of Roma women.187 which 38 reside in Kamen and five families ed by international donor organizations; Kosovo Roma pupils attend the primary numbering 26 individuals are settled in the however, there has not been any prog- and secondary school “Leposavić” in Lep- “Leposavić/Leposaviq” collective camp in ress since. Members of the Kosovo Roma osavić/Leposaviq town and one attends Return and repatriation Leposavić/Leposaviq town.178 community from Kamen live in permanent the primary and secondary school “Sta- houses often lacking proper toilets and na Baćanin” in Lešak/Leshak village. No Between 1 January 2016 and 31 Decem- bathrooms.180 ber 2018, no Kosovo Roma were repa- Housing and infrastructure Kosovo Roma teachers are employed in the municipality of Leposavić/Leposaviq, triated to the municipality of Leposavić/ no Romani language and culture classes Leposaviq. During the same period, one Around 50 Kosovo Roma displaced fam- person, with a Kosovo Roma mother and ilies, mainly from Mitrovicë/Mitrovica Representation in decision are available, and neither are learning making centres or formal adult education.182 Kosovo Serb father, voluntarily returned South, were settled in the “Leposavić/Lep- from displacement. 188 osaviq collective camp” in a former mili- tary base from 1999 to 2010. Around 45 One Kosovo Roma man represents the families returned to their place of origin, Kosovo Roma residents in the CC.181 No mainly to “Roma Mahalla” in Mitrovicë/ members of the community work in the

44 conducted on13March2019. 188 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativewas conducted on09August2017. 187 Interviewwithamunicipalrepresentativewas representative conductedon20March2019. 186 Interviewwiththeemploymentcentre conducted on1July2017. 185 Interviewwithacommunityrepresentativewas conducted on20July2017. 184 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativewas representative conductedon20March2019. 183 Interviewwiththeemploymentcentre conducted on09August2017. 182 Interviewwithamunicipalrepresentativewas Leposavić/Leposaviq. 181 TheMCSChasnotbeenestablishedin conducted on1July2017. 180 Interviewwithacommunityrepresentativewas conducted on18March2019. 179 Interviewwithacommunityrepresentativewas conducted on18March2019. 178 Interviewwithacommunityrepresentativewas 45 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF LEPOSAVIĆ/LEPOSAVIQ 46 MUNICIPALITY OF LEPOSAVIĆ/LEPOSAVIQ MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

47 Municipality of Education According to the municipal directorate of education, five Kosovo Roma, 366 Kosovo Ashkali and two Kosovo Egyptian pupils attend five primary and lower secondary schools - “Fehmi Agani”, “Haradin Bajra- mi”, “Ismajl Luma”, “Migjeni” and “Zenel Lipjan/Lipljan Hajdini” - and two schools provide higher secondary education, namely the voca- tional school “Adem Glavica” and gymna- sium “Ulpiana.”197 All schools are within walking distance from the areas where the pupils live. No Romani language and cul- ture classes are provided, and no teachers number of Kosovo Egyptian community women. Several Kosovo Ashkali and Koso- General overview and from the three communities are employed members registered in the municipality, vo Roma families still require house re- settlements at the schools within the municipality.198 the information will detail the situation of construction, as the houses they live in are Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali com- old and their condition deteriorates. The According to the 2011 census, out of Additionally, 38 Kosovo Roma children munities. municipality has undertaken capital invest- 57,605 residents, 342 Kosovo Roma, from Janjevë/ village attend the ment projects to improve sewage networks 1,822 Kosovo Ashkali and four Kosovo Kosovo curriculum “Shtjefen Gjeqovi” and asphalting of secondary roads.195 Egyptians residents are registered in the Housing and infrastructure primary and lower secondary school and municipality of Lipjan/Lipljan.189 Accord- the Serbian curriculum “Vladimir Nazor” ing to the MOCR, 342 Kosovo Roma, The members of the three communities Representation in decision primary school.199 Pupils of the “Vladimir 1,912 Kosovo Ashkali and eight Kosovo live in permanent housing in semi-formal making Nazor” school complete secondary educa- Egyptian community members lived in the neighbourhoods and settlements; while tion in Gračanica/Graçanicë municipality, municipality as of 31 December 2018, the houses are connected to electricity, Both Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali as the municipality of Lipjan/Lipljan does while community representatives indicated water and sewage, the property titles and communities are well-represented in the not host any Serbian curriculum secondary around 390 Kosovo Roma, 2,225 Kosovo documentation have not been completed local community protection mechanisms. schools. Kosovo Roma high school pupils Ashkali and eight Kosovo Egyptian resi- by owners. Some houses require renova- One Kosovo Roma man and one Kosovo struggle to find a permanent solution for 192 dents.190 Some Kosovo Ashkali and Koso- tion due to overcrowding. For several Ashkali man are members of the MCSC, transportation to Gračanica/Graçanicë. vo Roma reside in the “Mostinë/Mostina” years prior to July 2017, families from the while only one Kosovo Roma man rep- The municipality of Lipjan/Lipljan does not neighbourhood in Lipjan/Lipljan town. three communities living in Gadime e Ulët/ resents the community in the CC.196 One provide transportation for out-of-munici- Most Kosovo Ashkali community members Donje Gadimlje, Janjevë/Janjevo and Kosovo Ashkali man is a MA member. pality schooling while Gračanica/Graçan- live in villages of Gadime e Ulët/Donje Medvec/Medvece villages have benefit- While the positions of DMC and DCMAC icë does not provide transportation for pu- Gadimlje, Hallaq i Vogël/Mali Alaš, Kon- ed from housing construction financed by are not mandatory in the municipality, they pils who do not reside in the municipality. 193 juh, Magurë/Magura and Medvec/Med- different donor organizations. In 2017, were voluntarily established by the munic- In the past, transportation has been pro- vece. Kosovo Roma community members the NGOs “Diakonia” and VoRAE, togeth- ipal leadership. Both positions are held by vided on an ad-hoc basis either by par- – apart from a small number living in Lip- er with the municipality, have provided Kosovo Ashkali men. The Kosovo Egyptian ents or by either of the municipalities. As jan/Lipljan town – mostly live in Janjevë/ construction material to 19 families for community is not represented in any of the of the 2017/2018 academic year, parents Janjevo village, whereas the Kosovo Egyp- construction of house annexes and bath- local community protection and participa- covered transportation costs on their own. 194 tian community members live in Medvec/ rooms. Construction of indoor bath- tion mechanisms. Irregular transportation is one of the lead- Medvece village.191 Considering the small rooms significantly improved the health ing factors of secondary school drop-outs condition of family members, particularly

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. and inMagure/Maguravillage. town, Lipjan/Lipljan in the municipality are alsoorganizedby education classes free ofcharge. supports them by providing the facilities directorate ofeducation and themunicipal The learningcentresarelocatedinschools Magura villages. and Medvec/Medvece Magurë/ Gadimlje, Gadime eUlët/Donje the NGO VoRAE, in Lipjan/Lipljantown, es inthelearningcentresmanaged by munity members are employed in the pub munity membersareemployedin in healthcare and approximately five com- one Kosovoservice, civil Ashkaliwoman man isemployedinthemunicipal Ashkali lic sectorascleaners. seasonal agricultural work. seasonal – mostlyboys –assistingtheirparents in children labour arereportedbesides child Approximately 250 pupils 250 Approximately cannot affordtopayfortransportation. that mostparents given village, vë/Janjevo among Kosovo RomacommunityinJanje . munity representationinthemunicipalciv the minimumthresholdforoverallcom- fulfilled Lipjan/Lipljan of municipality The quotas remain unfulfilled. remain quotas although individualcommunity il service, formal economicactivities. gaged in either formalemploymentorin- al constructionwork.Womenare noten- while younger men arehiredforseason- agricultural work, ic activityandseasonal – areengagedininformaleconom- men and Kosovo– mainly communities Ashkali challenge. Membersof the Kosovo Roma Access to private sector jobs remains a welfare Employment andsocial 201 Two-year adult formal 204

200 203 205 206 attend class One Kosovo No cases of OneKosovo 202

- - - - laq i Vogël/Mali Alas. Vogël/Mali i laq by a Kosovo Ashkaliinthe village Hal- in Lipjan/Lipljantown, and another run such asa garage runby a Kosovo Roma ects. Somehaveproventobesustainable, proj- generation income from benefitted from thethreecommunities individuals e, 5 oe) omnt members were repatriated to the municipality. community women) 35 (39 men, Roma Kosovo 74 and women) 136 men, (149 Ashkali Kosovo 285 2018, ber Between 1January2016and31Decem women. ductive healthassistanceisprovided to and Kosovo Egyptian communities. Repro bers of the Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali inhabited by mem- town andthevillages Lipjan/Lipljan both in distance, accessible are located within ities. Medicalfacilities to munities haveaccess healthcare facil- Both women and men from the threecom - Roma community. ing programmesdedicatedtotheKosovo municipality, isemployedby RTK1, host Roma woman anchor, originally fromthe voluntarily returned tothemunicipality. community membersfrom the regionhave displaced women) six men, (two Ashkali period, eightKosovoDuring thesame Roma familiesreceivesocialassistance. Kosovo 25 and Ashkali Kosovo 220 that while thecentreforsocialwelfarereports are registeredasunemployed, residents women) ten and men (13 Ashkali Kosovo 23 and women) two and men (four Roma Kosovo six office, employment municipal Healthcare Return andrepatriation 210

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conducted on6July 2017. 208 Interviewwiththe MOCRrepresentativewas monitoring, currentasof15 March2019. 207 InformationbasedontheOSCE field teams conducted on19July2017. 206 InterviewwithaNGOrepresentative was was conductedon6July2017. 205 Interviewwithtwocommunityrepresentatives representative on9March2019. 204 Interviewwiththeregionalemploymentcentre 203 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. 2017. education representativewasconductedon7July 202 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof representative wasconductedon19July2017. 201 Interviewwiththelearningcentre cent girls. 200 Approximately50percentboysand situated inthesamebuilding. 199 Whiletheseareseparateschoolsthey 2017. education representativewasconductedon7July 198 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof education representativeon7July2017. available; interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof 197 Nofiguresorgenderbreakdownwere for thedecisiononestablishmentofCC. Administration hasnotissuedanyreviewoflegality its seatinCC.TheMinistryofLocal Governance in thepolicyandfinancecommitteegaveup the positionofDMCandDCMAC, andoneseat agreement, Kosovo Ashkalicommunityreceived elected forasecondterm.Aspartofthecoalition Democratic League ofKosovo (LDK)whowasre- agreement withthenmayorImriAhmetiof Ashkali communityleaderssignedcoalition 196 Following the2017localelections,Kosovo monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 195 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams representative on6July2017 was conductedon6July2017andwithMOCR 194 Interviewwithtwocommunityrepresentatives monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 193 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 192 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams MOCR representativeon13March2019. were conductedon8and9March2019with 191 Interviewwiththreecommunityrepresentatives MOCR representativeon13March2019. were conductedon8and9March2019with 190 Interviewwiththreecommunityrepresentatives 189 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupranote 2. conducted on8March2019. 212 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativewas conducted on8March2019. 211 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativewas 2017. health representativewasconductedon11July 210 Interviewwiththemunicipaldepartmentof social welfareconductedon9March2019. per familynotavailable;interviewwithcentrefor 209 Genderbreakdownandnumberofmembers 49 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF LIPJAN/LIPLJAN 50 MUNICIPALITY OF LIPJAN/LIPLJAN MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

51 (23 men and 11 women) are registered as active job seekers with the municipal em- Municipality of ployment office, while two Kosovo Roma families with ten members in total re- ceive social assistance.221 The economy of Mamuşa/Mamushë/Mamuša municipality is mainly based on small-scale farming Mamuşa/ and trade activities. Some 800 registered private businesses operate in the munici- pality.

Healthcare Mamushë/Mamuša Mamuşa/Mamushë/Mamuša has one municipal family health centre. For more complex health issues, residents go to Priz- ren Regional Hospital. All communities have access to health care and all health facilities. The municipality provides free General overview and Representation in decision sues preventing children from accessing reproductive health assistance to women 216 222 settlements making schools. Romani language and culture from the three communities. classes are not available in schools and 217 The municipality of Mamuşa/Mamushë/ The Kosovo Roma community is represent- neither are adult formal classes. Return and reintegration Mamuša covers an area of approximately ed in the CC and the MCSC by one man 11 km². According to the 2011 Census, in each mechanism. One member of the Employment and social According to the MOCR, two Kosovo 5,507 residents are registered in the mu- Kosovo Roma community is employed in welfare Roma families family with ten members in nicipality of Mamuşa/Mamushë/Mamuša, the MOCR and the community is not rep- total were repatriated to the municipality out of which 39 are Kosovo Roma, and resented in the MA. The position of the The municipality of Mamuşa/Mamushë/ between January 2017 and August 2019. 12 are Kosovo Ashkali.213 However, ac- DMC is filled by a Kosovo Albanian and Mamuša has not fulfilled the minimum No members of the two communities vol- cording to the MOCR, 75 Kosovo Roma DCMAC is not mandatory in the munici- overall threshold for all communities, as untarily returned to the municipality from 223 and no Kosovo Ashkali currently reside in pality. well as the individual community quotas displacement during the same period. Mamuşa/Mamushë/Mamuša (with further for the Kosovo Roma communities for em- 55 registered in the municipality but resid- Education ployment in the municipal civil service.218 214 ing outside of Kosovo). Agriculture is the main informal economic 213 Kosovo Agency for Statistics, see supra note 2. According to the information provided by activity for members of the Kosovo Roma 214 Interview with the MOCR representative took Housing and infrastructure the municipal directorate of education, community in the rural areas, while in place on 17 September 2019. the urban area some community mem- 215 Interview with the municipal directorate of eight Kosovo Roma pupils are enrolled education representative took place on 7 October The housing situation and general infra- in primary and lower secondary schools bers work in private companies or per- 2019. 219 structure in the municipality of Mamuşa/ “Ataturk” and “Anadollu”.215 Schools are form seasonal work. According to the 216 Interview with a community representative took Mamushë/Mamuša is generally satisfac- located between one to two kilometres MOCR, while no community members place on 17 September 2019. are employed in the public sector, five are 217 Interview with the municipal directorate tory. Housing is not considered to be an from the areas where members of the of education representative took place on 17 immediate need for the vast majority of communities live and according to com- employed in the private sector, as of De- September 2019. 220 members of the Kosovo Roma community. munities representatives there are no is- cember 2018. In total, 34 Kosovo Roma 218 OSCE Report, see supra note 8.

52 place on17September2019. 223 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativetook 222 OSCEfieldteammonitoring. took placeon17September2019. interview withcentreforsocialwelfarerepresentative 221 Nogenderdisaggregateddataavailable; place on17September2019. 220 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativetook 219 September 2019. representative tookplaceon17 Interviewwithacommunity 53 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF MAMUŞA/MAMUSHË/MAMUŠA Mitrovicë North and negative security per- ceptions leads to a high rate of drop-outs Municipality of of Kosovo Roma pupils.232 Of note, all five schools attended solely by Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali pupils share the prem- ises with “Branko Radičević” school. Mitrovica/Mitrovicë According to information received through an interview with a community represen- tative, none of the school-aged children of the Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali families residing in the apartment building in Mikronaselje/Kodra e Minatorëve are North currently attending school.233 Employment and social welfare

General information and Housing and infrastructure MOCR227, MCSC or DMC in Mitrovica/ All Kosovo Roma families residing in the settlements Mitrovicë North. However, the municipality apartment building in Mikronaselje/Kodra In 2013, Norwegian Church Aid and US- has established the position of DCMAC.228 e Minatorëve currently receive social assis- tance, and thus are not engaged in gain- No official data on the population in Mitro- AID funded the construction of a three sto- ful employment.234 Of the Kosovo Ashkali vica/Mitrovicë North is available. However, ry apartment building situated in the mixed Education community, it is known to field teams that a 2018 OSCE report on Municipal Profiles community neighbourhood of Mikronasel- one man works at the municipal waste estimates that in 2010, the municipality je/Kodra e Minatorëve. Alongside Kosovo Seven primary schools in Mitrovica/Mitro- company, one woman works in the Ser- had a population of 29,460. This included Roma, members of the Kosovo Albanian, vicë North are attended by 365 Kosovo Kosovo Serb, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali pupils, of which bia-run regional hospital and one man 200 Kosovo Roma and 40 Kosovo Ashka- 235 229 works for the Serbian Red Cross. One li.224 According to interviews with communi- Bosniak communities reside in the neigh- 290 reside in Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South. Kosovo Roma man works for the OSCE. ty representatives, as of November 2019, borhood. The building contains six two and Five of these schools; “Veljko Banašević”, there are approximately 86 Kosovo Roma three bedroom apartments, five of which “Predrag i Miodrag Mihajlović”, “Desanka and Kosovo Ashkali community members are inhabited by Kosovo Roma families.226 Maksimović”, “Dositej Obradović”, and Healthcare residing in the municipality.225 According The families moved into the building after “Vlado Ćetković”, are solely attended by to the interviews, most Kosovo Roma live the closure of displaced persons camps Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali pupils Healthcare is provided for free at the Ser- in the mixed community neighbourhood of Osterode and Česmin Lug/Cesminlukë, which, consist of a total of 352 pupils.230 bia-run regional hospital of Mitrovica/Mi- Mikronaselje/Kodra e Minatorëve, with five both of which were located within Mitrovi- The additional 13 Kosovo Roma and Koso- trovicë North. Kosovo Roma families residing in a new- ca/Mitrovicë North town. vo Ashkali pupils attend the non-solely ly constructed apartment building in that Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Askhali schools Return and repatriation neighbourhood. Other members of the Representation in decision of “Branko Radičević” and “Sveti Sava”.231 Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali commu- making All of the schools are Serbian curriculum No community members returned from nity reside in different places throughout the schools and are situated in Mitrovica/Mi- displacement between 1 January 2016 municipality, including the Bosniak Mahal- Neither the Kosovo Roma nor Kosovo trovicë North town. The irregular transport and 31 December 2018. Likewise, no la, Brdjani/Kroi i Vitakut and /Suh- Ashkali community is currently represent- of pupils between the municipalities of community members were repatriated to 236 odoll neighborhoods. ed in the CC. Furthermore, there is no Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South and Mitrovica/ the municipality in the same period. 54 November 2019. 236 Interviewwithmunicipalrepresentativeon18 2019. Ashkali representative,conductedon11November 235 InformationbasedoninterviewwithKosovo 2019. residing inthebuilding, conductedon11November 234 InterviewwithKosovo Romarepresentative November 2019. residing intheapartmentcomplex;conductedon11 233 InterviewwithKosovo Romarepresentative monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 232 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams 231 Ibid. no disaggregateddatawasprovided. Education, ScienceandTechnological Development; 230 InformationprovidedbytheSerbianMinistryof 2018. South municipalactioncommitteereportoftheyear 229 InformationbasedonMitrovicë/Mitrovica DCMAC mandatory. the positionsofDMCand population andthusmake communities constitutemorethantenpercentofthe population figures,itishardtoknowifnon-majority 228 Sincethereisnoofficialdataregarding legislation. office isnotofficiallyestablishedasperrelevant 227 Whilemunicipalofficersfilltheseroles,the conducted on11November2019. representative residingintheapartmentcomplex; Kosovo Serbfamily. InterviewwithKosovo Roma 226 Thesixthapartmentisinhabitedbya community. unable todisaggregatethisdataeachindividual 86 membersofbothcommunities,theywere November 2019.Whileinterlocutorsestimated Ashkali representatives,allconductedon11 225 InterviewswithKosovo RomaandKosovo osce.org/mission-in-kosovo/122119. North MunicipalProfile, availableathttps://www. 224 OSCEMissioninKosovo, Mitrovica/Mitrovicë 55 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF MITROVICA/MITROVICË NORTH Representation in decision Municipality of making

Only the Kosovo Ashkali community is rep- resented with one man sitting in the CC and one in the MCSC. No members of the two communities work in the MOCR Mitrovica/Mitrovicë or sit in the MA. The positions of the DMC and the DCMAC are not obligatory as non-majority communities constitute less than ten per cent of the entire municipal South population. Education

According to the municipal director of ed- ucation, eight Kosovo Roma and 56 Koso- vo Ashkali pupils attend Kosovo curricu- town. Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali of the sewage system is also an issue in General information and lum primary and lower secondary schools communities have historically inhabited “Roma Mahalla.” settlements “Andon Zako Çajupi”, “Bedri Gjinaj” and this area. As a result of the 1999 con- “Aziz Sylejmani” located in Mitrovicë/Mi- flict, the majority of inhabitants fled from The “2 Korriku/Sitničko Naselje” is locat- The 2011 census indicates that out of trovica South town.246 71,909 registered residents in the munic- the “Roma Mahalla” and many settled ed in the centre of Mitrovicë/Mitrovica in the displaced persons camps of Os- South town. It is a densely populated and ipality of Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South, 528 Schools in the municipality of Mitrovicë/ terode and Česmin Lug/Cesminlukë. In mixed neighbourhood, historically inhab- are Kosovo Roma, 647 Kosovo Ashkali Mitrovica South do not provide Romani 2003, the process of closure of the camps ited by the Kosovo Albanian and Kosovo and six Kosovo Egyptians.237 The MOCR language classes. No teachers from the was initiated with support of internation- Ashkali communities. The majority of the estimated that, as of July 2017, around two communities are employed in the mu- al institutions and organizations242 and in Kosovo Ashkali families in “2 Korriku/ 400 Kosovo Roma and 1,000 Kosovo nicipality of Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South, and co-operation with the Mitrovicë/Mitrovica Sitničko Naselje” own their permanent Ashkali lived in the municipality and con- no formal adult classes are available.247 firmed that no Kosovo Egyptians resided South municipality. Between 2003 and houses with the exception of a few fami- 2014, the support for gradual return to lies who constructed their houses on mu- in the municipality.238 Members of the One learning centre operates in the the “Roma Mahalla” led to a steady in- nicipal land without a permit. Overall, the Kosovo Roma community reside mainly “Roma Mahalla” area under the man- crease of the Kosovo Roma and Kosovo infrastructure and access to services in the in the “Roma Mahalla” area of Mitrovicë/ agement of the NGO “Roma and Ashka- Ashkali population and improvements in neighbourhood is fairly good and include Mitrovica South together with Kosovo Ash- li Documentation Center.” It is financially the settlement’s infrastructure. The “Roma public lighting, waste disposal and col- kali,239 whereas the Kosovo Ashkali com- supported by the Danish Refugee Council, Mahalla” housing infrastructure comprises lection, electricity, water and sewage net- munity also resides in “2 Korriku/Sitničko while the Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South munic- private single-family permanent houses,243 work. The road infrastructure, however, is Naselje”,240 and Shipol/Šipolje urban ipality provides the premises and wood for collective apartments244 and individual ter- in a very poor condition. Due to damaged quarters.241 heating during winter.248 A total number raced houses.245 Access to services, elec- river banks and a malfunctioning sewage of 417 children benefit from the learning tricity, water and waste collection is func- pipe system, the neighbourhood has also centre programmes.249 As of July 2017, Housing and infrastructure tional in “Roma Mahalla”. However, due suffered from recurrent flooding from the the learning centre faces issues with the to non-payment of utility bills, utility com- river —resulting in flood damage to Kosovo Property Comparison and Verifica- The “Roma Mahalla” is located close to panies have performed several collective houses and the evacuation of families. tion Agency disputing the ownership of the the centre of the Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South water and electricity cuts. The functioning 56 y “Uniteti”. ny employed bytheregionalwastecompa- Roma andKosovoare temporarily Ashkali works asasecurityguard and fourKosovo December 2018, one Kosovo Ashkali man pair services on demand. pair services re providing informally, work Mahalla” “Roma of inhabitants ten around dition, In ad- Documentation Centre. Ashkali and onefortheRoma gee Council, Roma womanworksfortheDanishRefu- Danish RefugeeCouncil.Also,oneKosovo li DocumentationCentre,andoneforthe the MOCR,oneforRomaandAshka- works for thePostAshkali Telekom, onefor community quotas are not fulfilled. although individual service, municipal civil for overall communityrepresentationinthe threshold minimum the fulfilled has South The municipalityofMitrovicë/Mitrovica are self-employed andprovidewood-cut are self-employed Naselje” Korriku/Sitničko “2 the in living ty of employed Kosovo Ashkalimembers ing women. tailoring andhandicrafttrainings target vo cational training, includinghairdressing, various offer International” Women for “Women and Kosova Caritas Council, Refugee Danish YouthCentre”, “Diakonie as NGOs, such International andlocal ting work,carandhouserepairservices. girls beg.girls usually collectrecyclable materials and children areengaged in child labour. Boys (77 women, 110 men), and four Kosovo four and men), 110 women, (77 Ashkali Kosovo 187 men), 107 women, employment office, 188 Kosovo Roma (81 this dispute. is mediating The municipality premises. welfare Employment andsocial 255 250 254 According to the municipal to themunicipal According 252 An unspecified number of number unspecified An Furthermore, oneKosovo 253 Themajori- 251 Asof - - - - Kosovo Ashkalicommunities. cluding thosefromtheKosovo Romaand to allwomen,in- tive healthassistance programme ofreproduc- comprehensive tamination. ment to those affectedby the leadcon- ed campaignstotestandprovidetreat conduct South directorateofhealthhave the municipalityofMitrovicë/Mitrovica with tional organizationsinco-operation repatriated to themunicipality. Kosovo Ashkali communitymemberswere 111 and Roma Kosovo 37 2018, cember Between 1January2016 and 31 De Hospital. Familyand theRegional HealthCentre andavailableintheMain easily accessible are however,services neighbourhood; the are availableoutsideofthe care services In the “2 Korriku/Sitničko Naselje,” health- by the Family HealthClinic. In “Roma Mahalla”, healthcare is provided ceive socialassistance. Kosovo Roma and 126 Kosovo Ashkali re the centre for social welfare reports that 15 while are registeredasactivejobseekers, residents men) two women, (two Egyptian lies (comprising seven members) seven (comprising lies the sameperiod, two Kosovo Roma fami- idents. res Mahalla” “Roma the of majority the the displacedpersonscampsstillaffect lated issues linkedto lead exposure in request to return and were awaiting land awaiting were and return to request er, 31 displaced families havesubmitted a howev- municipality; the to returned tarily Healthcare Return andrepatriation 258 260 In this context, several interna- Inthiscontext,several The municipalityprovidesa 259 256 257 261 Health-re 262 263 During volun------was conductedon 28June2017. 250 Interviewwitha learning centrerepresentative June 2017. learning centrerepresentativewas conductedon28 249 219boysand198girls.Interview witha 2017. education representativewasconducted on4July 248 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorate of 2017. education representativewasconductedon4July 247 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof 2017. education representativewasconductedon4July 246 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof Mercy Corp. 245 Constructedbetween2009and2014by Danish RefugeeCouncilandMercyCorps. 244 Constructedbetween2006and2008bythe conflict. which ownedlandintheRomaMahallabefore Council andNorwegianChurchAidforfamilies 243 Constructedin2003–2004byDanishRefugee UNHCHR andothers. Rights, EuropeanRomaRightsCentre,OSCE, 242 CouncilofEurope’sCommissionerforHuman March 2019. community representativewasconductedon13 comprising 45members;interviewwitha 241 Estimated12Kosovo Ashkalifamilies March 2019. community representativewasconductedon13 comprising 270members;interviewwitha 240 Estimated56Kosovo Ashkalifamilies conducted on13March2019. interview withacommunityrepresentativewas families withanunknownnumberofmembers; comprising 258membersand187Kosovo Ashkali 239 Estimated43Kosovo Romafamilies disaggregation. the “RomaMahalla”, withoutprovidingfurther Roma andKosovo Ashkalifamiliesresidedin families residedinShipol/Šipolje,and230Kosovo “2 Korriku/Sitničko Naselje”,15Kosovo Ashkali that around65Kosovo Ashkalifamiliesresidedin conducted on8March2019,theMOCRindicated was conductedon06July2017.Inaninterview 238 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentative 237 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupra note2. of March2019. as allocation orotherformsofassistance 264 conducted on6July2017. interview withtheMOCRrepresentativewas 264 Nofurtherdisaggregationisavailable; conducted on14March2019. 263 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativewas conducted on14March2019. interview withtheMOCRrepresentativewas 262 Nofurtherdisaggregationisavailable; 2017. health representativewasconductedon10July 261 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof conducted on6July2017. 260 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativewas monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 259 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams monitoring. lead contamination;OSCEfieldteamlong-term municipalities weresufferingfromhighlevelof Mitrovica/Mitrovicë NorthandZvečan/Zveçan Roma communitydisplacedinthecamps it becameevidentthatmembersoftheKosovo samples examinationconductedbytheWHO, 258 In2005,followingtheresultsofsoil conducted on6July2017. 257 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativewas 2019. centre forsocialwelfareconductedon14March 256 Interviewswiththeemploymentcentreand conducted on28June2017. 255 InterviewwithanNGOrepresentativewas monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 254 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 253 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams representative wasconductedon14March2019. 252 Interviewwiththeemploymentcentre 251 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. 57 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF MITROVICA/MITROVICË SOUTH 58 MUNICIPALITY OF MITROVICA/MITROVICË SOUTH MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

59 pupils attend secondary schools in the villages of Gornje Kusce/Kufcë e Epërme Municipality of and Koretište/Koretishtë. As the second- ary schools attended by Kosovo Roma are located about 20 km away from the Kosovo Roma settlement in the Bostane/ Bostan village, all Kosovo Roma students are provided transport by the Serbian cur- Novo Brdo/ 271 riculum schools. As of April 2017, the learning centre, supported by the NGO VoRAE, started to function in the premis- es of “Miladin Popović” school in Bostane/ Bostan village. The learning centre pro- Novobërdë vides catch-up classes and is attended by approximately 14 Kosovo Roma chil- dren.272 The learning centre also employs two Kosovo Roma tutors.273 Since October 2018, the department of education has General overview and of 13 houses for Kosovo Roma families in main road, constructed pavements and in- allowed the use of the kindergarten prem- settlements Bostane/Bostan village. This significantly stalled street lights in Bostane/Bostan vil- ises for extracurricular activities. The learn- improved living conditions for the commu- lage, but most side streets remain to be ing centre had previously faced difficulties 270 in conducting extra-curricular activities According to the 2011 census, 6,729 nity members, despite the houses lacking gravelled. 268 with Kosovo Roma pupils due to a lack of residents are registered in Novo Brdo/ thermal insulation. Water supply had 269 appropriate premises. Novobërdë municipality, of which 63 are been unreliable until recently. In 2016, Representation in decision Kosovo Roma and three Kosovo Ashka- the municipality signed a memorandum making li.265 No Kosovo Egyptians were recorded of understanding with the regional water Employment and social in the municipality. The MOCR reported company “Hidromorava” for the mainte- The Kosovo Roma community is represent- welfare that there are 67 Kosovo Roma residents nance and management of water systems ed by one man in the CC while the MCSC in the municipality while the Kosovo Roma in the Novo Brdo/Novobërdë municipali- is yet to be established in Novo Brdo/ Municipality of Novo Brdo/Novobërdë has representative claimed that the communi- ty. However, “Hidromorava” did not take Novobërdë municipality. The positions of not fulfilled the overall minimum threshold ty had 62 members.266 The Kosovo Roma full responsibility for service provision until DMC and DCMAC are mandatory; how- for community representation in the civil community is concentrated in the ethni- February 2019, due to residents’ accumu- ever, the Kosovo Roma community does service; however, it fulfilled the individual cally mixed village of Bostane/Bostan. Ac- lated electricity debts. not constitute the largest community in a quota for the Kosovo Roma community.274 cording to the MOCR and a Kosovo Roma numerical minority in the municipality. No Six Kosovo Roma community members are community representative, despite the On 20 February 2019, an official signing Kosovo Roma are employed in the MOCR. employed in the public sector: one female census data indications, no Kosovo Ash- and handover ceremony was held be- cleaning lady, one male cleaner, one male tween Novo Brdo/Novobërdë mayor, vil- kali lives in the municipality of Novo Brdo/ Education security guard, one male policeman, in Novobërdë.267 lage leaders from six affected villages, and addition, one woman and one man are the director of “Hidromorava.” Residents employed by NGO VoRAE.275 welcomed the handover and hope to have According to the information provided by Housing and infrastructure the municipal directorate of education, 19 affordable potable water available to all Access to private sector employment re- local families. Kosovo Roma pupils attend a Serbian cur- In 2009 and 2010, the Office for Commu- riculum “Miladin Popović” primary school mains a challenge; some members of the Kosovo Roma community engage in infor- nity Affairs (OCA) financed the construction The municipality recently reconstructed the in Bostane/Bostan. Some Kosovo Roma 60 268 InterviewwithKosovo Romacommunity Roma community representativeon28July2017. conducted on10 July2017,interviewwithKosovo 267 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentative was March 2019. Kosovo Roma representativewasconductedon11 266 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentative and 265 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupranote2. untary returns. to the municipality, and there werenovol- one Kosovo Romawoman wasrepatriated 2018, December 31 and 2016 January 1 by theMOCR.Between were registered from themunicipalityafter1999 members of KosovoNo casesofdisplacement Roma municipality ofNovoBrdo/Novobërdë. ty affects womenofallcommunitiesinthe for womeninthemunicipali care services ty. In addition, the lack of adequate health- Pasjan villageinParteš/Partesh municipali Pasjane/ in and Gračanica/Graçanicë, in have to travel to the Serbia-run hospitals the residents rious medicalinterventions, se more for however, Brdo/Novobërdë; Novo in from bothsystems services care nity fromthemunicipalityfamilyhealth- Members oftheKosovo Romacommu- lection ofscrapmetal/plastic. extent –thecol- labour and–toalesser mal activities,includingseasonalmanual receive socialassistance. welfare, 11Kosovosocial Romamembers for according tothecentre while seekers, are registeredasactivejob individuals (five men and three women) Kosovo Roma eight office, employment municipal to ing Return andrepatriation Healthcare 279 277

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conducted on11March2019. 279 InterviewwithMOCRrepresentativewas Directorate ofHealthon26July2017. 278 InterviewwitharepresentativeoftheMunicipal representative tookplaceon11March2019. 277 Interviewwiththeemploymentcentre representative wasconductedon25July2017. 276 InterviewwithKosovo Romacommunity 275 InterviewwithMOCRon10July2017. 274 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. 273 Onewomanandoneman. 272 Eightgirlsandsixboys. representative wasconductedon25July2017. 271 InterviewwithKosovo Romacommunity monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 270 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 269 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams representative wasconductedon25July2017. 61 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF NOVO BRDO/NOVOBËRDË 62 MUNICIPALITY OF NOVO BRDO/NOVOBËRDË MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

63 Municipality of Education According to the information provided by the municipal directorate of education, 161 Kosovo Ashkali pupils attend the Kosovo curriculum “Ibrahim ”, “Is- majl Dumoshi”and “Pandeli Sotiri” prima- ry and lower secondary schools in Obiliq/ Obiliq/Obilić Obilić town and Plemetin/Plemetina area, as well as “Fazli Grajqevci” and “” primary and lower secondary schools in Milloshevë/Miloševo. Addition- ally, 163 Kosovo Roma pupils attend the Serbian curriculum “Sveti Sava”’ primary and secondary school in Plemetin/Plemet- ed through contributions of the OSCE, General overview and Housing and infrastructure ina and “Dositej Obradović” primary and Embassy of Luxembourg, Caritas Lux- settlements secondary school in Carrovodice/Crkvena embourg and the municipality of Obiliq/ The majority of members of the Kosovo Vodica. Around 15 Kosovo Roma pupils Obilić, following the donors’ conference The 2011 census indicates that out of Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyp- also attend the “Branko Radičević” prima- organized by the OSCE in October 2017. 21,549 residents registered in the munic- tian communities live in Plemetin/Plemet- ry and secondary school in Obiliq/Obilić Despite this reconstruction, problems with ipality, 661 are Kosovo Roma, 578 are ina area, in two social housing buildings town.285 No teachers from the three com- the water, sewage and electricity persist. Kosovo Ashkali and 27 are Kosovo Egyp- and a return site with permanent houses munities teach in the municipality, and no tians.280 According to the MOCR, around constructed as part of the Return and Re- Romani language and culture classes are 1,100 Kosovo Roma, 550 Kosovo Ashkali integration – Kosovo (RRK) project phases Representation in decision provided. and 25 Kosovo Egyptians lived in the mu- I, II, III, IV and V. The municipality, with the making nicipality as of December 2018.281 The support of USAID, gravelled the roads in The NGO “Balkan Sunflowers” runs two variance in figures can be due to anin- Plemetin/Plemetina. Members of the three The three communities are well represent- learning centres in Plemetin/Plemetina crease in repatriated persons and return- communities living in other areas of the ed in the municipal communities’ protec- providing educational activities in both the ees arriving to the municipality.282 municipality generally live in permanent tion mechanisms. One Kosovo Ashkali Albanian and Serbian languages. The mu- houses without major infrastructural is- man and one Kosovo Egyptian man are nicipality provides facilities free of charge Members of the Kosovo Roma, Kosovo sues. members of the CC chaired by a Koso- and also provides firewood for heating Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptian communities vo Roma man. Two Kosovo Roma men in the winter season for the learning cen- are largely concentrated around Plemetin/ The social housing buildings suffer from a are members of the MCSC. None of the tres.286 Approximately 100 children attend Plemetina village, while the remainder is number of infrastructural issues, including three communities are represented in the the Albanian-language learning centre,287 scattered across the municipality in the vil- problems with water and electricity supply MA. One Kosovo Roma man is employed while the Serbian-language learning lages of Carrovodice/Crkvena Vodica and as well as with the sewage network. The in the MOCR. The positions of DMC and centre is attended by approximately 120 Milloshevë/ Miloševo and the “Azitoku” poor condition of one of the social hous- DCMAC are not mandatory as communi- Kosovo Roma children.288 Formal adult and “Elektrobartja” neighbourhoods of ing buildings deteriorated further in Sep- ties in a numerical minority constitute less education classes are offered in the “Ibra- Obiliq/Obilić town.283 tember 2017, when strong winds exacer- than ten per cent of total residents in the him Rugova” primary and lower secondary bated the damage of an already frail roof municipality. The municipality established school, and are attended by members of which had been partially destroyed during the position of DMC upon good political the Kosovo Ashkali community.289 two fire incidents in the past. In December will of the municipal leadership; however, 2017 and January 2018, the roof of the the post is not held by the Kosovo Roma social housing building was reconstruct- community.284 64 total, 130 Kosovo Roma LabourWelfare andSocial and UNDP. In through programmes oftheMinistry cycling, bricklaying, andstorageofgoods Kosovo areemployedinmetalre Ashkali of July2017, seven Kosovo Romaandfour activities.As ment orininformaleconomic are notengagedineitherformalemploy cutting and garbage Womencollection. of scrapmetal, wood as collection such activity economic informal are engagedin kali and Kosovo Egyptian communities Men fromtheKosovo Roma, Kosovo Ash- cleaners. with theMOCRandtwo women workas employed inthepublicsector-oneman vo Ashkali filled. Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptians are not ful- Kosovo Roma, Kosovo for quotas munity com- minimum the however communities; the overall minimumthresholdfor all fulfilled Obiliq/Obilić of municipality The kali andthree Kosovo Egyptian individuals office, 165 Kosovo Roma, 80 Kosovo Ash- employment according tothemunicipal in Plemetin/Plemetina village. Plemetin/Plemetina in come fromthesocialhousing buildings gaged than girls.Most children involved activity areavailable,more boysareen- the numbersof children involvedinsuch Priština municipality.no estimatesof While bage or begging in the streetsofPrishtinë/ port with thecollectionof gar their families sup communities from thethree children The GIZ. and UNDP by implemented ects ed from variousincomegeneration proj- benefit men KosovoRoma three past, the In office. employment municipal the with welfare Employment andsocial 290 Three Kosovo Roma residents are 292 are registered as job seekers areregisteredasjobseekers 291 and62Koso 293 Finally, ------the municipality. returned voluntarilyto vo Egyptian families Koso five and Ashkali, Kosovo 41 Roma, 2016 and 31 December 2018, 98 Kosovo 2017. repatriat between 2014and ed tothemunicipality were individuals 500 around approximately 90 households comprising available from this municipality, was although, data repatriation no 2018, cember Between 1January2016 and 31De to womenfromthethreecommunities. vides freereproductivehealthassistance tian communities.Themunicipalitypro Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyp of theKosovoeas inhabitedbymembers distance toar located withinaccessible are facilities Medical beneficiaries. equal and both genders are healthcare facilities to access have communities three All families receivesocialassistance. five Egyptian and Kosovo families, Ashkali 193 Kosovo63 Kosovo Romafamilies, the centre for social welfarereported that while are registeredasactivejobseekers, education representative wasconductedon24July 286 Interviewwiththe municipaldirectorateof monitoring, currentasof15 March2019. 285 InformationbasedontheOSCE field teams 284 TheDMCisaKosovo Serb. conducted on21July2017. 283 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentative was monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 282 InformationbasedontheOSCE field teams conducted on12March2019. 281 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativewas 280 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupranote2. Return andrepatriation Healthcare 296 Whereas, between 1January Whereas, 297

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------representative wasconductedon12March2019. breakdown available.InterviewwiththeMOCR 297 Nonumberofindividualsnorgender was conductedon12March,2019. available. InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentative 296 Nogenderorcommunitybreakdownis 2017. health representativewasconductedon25July 295 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof conducted on11Marchand132019. and thecentreforsocialwelfarewere,respectively, is available.Interviewswiththeemploymentcentre data andnoinformationonmembersoffamilies 294 Nogenderandcommunitydisaggregated conducted on24July2017. 293 InterviewwithaNGOrepresentativewas 292 54menandeightwomen. 291 104menand26women. 290 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. 2017. education representativewasconductedon24July 289 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof was conductedon24July2017. 288 Interviewwithalearningcentrerepresentative 2017. education representativewasconductedon24July 287 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof 2017. 65 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF OBILIQ/OBILIĆ 66 MUNICIPALITY OF OBILIQ/OBILIĆ MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

67 Brestovik/Brestovik, Çallapek/Celopek, Gllogjan/Glođane, Kliçinë/Klinčina, Lox- Municipality of hë/Ljoða, Lubeniq/Ljubenić, Nabërgjan/ Nabrde, Novosellë/Novoselo, Orasje, Poçestë/PočešćeQyshk/Čuška, Raushiq/ Rašić, Ruhot/Ruhot, Treboviq/Trebović, Trestenik/Trstenik, Vitomiricë/Vitomirica, Zahaq/Zahać, and Zllapek/Zlopek, some Pejë/Peć of which are also attended by pupils from Katundi i Ri/, Qungur/Ćungur, Nakëll/Naklo, and Rosujë/Rosuje. The main challenges related to education the Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptians face in the municipality of Pejë/ Peć are the high incidence of school drop- General overview and Housing and infrastructure man represent their communities in the CC which, is chaired by a Kosovo Egyptian outs and non-attendance. According to settlements community representatives, this is mainly Most members of the Kosovo Roma, Koso- man. The Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Egyp- due to poor economic situation of the three vo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptian commu- tian communities are represented with one The 2011 census data indicates that out communities.301 No Romani language and nities live in permanent houses. Although man each in the MCSC. The same Koso- of 96,450 residents registered in the mu- culture classes are offered at schools in the houses are old, the condition of most vo Roma man and Kosovo Egyptian man nicipality of Pejë/Peć, 993 are Kosovo the municipality. No representatives of the of the houses and infrastructure are in work for the MOCR. There are no repre- Roma, 143 are Kosovo Ashkali and 2,700 three communities teach at schools in the 298 good condition. Most roads are asphalt- sentatives from the three communities in are Kosovo Egyptians. According to municipality.302 No learning centres oper- ed and the access to electricity and water the MA; between 2013 and 2017, one the MOCR, the number of Kosovo Roma, ate in the municipality either.303 Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptian com- supply is generally good. While a part of Kosovo Egyptian man was an MA mem- the sewage system has been built and the ber. The positions of the DMC and DC- munity members in the municipality has Employment and social not changed significantly since the census garbage is picked up once a week, issues MAC are not mandatory in the municipal- and remains, as of June 2017, at approx- with street lighting persist. Additionally, ity as communities in a numerical minority welfare imately 1,300 Kosovo Roma, 200 Kosovo members of the three communities are constitute less than ten per cent of its entire Ashkali and 3,000 Kosovo Egyptians.299 sometimes unable to pay their utility bills population. The municipality of Pejë/Peć has neither No up-to-date information was available and therefore are often disconnected from fulfilled the minimum threshold for - over at the time of publication. Members of the the services.300 To address the issues, the Education all community representation nor the indi- three communities reside in “7 Shtatori/7 municipality started constructing a sewage vidual community quotas in the municipal 304 Septembar”, “Dardania 3/Brženik 3” and system in “7 Shtatori/7 Septembar”, as- Children from the three communities are civil service. There is no data available “Kristali/Kristal” urban quarters of Pejë/ phalting roads in most of the areas and enrolled in the Kosovo curriculum educa- on the number of persons from the three Peć town and in the villages of Brestovik/ installing street lighting. tion. According to the municipal director- communities employed in the civil service Brestovik, Çallapek/Celopek, Firajë/Fira- ate of education, 240 Kosovo Roma, four or public sector. According to the munici- je, Gllogjan/Glođane, Katundi i Ri/Novo Representation in decision Kosovo Ashkali and nine Kosovo Egyptian pal employment office, 174 Kosovo Roma (100 men, 74 women), 75 Kosovo Ashka- Selo, Kliçinë/Klinčina, Lubeniq/Ljubenić, making pupils attend primary and lower second- Nakëll/Naklo, Orasje, Poçestë/Počešće, ary schools of “Xhemajl Kada” and “Dar- li (40 men, 35 women) and 233 Kosovo Egyptian (135 men, 98 women) individ- Qungur/Ćungur, Raushiq/Rašić, Rosujë/ All three communities are represented in dania”. Additionally, 83 Kosovo Roma, 34 uals are registered as active job seekers, Rosuje, Ruhot/Ruhot, Treboviq/Trebović, the municipal communities’ protection Kosovo Ashkali and 143 Kosovo Egyptian while the centre for social welfare reports Vitomiricë/Vitomirica, Zahaq/Zahać, and and participation mechanisms. One Koso- pupils attend primary and lower second- that 124 Kosovo Roma families with 611 Zllapek/Zlopek. vo Roma woman and one Kosovo Ashkali ary schools the villages of Baran/Barane, 68 personnel. functional duetoanabsenceofmedical is not centre cal treatment,asthemedical neighbourhood withtheavailabilityof medi- have issues “Qungur/Ćungur” the tives, as the Firajë/Firaje and Orasje vil According to the communityrepresenta- cleaning or construction works. with owners), field (assisting agriculture metal), mostly (working handicraft as such employment, seasonal engaged in mainly Members of the threecommunitiesare ical facilities. treat ment duetothelongdistancefrommed- medical obtaining with difficulties face residents their town, Pejë/Peć from away lages arelocated10-12kilometres medical centre next to “Qungur/Ćungur” “Qungur/Ćungur” to next centre medical remote areas. Moreover,in villages the cal mobileteamswhichregularly visitthe are availableinaddition tomedi- centres the accessto 23 health healthcare since regarding was notamajor issue distance directorate of health, physical municipal engaged incollectingcans. begging,in volved boys aremore whilst exceeds 100. Girls appear to bemorein- approximate number ofchildreninvolved according tothe NGO representatives, on thenumberandgenderofchildren, though there isnoaccuratedata available street begging and collecting cans.Al- in are mainlyinvolved and thechildren in themunicipality tives, childlabourexists representa- and community ing toNGOs assistance. social receive with 631members families 73 members, and 131 Kosovo Egyptian members, 18 Kosovo Ashkali families with Healthcare 309 305 However, accordingtothe 308 Inaddition, residents of 307

306 Accord- - - 309 Informationbased ontheOSCEfieldteams conducted on6July 2017. 308 Interviewwithacommunityrepresentative was respectively. representatives on6July2017and 10July2017 Kosovo Roma”) on10 July2017,twocommunity and“Association(“Initiative forPeace andUnity” for 307 Interviewwithrepresentativesoftwo NGOs respectively. was conductedon6Julyand102017 306 Interviewwithtwocommunityrepresentatives 13 March2019. 12 March,andwiththecentreforsocialwelfareon Interview withtheemploymentcentretookplaceon 305 Nogenderdisaggregateddataavailable. 304 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. 2017. education representativewasconductedon11July 303 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectoratefor 302 Ibid. respectively. were conductedon6Julyand102017 301 Interviewwithtwocommunityrepresentatives respectively. were conductedon6Julyand102017 300 Interviewwithtwocommunityrepresentatives conducted on28June2017. 299 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativewas 298 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupra note2. repatriated to themunicipality. were Egyptians Kosovo 52 and Ashkali vo Koso eight Roma, Kosovo 148 2018, ber Between 1January2016and31Decem three communities. from the to women ups andcontraceptives check-provides free ups. Themunicipality to drive to Pejë/Peć for their medical check- is not functioning, and residents are forced from displacement. returned Egyptian individualsvoluntarily with oneKosovo RomaandeightKosovo seven Kosovo Egyptian families, along the sameperiod, three Kosovo Romaand Return andrepatriation 310 312

311 During - - March 2019. with theMOCRrepresentativewasconductedon14 312 Nogenderbreakdownavailable;interview with MOCRtookplaceon14March2019. 311 Nogenderbreakdownavailable;interview 2017. health representativewasconductedon30June 310 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 69 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF PEJË/PEĆ 70 MUNICIPALITY OF PEJË/PEĆ MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

71 available. Two learning centres operate in municipality, one in the primary and lower Municipality of secondary school “”320 and one in “Ali Ajeti” urban neighbour- hood.321 Both centres are run by the local NGO “Qëndrimi” with funds provided by NGO VoRAE. The municipality supports Podujevë/ the learning centres by providing a class- room in the “Ibrahim Rugova” school. For- mal adult classes are available at second- ary schools “Aleksandër Xhuvani”, “Fan S Noli” and “Isa Boletini.” The classes are attended by members of the Kosovo Roma Podujevo and Kosovo Ashkali communities.322 Employment and social welfare

General overview and Housing and infrastructure obligatory as communities in a numerical The municipality of Podujevë/Podujevo has minority constitute less than ten per cent of settlements not fulfilled both the minimum threshold “Xhafer Meta” and “Ali Ajeti” areas are lo- the municipal population. for overall community representation and According to the 2011 census, 88,499 cated close to the centre of Podujevë/Podu- individual community quotas in the munic- residents are registered in the municipal- jevo town. Permanent houses are of an ac- Education ipal civil service.323 A total of 23 Kosovo ity of Podujevë/Podujevo, out of which 74 ceptable standard and no infrastructural Roma and Kosovo Ashkali are employed are Kosovo Roma, 680 are Kosovo Ash- issues in the areas where the members of Children from the Kosovo Roma and Koso- in the public sector, including five in Koso- kali and two are Kosovo Egyptians.313 As the two communities live are reported. No vo Ashkali communities are enrolled in the vo Security Force, four as tutors/teachers, of December 2018, according to the com- issues are reported with access to water, Kosovo curriculum education. According one in the Kosovo Police, two in the learn- 318 munity representatives’ estimates, there electricity, sewage or public lighting. to the municipal directorate of education, ing centres as technical staff, one as a fire- are around 1,121 Kosovo Ashkali and 53 ten Kosovo Roma, 124 Kosovo Ashkali pu- fighter, one as a nurse in the main family Kosovo Roma residents and 12 Kosovo Representation in decision pils are enrolled in primary and lower sec- healthcare centre, five in the public utilities Egyptians registered in the municipality.314 making ondary schools “Naim Frashëri”, “Enver company, one as cleaner in the municipal Members of the Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Maloku”, “Shaban ”, and “Ibrahim building, and one in the public travel com- 324 Ashkali, and Kosovo Egyptian commu- Both Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali Rugova” in Podujevë/Podujevo town and pany “Kosovatrans”. nities reside in “Xhafer Meta”315 and “Ali communities are well represented in the an additional 16 Kosovo Ashkali pupils at- Ajeti”316 urban neighbourhoods of Podu- local communities’ protection and partic- tend primary and lower secondary schools According to the municipal employment jevë/Podujevo town. The remaining com- ipation mechanisms. Two Kosovo Ashkali “Ali Ajeti” in Sfeqël/ Svetlja village, “Luigj office, 82 Kosovo Ashkali and two Kosovo munity members live in the villages of women and one Kosovo Roma man sit in Gurakuqi” in Batllavë/Batlava village and Roma residents are registered as active job 319 Batllavë/Batlava, Orllan/Orlane, Peranë/ the CC chaired by a Kosovo Ashkali man “” in Orllane/Orlan village. seekers, while the centre for social welfare Perane, and Sveqël/Svetlja.317 and both communities are represented in reports that 66 Kosovo Ashkali families the MCSC by one man each. No members No teachers from the Kosovo Roma or with 426 members and two Kosovo Roma of the two communities are members of Kosovo Ashkali communities are employed families with 15 members receive social 325 the MA or work for the MOCR. The po- in the schools in the municipality and no assistance. According to an NGO rep- sitions of the DMC and DCMAC are not Romani language and culture classes are

72 members of the three communities re communities of thethree members turned tothemunicipality. ber, 2019. between 1 January 2016 and 31 Decem were repatriated kali communitymembers Ash- Kosovo women) eight men, (12 20 tance isavailableinthemunicipality. Reproductive healthassis households. nerable Kosovo RomaandKosovo Ashkali medication issometimesan issue for vul- tre andthetownhospital.Affordabilityof are provided in the family healthcarecen- which services, healthcare accessing in face noobstacles communities vo Ashkali of theKosovoMembers RomaandKoso the municipality. resentative, child labour does not exist in interview withalearning centrerepresentativeon5 and communitydisaggregated dataavailable; 321 Attendedbyaround 50–60pupils.Nogender July 2017. interview withalearningcentrerepresentative on5 and communitydisaggregateddata available; 320 Attendedbyaround30children.No gender 2017 Figures provided bytheOSCEfieldteam. education representativewasconducted on18July available; interviewwiththemunicipal directorateof 319 Genderandcommunitydisaggregationnot were conductedon5July2017. 318 Interviewswithtwocommunityrepresentatives were conductedon12March2019. 317 Interviewswithtwocommunityrepresentatives disaggregated dataisavailable. 316 Around600Kosovo Ashkali;no gender disaggregated dataisavailable. 315 Around200Kosovo Ashkali; nogender place on12March2019. 314 Interviewwithcommunityrepresentativestook 313 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupranote2. Return andrepatriation Healthcare 328 Duringthesameperiod, no 326 329 327

- - - - conducted on12March2019. 329 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativewas conducted on12March2019. 328 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentative health wasconductedon18July2017. 327 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof representative wasconductedon5July2017. 326 InterviewwithanNGO“Qendrimi” on 12March2019. conducted welfare for social with thecentre Interview 325 Nogenderdisaggregateddataavailable. March 2019. employment centrerepresentativetooplaceon12 and genderisnotavailable;Interviewwiththe 324 Datadisaggregatedbycommunitybelonging 323 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. 2017. education representativewasconductedon18July 322 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof July 2017. 73 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF PODUJEVË/PODUJEVO 74 MUNICIPALITY OF PODUJEVË/PODUJEVO MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

75 “Nexhmi Mustafa” and “Pjeter Bogdani”. All schools are within accessible distance Municipality of from the areas where the pupils live. No teachers from the two communities are employed in these schools. No Romani language and culture classes are provided by the municipality. Adult formal education Prishtinë/ is provided in the primary and lower sec- ondary school “Emin Duraku”; however, it is not attended by members of the two communities.339

Employment and social Priština welfare

The municipality of Prishtinë/Priština has neither fulfilled the minimum overall thresholds for communities nor the indi- General overview and and in Besi/Besinje and Kolovicë/Kolovice Representation in decision vidual community quotas in the munici- settlements villages. Members of the Kosovo Roma making pal civil service.340 As of July 2017, four community mostly reside in the “Moravs- Kosovo Ashkali men were employed in ka” area of Prishtinë/Priština municipali- 341 According to the 2011 census, out of Both communities are represented with the private sector, one Kosovo Ashkali ty. 337 198,897 residents registered in in the one man each in the CC and the MCSC. man worked for the municipality and eight municipality of Prishtinë/Priština, 56 are No members of the Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Ashkali women worked in the mu- Kosovo Roma, 557 are Kosovo Ashka- Housing and infrastructure Kosovo Roma communities are employed nicipal kitchens providing food for public li, and eight are Kosovo Egyptians.330 As in the MOCR nor are they represented in institutions.342 Updated data was not avail- of December 2018, the MOCR estimates Most of the Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ash- the MA. The positions of the DMC and able. In total, four Kosovo Ashkali men are indicate seven Kosovo Roma families,331 kali community members live in their per- DCMAC are not mandatory as communi- registered as active job seekers,343 while 283 Kosovo Ashkali332 and five Kosovo manent houses connected to sewage and ties in a numerical minority represent less the centre for social welfare reported four Egyptians,333 while the community repre- electricity with access to street lighting and than ten per cent of the entire municipal Kosovo Roma (two men, two women), 229 sentatives estimate that 23 Kosovo Roma asphalted roads. However, most houses population. Kosovo Ashkali (103 men, 126 women), (12 men, 11 women), 315 Kosovo Ashkali are old and often have leaking roofs or and five Kosovo Egyptian (three men, two (240 men, 75 women)334 and no Kosovo lack a proper entrance or façade and re- Education women) as being recipients of social assis- Egyptians live in the municipality.335 Most quire immediate repairs or renovations. As tance from the communities.344 of the Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali of March 2019, one Kosovo Roma house- Children from the Kosovo Ashkali and reside in the urban areas of Prishtinë/Prišti- hold does not have any housing solution Kosovo Roma communities are enrolled Members of the Kosovo Roma and Kosovo na municipality. Members of the Kosovo and the case is pending a response from in the Kosovo curriculum education. Ac- Ashkali communities are largely engaged 338 Ashkali community reside in the “Kodra e the municipality. cording to the information provided by in informal economic activity. Men are in- Trimave/Vranjevac” neighbourhood and the municipal directorate of education, volved in gathering and recycling scrap 345 around the train station.336 Some mem- four Kosovo Roma and 78 Kosovo Ash- metal, while women stay at home. Chil- bers of the community also reside in the kali pupils are enrolled in primary and dren from both communities – boys more 346 area around the University Clinical Centre lower secondary schools “”, than girls – are involved in begging. The of Kosovo in Prishtinë/Priština municipality, “Emin Duraku”, “Gjergj Fishta”, “Model”, municipality has four income generation

76 turns tothemunicipalitywerereported. women in addition to nine individual men and five ipality.

diin o e idvda mn n five and women, men individual ten to addition in families, Ashkali Kosovo 19 2018, ber Between 1January2016and31Decem all residentsofthemunicipality. vides freereproductivehealthassistanceto pro The municipality reside. communities close to the areaswheremembersof the have accessto located healthcare facilities Men and women fromboth communities two communities. the from are beneficiaries No portunities. provide short-termwhich employmentop GIZ, by and Welfare Social and Labour projects administeredbytheMinistryof education representative wasconductedon24July 339 Interviewwiththe municipaldirectorateof conducted on18 July2017. 338 Interviewwithacommunityrepresentative was conducted on18July2017. 337 Interviewwithacommunityrepresentative was conducted on19July2017. 336 Interviewwithacommunityrepresentative was was conductedon8March2019. 335 Interviewswithtwocommunityrepresentatives 2019. 334 Accordingtotheinterviewheldon9March 2019. MOCR representativewasconductedon8March 333 Threemenandtwowomen.Interviewwiththe 332 143menand140women. given. 331 Nogenderbreakdown,orindividualnumber 330 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupranote2. Return andrepatriations Healthcare 351 350 349 During the same period, nore Duringthesame wererepatriated to themunic and two Kosovo Roma families, 347

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place on8March2019. 352 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativetook March 2019. 351 InterviewwiththeMOCRconductedon8 families. 350 Nogenderdisaggregateddataforthe families. 349 Nogenderdisaggregateddataforthe health representativetookplaceon14July2017. 348 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof representative tookplaceon12July2017. 347 Interviewwiththeregionalemploymentcentre an NGOrepresentativeon10July2017. representative tookplaceon19July2017andwith Kosovo RomachildrenInterviewwithacommunity Kosovo Ashkaligirls,andanunspecifiednumberof 346 EstimatedsixKosovo Ashkaliboysandfour took placeon18and19July2017. 345 Interviewswithtwocommunityrepresentatives conducted on9March2019. 344 Interviewwiththecentreforsocialwelfare representative conductedon11March2019. 343 Interviewwiththeemploymentcentre place on12July2017. 342 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativetook representative tookplaceon12July2017. 341 Interviewwiththeregionalemploymentcentre 340 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. 2017. 77 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA Approximately 50 to 60 Kosovo Roma pu- pils have been attending the Romani lan- Municipality of guage classes every year.363 Kosovo Roma NGO “Nevi Koncepti” has been conduct- ing afterschool classes in the premises of “Ardhmëria”, “Aziz Tolaj”, “Dy Dëshmoret”, “Ibrahim Fehmiu”, “Lekë Dukagjini”, “Mati Logoreci”, “Motra Qirijazi”, and “Mustafa Prizren Bakiu” schools, supported by the Kosovo Foundation for Open Society (KFOS) proj- ect called “PROSPECT”. Between 200 and 250 pupils from the three communities have been attending the afterschool class- es.364 General overview and Housing and infrastructure ties in the MCSC. Additionally, one Kosovo Employment and social settlements Roma man is employed in the MOCR. The The general standard of the infrastructure three communities are not represented in welfare Prizren by far has the largest Kosovo Roma and housing is considered to be decent the MA. The positions of the DMC and DC- population in Kosovo. According to the however, some permanent houses are in MAC are mandatory in the municipality of The municipality of Prizren has not fulfilled 2011 census, out of 177,781 residents need of repair. In 2016, the municipality Prizren; however, none of the three com- the overall minimum threshold for commu- registered in , 2,899 financed the renovation of 18 houses be- munities constitute the largest community nities and individual community quotas in 365 are Kosovo Roma, 1,350 are Kosovo Ash- longing to the members of the three com- in a numerical minority to be able to get the municipal civil service. Four Kosovo kali and 168 are Kosovo Egyptians.353 munities, in co-operation with the NGO elected for these posts. Roma and Kosovo Ashkali work in the mu- The MOCR estimates that 2,889 Kosovo VoRAE. In 2017, the municipality has allo- nicipal administration – one Kosovo Roma Roma live in the municipality as of Decem- cated €20,000 to further renovations and Education man is employed as a civil servant, and ber 2018.354 Additionally, they report that renovated additional 24 houses, again in two Kosovo Roma men and one Kosovo 1,350 Kosovo Ashkali and 168 Kosovo co-operation with the NGO VoRAE.358 The Children from the Kosovo Roma commu- Ashkali woman work as technical and sup- Egyptian community members are living in communities themselves also improved the nity in Prizren are enrolled in the Kosovo port staff. Additionally, one Kosovo Egyp- the municipality.355 Members of the Kosovo sewage infrastructure in “Jeta e Re” neigh- curriculum education. According to the tian man, three Kosovo Roma men, and Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyp- bourhood with municipal assistance.359 information provided by the municipal ed- one Kosovo Roma woman are employed tian communities mainly reside in Prizren ucation directorate, there are 593 Kosovo in the healthcare sector as technical staff town, in the neighbourhoods of “Arbana/ Representation in decision Roma361 pupils that attend “Atmaxha”, “Ar- while 16 Kosovo Roma men, five Kosovo Ashkali men, and one Kosovo Egyptian Dušanovo”, “Bazhdarana/Baždarana”, making dhmëria”, “Aziz Tolaj”, “Dy Dëshmoret”, “Edit Durham”, “Jeni Mahala”, “Jeta e Re”, “Emin Duraku”, “Ibrahim Fehmiu”, “Lekë man are employed in “Ekoregjioni”, a lo- cal public utilities company.366 “Kurilla/Kurilo”, “Ortakoll/Ortakol”, “Ter- All three communities are represented in Dukagjini”, “Lidhja Prizrenit”, “Mati zimahalla/Terzimahala” and “Qytmahal- the local communities’ protection and par- Logoreci”, “Motrat Qirijazi”, “Mustafa Access to private sector employment re- la”.356 Some members of the three com- ticipation mechanisms. Specifically, one Bakiu”, “Naim Frashëri”, “Nazim Kokol- mains a challenge; men from the three munities also live in villages of Atmagjë/ man from each of the three communities lari”, “Sinan Thaçi”, and “Zef Lush Marku” communities mainly work informally as Atmađa, Krusha e Vogël/Mala Kruša, sits in the CC, where the Kosovo Egyptian primary and lower secondary schools in craftsmen (blacksmiths, welders, lock- Landovicë/Landovica, Piran/Pirane, Sër- member is scheduled to be replaced by a Prizren town and surrounding villages. No smiths or builders), recycling collectors or bica e Epërme/Gornja Srbica, Sërbica e Kosovo Gorani community member in the school is further than four kilometers from music performers.367 The IOM have been Ultë/Donja Srbica, Shpinadijë/Špinadija, second half of the mandate.360 A Kosovo the areas inhabited by members of the 362 conducting small-scale income genera- Vllashnjë/Vlašnja, and Zojz/Zojić.357 Roma man represents all three communi- three communities. 78 tion ofrepatriatedpersons. try ofInternalAffairsfundforthereintegra- with small businessgrants from the Minis has alsosupported repatriated persons one woman.Themunicipality ty including to grants of theKosovomembers Romacommuni business small 15 awarded it in themunicipality.tion projects In2017, and one Kosovo Egyptian man men), 102 Kosovo Ashkali (41 women, 252 61 men), women, (222 Roma Kosovo Between 1 January, 2016 and 31 De munities. issue byofthethreecom- representatives as an not perceived is to healthcare Access nicipality. communities wererepatriated to the mu- three the of members cember,141 2018, recorded. was members of the threecommunities of voluntary returnfromdisplacement that receive socialassistance. families and ten Kosovo Egyptians families Ashkali Kosovo 28 families, Roma Kosovo for social welfare reports that there are 88 nicipal employment office, while the centre with themu- istered asactivejobseekers available freeofcharge. also is for women healthcare Reproductive in both urban facilities, and rural areas. to healthcare have fullaccess munities or temporarymanuallabour. are engaged in seasonalagricultural work bour exists inthemunicipality. Mostly boys Return andrepatriation Healthcare 372 374 375 Membersofthethreecom- Duringthesameperiod, no 373 368 371 Intotal, 474 370 369 Childla- arereg - - - - in writing. request the to replied not has municipality 2016 and as ofthetimethispublication, the in municipality the to request this Civil societyorganizationscommunicated the municipality.in spoken ditionally been Romani as a language in official use in Prizren use official in language a as Romani have longadvocated for recognitionof Kosovosociety organizations Romacivil the Romanilanguage operate in Prizren. station, amagazine,andtheatreusing been spokeninthemunicipality. Aradio The Romanilanguage has traditionally 363 Informationbased ontheOSCEfieldteams took placeon24 and26July2017. 362 Interviews with three community representatives have informationonKosovo Ashkalipupils. 361 Themunicipaleducationdirectorate doesnot Administration confirmedthelegality ofthedecision. the mandate.TheMinistryofLocal Government Kosovo Gorani communityinthesecondhalfof have theKosovo Egyptianmemberreplaced by to CCinPrizren municipality, thedecision wasto compliance withthenumberofmembersassigned representation ofallcommunitiesintheCCand in Prizren municipality, inordertoensure the largepopulationofnon-majoritycommunities 360 Following the2017localelections,considering long-term monitoring. connected tothesewagesystem;OSCEfieldteam Roma andtwoKosovo Albanian familieswere “Nevi Koncepti” and “DurmishAsllano”,11Kosovo 359 UpontheinitiativeofKosovo RomaNGOs place on24July2017. 358 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativetook place on24July2017. 357 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativetook took placeon24and26July2017. 356 Interviewswiththreecommunityrepresentatives place on14March2019. 355 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativetook place on14March2019. 354 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativetook 353 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupra note2. Romani language 376 onthegroundsofithavingtra- per centofitsentirepopulation. Prizren municipalityconstituteapproximately1.63 per the2011census,Kosovo Romacommunityin language inofficialusewithinthatmunicipality. As spoken inamunicipalityshallalsohavethestatus community whoselanguagehasbeentraditionally in officialusethemunicipality. Inaddition, the communityshallhavestatusofalanguage total populationofthemunicipality, thelanguageof of Kosovo andwhichrepresentsabove3percentof mother tongueisnotoneoftheofficiallanguages in municipalitiesinhabitedbycommunitieswhose No.02/L-37 ontheUseofLanguages (July2006) 376 AccordingtoArticles2.4and8oftheLaw place on14March2019. 375 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativetook conducted on14March2019. 6 Kosovo Egyptians.InterviewwiththeMOCR 374 91Kosovo Roma,44Kosovo Ashkaliand health representativetookplaceon27July2017. 373 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof took placeon24and26July2017. 372 Interviews with three community representatives NGO representativeson20and24July2017. took placeon24and26July2017withtwo 371 Interviews with three community representatives on 12March2019. conducted welfare for social with thecentre Interview 370 Nogenderdisaggregateddataavailable, representative conductedonthe12March2019. 369 Interviewwiththeemploymentcentre place on24July2017. 368 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativetook took placeon24and26July2017. 367 Interviews with three community representatives 2017. 366 InterviewwithMOCRtookplaceon27July 365 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. director tookplaceon24July2017. 364 InterviewwiththeNGO“NevoKoncepti” monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 79 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF PRIZREN 80 MUNICIPALITY OF PRIZREN MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

81 lower secondary schools “Ardhmëria” in Upper Rahovac/Orahovac, “Bajram Curri” Municipality of in Krushë e Madhe/Velika Kruša, “4 Dësh- moret” in Ratkoc/, “Faik Konica” in Celinë/Celina, “Rudolf Walther” in De- jnë/Danjane, “Mustafë Ibishi” in Kramov- ik, “Hamëz Thaqi” in Xërxe/Zrze, “Skender Rahovec/ Kastrati” in Radostë/Radoste, “Rilindja” in Çifllak/Čiflak, “Vëllezërit Frashëri” in Dre- noc/Drenovac, and “Liria” in Bellacërkë/ Bela Crkva.

No school attended by pupils from the Orahovac three communities is more than four kilo- metres away from a particular area where the communities live and there are no is- sues preventing children from accessing schools.385 As of July 2017, no teachers General overview and Housing and infrastructure Representation in decision from the three communities are employed settlements making in the schools in the municipality, and Ro- The vast majority of members of the three mani language and culture classes are not available.386 Adult formal education class- According to the 2011 census, 56,208 resi- communities live in permanent houses in The three communities are represented es likewise are not available.387 Moreover, dents are registered in Rahovec/Orahovac decent condition. Some families do not in the municipal communities’ protection there are no learning centres, except for municipality, out of which 84 are Kosovo own any property and live either with rela- mechanisms. Specifically, one Kosovo the NGO “Schüler Helfen Lieben” running Roma, 404 are Kosovo Ashkali and 299 tives or in rented properties. Infrastructure Egyptian man and one Kosovo Ashkali a project since May 2017 involving sup- are Kosovo Egyptians.377 As of July 2017, in the areas inhabited by the members of man are serving as members of the CC plementary classes in the school premis- around 900 members of all three commu- the three communities is basic, but mem- and one Kosovo Egyptian man and one es for pupils from the three communities. nities lived in the municipality according bers of the communities have access to Kosovo Roma man are members of the The NGO also acts as an education me- to community representatives’ and MOCR electricity, water supply, and sewage. Some MCSC. No members of the three commu- diator by organizing regular meetings with estimates.378 The major areas where mem- streets are paved and some have lighting. nities work for the MOCR, and none of the parents and conducting outreach visits, bers of the Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali According to community representatives, three communities are represented in the advocating with the parents to enrol their and Kosovo Egyptian communities live are members of the three communities living MA.384 The positions of the DMC and DC- children and convincing them to resume Upper Rahovec/Orahovac and Ratkoc/ in especially poor housing conditions have MAC are not obligatory in the municipality. sending children to school after dropping Ratkovac,379 while other members of the approached municipal authorities for sup- 382 out. The NGO also occasionally provides three communities live in several villages, port but did not receive any. Additional- Education small equipment to pupils and organizes including Celinë/Celina, Krushë e Madhe/ ly, many families from other municipalities other activities. Likewise, the NGO VoRAE Velika Kruša, and Xërxe/Zrze.380 Between reside in Rahovec/Orahovac municipality Children from the three communities are is engaged in Ratkoc/Ratkovac with a sim- 200 and 350 members of the three com- in rented houses or houses belonging to enrolled in the Kosovo curriculum educa- ilar project.388 munities live in Upper Rahovec/Orahovac, their relatives and they are included in the tion. As per information provided by the and around 600 in rural areas.381 No up- municipal strategy for integration of repa- 383 municipal directorate of education, 69 to-date figures were available at the time triated persons. Kosovo Roma, 97 Kosovo Ashkali and 42 of the publication. Kosovo Egyptian pupils attend primary and

82 tion projects in the municipality.in tion projects genera- income IOM alsoregularlyruns en andmenfromthethreecommunities. projects forwom- and income-generation and SocialWelfaretraining ran several Council ofEuropeand Ministry ofLabour nicipal civilservice. inthemu- tation ofthethreecommunities represen the to regards with fulfilled not however, individual community quotas are service; civil municipal the in communities all for threshold minimum overall fulfilled The municipalityofRahovec/Orahovac company. vac. Two womenareemployedina private metal collectioninUpper Rahovec/Oraho scrap in engaged are girls and boys 15 nicipality. AsofJuly2017, between 10 and in themu- is not particularly wide-spread these activitiesthan women. Childlabour woodcutting. Men are more engaged in collection ofscrapmetal,begging, and bands, music in playing construction, ery), sonal work in agriculture (Stonecastle Win- is sea- of thethreecommunities members activity of economic The maininformal tance. social assis community membersreceive Kosovoand fourKosovo Ashkali Egyptian 256 Roma, Kosovo 25 while seekers, job tians combined are registered as active Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyp Kosovo men) 149 women, (116 265 tal, munities workinginthepublicsector. 2018, there were no members of any com- welfare Employment andsocial 393

391 Between2016 and 2017, 389 As of 31 December 392 Into 390

- - - - - issues. to raise awarenesson reproductive health does not conduct outreach to communities equally,but communities all from women to ity providesfreereproductiveassistance ment. Nodatawasavailablefor2016. voluntarily returnedfromdisplace families repatriated to themunicipalityandfour Kosovoand seven Ashkali, Egyptianswere Kosovo 19 Roma, Kosovo 28 2018, ber Between 1January2017and31Decem distance. due tophysical facilities and medical services healthcare accessing in difficulties no face munities Women and men fromthethreecom- 389 OSCEReport,see supranote8. 388 Ibid. 387 Ibid. education directoratetookplaceon 6June2017. 386 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorate for took placeon24and25July2017. 385 Interviewswiththreecommunityrepresentatives monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 384 InformationbasedontheOSCEfield teams place on20July2017. 383 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativetook took placeon24and25July2017. 382 Interviews with three community representatives place on25July2017. 381 Interviewwithacommunityrepresentativetook place on25July2017. 380 Interviewwithacommunityrepresentativetook took placeon24and25July2017. July 2017andwiththreecommunityrepresentatives 379 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativeon20 24 and25July2017. with threecommunityrepresentativestookplaceon with theMOCRrepresentativeon20July2017and 378 Noprecisedisaggregationavailable.Interview 377 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupra note2. Return andrepatriation Healthcare 395 394 Themunicipal 396 - - - March 2019. with theMOCRrepresentativetookplaceon8 396 Noprecisedisaggregationavailable.Interview health representativetookplaceon27July2017. 395 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof July 2017. directorate ofhealthrepresentativetookplaceon27 on 24and25July2017withthemunicipal 394 Interviews with three community representatives conducted on8March2019. 393 Interviewwiththecentreforsocialwelfare centre representativetookplaceon27July2017. 392 Interviewwiththemunicipalemployment 2017. interview withtheMOCRrepresentativeon20July 391 Nocommunitydisaggregationavailable; representative tookplaceon8March2019. 390 Interviewwiththeemploymentcentre 83 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF RAHOVEC/ORAHOVAC 84 MUNICIPALITY OF RAHOVEC/ORAHOVAC MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

85 fulfilled the overall minimum threshold for all communities and the individual com- Municipality of munity quota for representation in the municipal civil service.401 As of July 2017, one Kosovo Ashkali woman worked for the MOCR, two for the municipal department of health, and five Kosovo Ashkali men for the municipal department of education. Shtime/Štimlje Men from the Kosovo Ashkali community are largely engaged in informal economic activities such as collection of recyclable materials, while women do not work.402 According to the community representa- tives, child labour does not exist in the mu- nicipality.403 Further, eight Kosovo Ashkali General overview and members of the communities reside. How- cording to the municipal directorate of ed- ever, as of March 2019, most of their ucation, six Kosovo Roma and 154 Kosovo men and one Kosovo Roma man were em- settlements 404 houses were old, often had leaking roofs Ashkali pupils are attending two primary ployed in the private sector. In total, two or lacked a proper entrance or façade and and lower secondary schools “Emin Dura- Kosovo Roma men and 220 Kosovo Ash- According to the 2011 Kosovo census, out 405 were in need of repairs or renovations. ku” in Shtime/Štimlje town, “Lasgush Pora- kali (116 men, 104 women) residents of 27,324 residents registered in the mu- are registered as active job seekers, while deci” in Gjurkoc/Đurkovce village, “Emin nicipality of Shtime/Štimlje, 760 are Koso- the centre for social welfare reports that 47 vo Ashkali, 23 are Kosovo Roma and no Representation in decision Duraku” in Davidovc/Davidovac village and “Lasgush Poradeci” in Vojnovc/Vo- Kosovo Ashkali and one Kosovo Roma in- Kosovo Egyptian residents are registered making dividual receive social assistance.406 in the municipality.397 As of December jnovac village. The education facilities are within a four kilometre distance from the 2018, according to the MOCR and the The Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Roma Healthcare community representatives’ assessment, communities are represented in the local areas inhabited by the members of the two 950 Kosovo Ashkali (500 men, 450 wom- community protection and participation communities. One Kosovo Ashkali man is Women and men from the Kosovo Ash- en) and 15 Kosovo Roma (seven men, mechanisms. Three Kosovo Ashkali men employed as a primary school teacher. kali and Kosovo Roma communities do eight women) live in the municipality of and one Kosovo Roma man sit in the CC, The municipality does not offer Romani not face any issues with physical access Shtime/Štimlje.398 While the Kosovo Roma and one of the Kosovo Ashkali men is language and culture classes or formal 399 to healthcare facilities. Women in the mu- community resides in Shtime/Štimlje town, its chairperson. The same Kosovo Roma adult education. There is a learning nicipality have access to free reproductive the Kosovo Ashkali residents are scattered man, along with another Kosovo Ashkali centre in the primary and lower secondary health assistance, including pre-natal and between Shtime/Štimlje town and Davi- man, also sits in the MCSC. Additionally, school “Emin Duraku”, jointly managed by the municipality and the NGO “Balkan post-natal care.407 dovc/Davidovac, Gjurkoc/Đurkovce and one Kosovo Ashkali woman is employed in Vojnovc/Vojnovac villages. the MOCR. The two communities are not Sunflowers”. The learning centre is attend- represented in the MA. The positions of the ed by around 30 boys and 25 girls from Return and repatriation the Kosovo Ashkali community along with Housing and infrastructure DMC and DCMAC are not mandatory in the municipality. three Kosovo Roma girls and one Kosovo Between 1 January 2016 and 31 Decem- Roma boy.400 ber 2018, 135 Kosovo Ashkali (64 men, Members of both Kosovo Ashkali and 71 women)408 community members were Kosovo Roma communities live in formal Education repatriated to the municipality. No mem- settlements in individual permanent hous- Employment and social bers of the two communities have volun- ing, with proper access to electricity, water Children from both Kosovo Roma and welfare tarily returned to the municipality from dis- and sewage. The municipality invested in Kosovo Ashkali communities are enrolled placement during the same period. asphalting the roads in the areas where in the Kosovo curriculum education. Ac- The municipality of Shtime/Štimlje has not 86 2019. 408 InterviewwithMOCRtookplaceon12March on 19July2017. health andsocialwelfarerepresentativetookplace 407 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectoratefor took placeon13March2019. 406 Interviewwiththesocialwelfarerepresentative representative tookplaceon11March2019. 405 Interviewwiththeemploymentcentre place on25July2017. 404 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativetook took placeon17and21July2017. 403 Interviewswithtwocommunityrepresentatives took placeon17and21July2017. 402 Interviewswithtwocommunityrepresentatives 401 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. representative tookplaceon25July2017. 400 Interviewwiththelearningcentre 2017. education representativetookplaceon24July 399 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof the MOCRrepresentativeon12March2019. and 13March2019withtheKosovo Ashkali;and took placeon9March2019withtheKosovo Roma 398 Interviewswithtwocommunityrepresentatives municipality; seesupranote2. 397 NoKosovo Egyptianswererecordedinthe 87 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF SHTIME/ŠTIMLJE 88 MUNICIPALITY OF SHTIME/ŠTIMLJE MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

89 “Shkëndija”, “Destan Bajrakatari”, and “7 Marsi” in Suharekë/ town. Addi- Municipality of tionally 81 pupils go to primary and low- er secondary schools “Drita” in Gejlance/ Gelance village, “V. P. Shkodrani” in Le- shan/Lešane village, “Flamuri Arbërit” in Reshtan/Raštane village, “Dituria” in Sa- Suharekë/ modrezh/Samodrežh, and “Gjergj Kastriot Skënderbeu” in Sallagrazdë/Selograđe vil- lage. Schools are located between one to two kilometres from the areas where mem- bers of the communities live and accord- ing to communities representatives there Suva Reka are no issues preventing children from accessing schools.411 As of July 2017, one Kosovo Ashkali man works as a teacher in the primary and lower secondary school “V. P. Shkodrani” in Leshan/Lešane village, General overview and Roma communities, seven landless Koso- Representation in decision and one Kosovo Ashkali man works as a teacher at the primary and lower second- settlements vo Ashkali households, including a single making woman with three children, had requested ary school “Drita”, in Gejlance/Gelance an allocation of land and house construc- village.412 As of July 2017, there are no According to the 2011 census, 59,722 The three communities are represented in tion from the municipality. In June 2018, learning centres in the municipality. Ro- residents are registered in the municipality the local communities’ protection mecha- the Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and mani language and culture classes are not of Suharekë/Suva Reka, of which 41 are nisms. One Kosovo Roma man, one Koso- Kosovo Egyptian humanitarian organiza- available in schools and neither are adult Kosovo Roma, 493 are Kosovo Ashkali vo Ashkali man and one Kosovo Egyptian tion “Rameti” organized a fundraising ac- formal classes.413 and five Kosovo Egyptians.409 However, as man are members of the CC chaired by tivity and secured funds for an apartment of December 2018, based on estimates a Kosovo Ashkali woman. The communi- for the single Kosovo Ashkali woman and of the MOCR, there are 20 Kosovo Roma, ties are represented in the MCSC by one Employment and social her children. The organization gathered 375 Kosovo Ashkali and ten Kosovo Egyp- Kosovo Roma man and one Kosovo Egyp- welfare €22,000 and bought an apartment for tians.410 Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Roma tian woman. There are no Kosovo Ashkali the family, while the mayor of Suharekë/ reside in Suharekë/Suva Reka town and community representatives in the MCSC. The municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka Suva Reka allocated additional €3,000 in Gejlance/Gelance village, while solely No members of the three communities are has not fulfilled the minimum overall since the total costs of the apartment was Kosovo Ashkali reside in Leshan/Lešane employed in the MOCR and none of the threshold for all communities, as well as €25,000. Moreover, on 27 July 2018, the and Tërnje/Trnje villages. communities are represented in the MA. the individual community quotas for the Suharekë/Suva Reka mayor and MA chair- The positions of the DMC and DCMAC are three communities for employment in person signed a memorandum of under- 414 Housing and infrastructure not mandatory in the municipality. the municipal civil service. Agriculture standing with MLSW for the construction of is the main informal economic activity seven houses for Kosovo Ashkali vulnera- The housing situation and general infra- Education for members of the three communities in ble families in Suharekë/Suva Reka mu- the rural areas, while in the urban area structure in the municipality of Suharekë/ nicipality, including three Kosovo Ashkali Suva Reka is generally satisfactory. While According to the information provided by some community members work in private households in Gejlance/Gelance and one companies or perform seasonal work.415 housing is not considered to be an imme- in Tërnje/Trnje – who were in dire need of the municipal directorate of education, diate need for the vast majority of mem- 36 Kosovo Ashkali pupils are enrolled Many Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali housing reconstruction, as emphasized by also work as musicians.416 According to bers of the Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo community leaders. in primary and lower secondary schools 90 members areregisteredasactivejob seek r wt mncpl mlyet office, employment municipal with ers

displacement duringthesameperiod. from untarily returnedtothemunicipality No members ofthethreecommunitiesvol- tween January 2016 and December 2018. be repatriated tothemunicipality were kali familiesand one Kosovo Roma family According to the MOCR,two Kosovo Ash- munities. from thethreecom- to women assistance health reproductive provides free nicipality is about away.eight kilometres Themu- house inSuharekë/SuvaRekatown, which health main or,alternatively,to away) km (2 Gjinovcë/Ðinovce of village nearby a village haveto travel to Gejlanc/Gelance from members ofthethreecommunities the while services, viding basichealthcare Lešanepro have healthfacilities villages As ofJuly2017, Tërnje/Trnjeand Leshan/ 2018. cember employed in theprivate sector, as of De sector,public the are in five employed are no communitymembers the MOCR,while Kosovoassis social receive Romafamilies that 41 Kosovoand two Ashkalifamilies while thecentreforsocialwelfarereports tance. education representative andschooldirectorstook 412 Interviewswiththe municipaldirectorateof took placeon19 July2017. 411 Interviewswithtwocommunityrepresentatives 2019. 410 InterviewwithMOCRconducted on 13March 409 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupranote2. Return andreintegration Healthcare 419

420 417 In total, 695 community 695 total, In 421 418 - - - - -

place on13March2019. 421 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativestook representative tookplaceon19July2017. 420 Interviewwithamunicipaldirectorateofhealth took placeon13March2019. interview withcentreforsocialwelfarerepresentative 419 Nogenderdisaggregateddataavailable; took placeon13March2019. interview withtheemploymentcentrerepresentative 418 Nocommunitydisaggregatedavailable; on 13March2019. interview withtheMOCRrepresentativestookplace 417 Nocommunitydisaggregateddataavailable; took placeon19July2017. 416 Interviewswithtwocommunityrepresentatives took placeon19July2017. 415 Interviewswithtwocommunityrepresentatives 414 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. 2017. education representativetookplaceon21July 413 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof place on21July2017. 91 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF SUHAREKË/SUVA REKA 92 MUNICIPALITY OF SUHAREKË/SUVA REKA OF SUHAREKË/SUVA MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

93 Employment and social Municipality of welfare

The municipality of Vushtrri/Vučitrn ful- filled the minimum required threshold for overall community representation; howev- er, individual community quotas in munic- ipal civil service remain unfulfilled for both Vushtrri/Vučitrn communities.429 As of December 2018, five community members are employed in the public sector – two Kosovo Roma are handymen in the Serbian curriculum school located in Prilužje/Prilluzhë, one Kosovo Ashkali is employed as a teacher General overview and in Prilužje/Priluzhë village face property Additionally, ten Kosovo Ashkali pupils are of primary level in Stanovc/Stanovce vil- settlements ownership issues as they live in an infor- enrolled in “Nazmi Zhegrova” in Stanovc/ lage, and one Kosovo Ashkali works as a mal settlement located on the municipal Stanovce village and “7 Marsi” in Bukosh/ police officer in Prishtinë/Priština.430 Two The 2011 census indicates that there are land and do not possess ownership doc- Bukoš village. Forty-eight Kosovo Roma Kosovo Ashkali work in the private sector 425 69,870 residents in the municipality of uments. pupils attend a Serbian curriculum prima- (one in private mill and one as a driver for Vushtrri/Vučitrn, of which 68 are Kosovo ry and secondary school “Vuk Karadžić” a wholesale company). Between ten and 426 Roma, 143 are Kosovo Ashkali and one Representation in decision in Prilužje/Priluzhë village. One Koso- 15 boys and girls are engaged in child is a Kosovo Egyptian.422 As of December vo Ashkali male teacher teaches technol- labour, collecting recyclables in Prilužje/ making 431 2018, according to the MOCR and com- ogy at the primary and lower secondary Priluzhë village. As of December 2018, munities’ representatives, approximately One Kosovo Roma man and one Kosovo school “Nazmi Zhegrova” in Stanovc/ 24 Kosovo Ashkali (eight women, 16 men) 320 Kosovo Roma, 107 Kosovo Ashkali Ashkali man represent their communities Stanovce village. Romani language and and 22 Kosovo Roma (seven women, 15 and no Kosovo Egyptians live in the munic- in the CC. Likewise, one Kosovo Roma culture classes are not available in the mu- men) were registered active job seekers, ipality.423 The Vushtrri/Vučitrn town has 71 man and one Kosovo Ashkali man are nicipality of Vushtrri/Vučitrn. Adult formal while according to the centre for social wel- Kosovo Ashkali residents, while the village members of the MCSC. The Kosovo Roma education is available; however, it is not fare, nine Kosovo Ashkali and 32 Kosovo 432 of Prilužje/Priluzhë has 320 Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali communities do not attended by members of the Kosovo Roma Roma families receive social assistance. residents and around 36 Kosovo Ashkali or Kosovo Ashkali communities as of July have representatives in the MA, and no 427 live in Stanovc/Stanovce and Bukosh/Bu- members of the two communities are em- 2017. A learning centre jointly financed Healthcare koš villages.424 ployed in the MOCR. The positions of the by the NGO VoRAE and the municipali- DMC and DCMAC are not obligatory in ty, operated by NGOs “Roma Road” and No obstacles were reported in relation to “Romano Anglunipe” functions in Prilužje/ Housing and infrastructure the municipality. the access to healthcare in the municipal- Priluzhë village. The learning centre fac- ity of Vushtrri/Vučitrn. Kosovo Ashkali liv- es difficulties with heating and internet ing in Vushtrri/Vučitrn town and Stanovc/ Members of the Kosovo Ashkali communi- Education 428 connection. Furthermore, the learning Stanovce and Bukosh/Bukoš villages use ty living in the town of Vushtrri/Vučitrn and centre is dependent on projects provided Stanovc/Stanovce and Bukosh/Bukoš vil- According to the municipal director of ed- healthcare services provided by the fam- by VoRAE, leading to concerns among the ily health centre in Vushtrri/Vučitrn town, lages reside in permanent houses owned ucation, six Kosovo Ashkali pupils attend community representatives regarding the by the community members, without any Kosovo curriculum primary and lower sec- while in the village of Prilužje/Priluzhë, long-term sustainability of the centre. Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali use the housing issues. Members of the Kosovo ondary schools “Mustafë Venhari”, and Roma and Kosovo Ashkali communities “School No. 2” in Vushtrri/Vučitrn town. services provided by the family health cen- tre within the village of Prilužje/Priluzhë.433

94 Vučitrn, re were patriated to the municipalityofVushtrri/ families 47 around 2018 ber Between 1January2016and31Decem untary returnwereregistered. During the same period, no cases of vol- and approximately 25 are Kosovo Ashkali. place on13March2019. 435 InterviewwiththeMOCRrepresentativetook representative tookplaceon11July2017. per centwomen;interviewwiththeMOCR 434 Approximately60percentmenand40 took placeon12and21July2017. 433 Interviewswithtwocommunityrepresentatives conducted on13March2019. Interview withcentreforsocialwelfarerepresentative information onnumberofmembersperfamily. 432 Nogenderbreakdownisavailable,no place on12July2017. 431 InterviewwithanNGOrepresentativetook representative tookplaceon13March2019. 430 Interviewwithemploymentcentre 429 OSCEReport,seesupranote8. took placeon12July2017. 428 Interviewwithalearningcentrerepresentative 2017. education representativetookplaceon11July 427 Interviewwiththemunicipaldirectorateof monitoring, currentasof15March2019. 426 InformationbasedontheOSCEfieldteams place on12July2017. 425 Interviewwithacommunityrepresentativetook representatives tookplaceon13March2019. 424 InterviewwiththeMOCRandcommunities’ representatives tookplaceon13March2019. 423 InterviewwiththeMOCRandcommunities’ 422 Kosovo AgencyforStatistics,seesupra note2. Return andrepatriation 434 of which 22 are Kosovo Roma, 435 - - 95 OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO MUNICIPALITY OF VUSHTRRI/VUČITRN 96 MUNICIPALITY OF VUSHTRRI/VUČITRN MUNICIPALITY OVERVIEW OF ROMA, ASHKALI AND EGYPTIAN COMMUNITIES IN KOSOVO OVERVIEW

97 Mapping of primary and lower secondary schools attended by Annex 1: Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali and Kosovo Egyptian pupils436

MUNICIPALITY Name of primary and Kosovo Roma Kosovo Ashkali Kosovo Egyptian lower secondary school, location M/F M/F M/F

Deçan/Dečane “Jusuf Gërvalla” Prapaqan/Prapaćane village 3 / 0 0 0 “Drita” Gramaçel/Gramocelj village 0 19 / 19 0 “Rexhep Kadrijaj” Rastavicë/Rastavica village 2 / 2 0 9 / 16 “Heronjët e Dukagjinit” Gllogjan/Glođane village 4 / 3 1 / 6 0

Ferizaj/Uroševac “Ahmet Hoxha” Ferizaj/Uroševac town 3 / 0 0 0 “Tefik Çanga” Ferizaj/Uroševac town 0 19 / 19 0 “Vezir Jashari” Ferizaj/Uroševac town 2 / 2 0 9 / 16 “Naim Frashëri” Zaskok village 4 / 3 1 / 6 0 “Gjon Sereqi” Ferizaj/Uroševac town

Fushë Kosovë/ Kosovo Polje437 “Selman Riza” Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje town 10 180 40 “Daut Bogujevci” Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje town 0 19 0 “Mihail Grameno” Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje town 0 37 5 “Aca Marović” Bresje village 49 0 0

436 The data related to the education was extracted from the databases of the municipal directorates of education shared to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, where not all municipalities reflect community affiliation of pupils or register pupil based on the self-declaration of parents when enrolling their children or based on their perception of community affiliation of a given pupil. Therefore, minor discrepancies between the number of residents belonging to the three communities according to the census 2011 data and number of children enrolled in education from the three communities are observed. All data is valid as of 25 July 2018. Education data pertaining to the municipalities of Leposavić/Leposaviq and Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North were derived from a municipal director of education and the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development respectively. 437 There is no gender disaggregated data available on school attendance in the municipality of Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje.

98 MUNICIPALITY Name of primary and Kosovo Roma Kosovo Ashkali Kosovo Egyptian lower secondary school, location M/F M/F M/F

Gjakovë/Đakovica “Mustafa Bakija” Gjakovë/Đakovica town 87 / 72 0 50 / 48 “Zekerija Rexha” Gjakovë/Đakovica town 71 / 86 95 / 75 1 / 0 “Mallum Këpuska” Gjakovë/Đakovica town 4 / 1 0 0 “Emin Duraku” Gjakovë/Đakovica town 39 / 28 15 / 17 10 / 8 “Fehmi Agani” Gjakovë/Đakovica town 0 13 / 13 0 “Selman Riza” Gjakovë/Đakovica town 19 / 11 19 / 28 41 / 48 “” Korenice/Korenica village 0 0 0 “Dëshmorët e Kombit” Jabllanicë/Jablanica village 0 4 / 6 7 / 9 “Isa Boletini” Osek Hylë/Osek Hila village 0 12 / 6 0 “Sylejman Vokshi” Smolicë/Smolica village 0 0 7 / 12 “Zef Lush Marku” Gjakovë/Đakovica town 29 / 20 72 / 56 12 / 26 “Fani Noli” Dujakë/Dujak village 0 15 / 16 0 “Ukshin Myftari” Skivjan/Skivjane village 0 0 34 / 28 “Haxhi Hoti” Rogovë/Rogovo village 0 41 / 43 0 “Dëshmorët e Herecit” Herec/Erec village 0 27 / 19 7 / 9 “Ali M. Hasi” Cermjan/Crmljane village 0 5 / 3 0

Gjilan/Gnjilane “Vuk Karađić” Gjilan/Gnjilane town 36 / 34 0 0

Gračanica/Graçanicë “Kralj Milutin”, Gračanica/Graçanicë town 57 / 65 0 0 “Miladin Mitić”, Laplje Selo/Llapllasellë village 63 / 42 0 0 “Vellezerit Frashëri” (satellite school of Lipjan/Lipljan 0 12 / 3 0 municipality), Radevë/Radevo village “Ditët e Minatorit” (satellite school of Prishtinë/Priština 0 3 / 0 0 municipality, attended by pupils from Kišnica/Kishnicë and Sušica/Sushicë)

99 MUNICIPALITY Name of primary and Kosovo Roma Kosovo Ashkali Kosovo Egyptian lower secondary school, location M/F M/F M/F

Istog/Istok “Mithat Frashëri” Istog/Istok town 0 2 / 0 37 / 5 “Martin Camaj” Gurakoc/Đurakovac village 0 11 / 11 38 / 35 “Martin Camaj” Llukavc i Thatë/Suvi Lukavac 0 6 / 3 22 / 22 “Bajram Curri” Istog/Istok town 10 / 6 12 / 12 1 / 4 “Bajram Curri” Cercë/Cernce village 0 1 / 1 1 / 1 “Bajram Curri” Muzhevinë/Muževine village 0 2 / 1 3 / 6 “Bajram Curri” Dubravë/Dubrava village 0 0 10 / 3 “Avni Rustemi” Zallq/Žač village 0 0 44 / 41 “Ismajl Qemajli” Saradran/Staredvorane village 1 / 3 0 4 / 0 “Trepča” Banjë/Banja village 0 5 / 5 23 / 17 “Fan S. Noli” Llukavc i Begut/Begov Lukavac village 0 0 4 / 7

Kamenicë/Kamenica “Desanka Maksimovic” Kamenicë/Kamenica town 75 / 66 0 0 (attended by also pupils from Berivojce/Berivojcë and Bosce/Boscë villages) “Idriz Seferi” Strezoc/Strezovce village 6 / 12 0 0 (attended by pupils from Lještar/ Leshtar village)

Klinë/Klina “Ismet Rraci” Klinë/Klina town 10 / 19 7 / 5 1 / 1 “Motrat Qiriazi” Klinë/Klina town 0 4 / 4 0 “Motrat Qiriazi-1” Zajm/Zajmovo village 0 4 / 4 0 “Azem Bejta” Grabanicë/Grabanica village 9 / 8 5 / 5 3 / 2 “Tre Dëshmoret - 2” Jashanicë/Jašanica village 0 2 / 2 0 “Tre Dëshmoret - 3” Gjurgjeviku/Đurđevik village 0 1 / 2 0 “Isa Boletini” Drenoc/Drenovac village 0 1 / 0 0 “Isa Boletini - 1” Poterq i Eperm/Gornji Petrić village 3 / 3 3 / 0 0 / 4 “Atë Gjergj Fishta” Jagodë/Jagoda village 4 / 4 16 / 11 0 “Avni Zhabota” Shtupel/Štupelj village 0 17 / 13 0 “Nënë Tereza” Budisalc/Budisavci village 2 / 0 7 / 0 3 / 0

100 MUNICIPALITY Name of primary and Kosovo Roma Kosovo Ashkali Kosovo Egyptian lower secondary school, location M/F M/F M/F

Leposavić/Leposaviq “Leposavić” Leposavić/Leposaviq town 9 / 7 0 0 “Stana Baćanin” Lešak/Leshak village 1 / 0 0 0

Lipjan/Lipljan “Fehmi Agani” Lipjan/Lipljan town and 0 37 / 45 0 / 2 Medvec/Medvece village “Haradin Bajrami” Lipjan/Lipljan town and 0 29 / 22 0 Magure/Magura village “Ismajl Luma” Lipjan/Lipljan town 2 / 3 43 / 40 0 “Migjeni” Lipjan/Lipljan town 0 26 / 19 0 “Zenel Hajdini” Lipjan/Lipljan town 0 38 / 67 0 “Shtjefen Gjeqovi” and “Vladimir Nazor” 24 / 14 0 0 Janjevë/Janjevo village

Mamuşa/Mamushë/Mamuša “Anadolu” Mamuşa/Mamushë/Mamuša town 4 / 3 0 0 “Ataturk” Mamuşa/Mamushë/Mamuša town 0 / 1 0 0

Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North 438 “Branko Radičević” Mitrovica/ Mitrovicë North town 3 / 6 “Desanka Maksimović” Mitrovica/ Mitrovicë North town 6 / 4 “Dositej Obradović” Mitrovica/ Mitrovicë North town 39 / 38 “Predrag i Miodrag Mihajlović” 6 / 4 Mitrovica/ Mitrovicë North town “Sveti Sava” Mitrovica/ Mitrovicë North town 2 / 2 “Veljko Banašević” Mitrovica/ Mitrovicë North town 4 / 6 “Vlado Ćetković” Mitrovica/ Mitrovicë North town 107 / 138

438 Community disaggregated data was not available for schools in this municipality.

101 MUNICIPALITY Name of primary and Kosovo Roma Kosovo Ashkali Kosovo Egyptian lower secondary school, location M/F M/F M/F

Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South Andon Zako Çajupi” Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South town 5 / 3 3 / 2 0 “Bedri Gjinaj” Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South town 0 20 / 19 0 “Aziz Sylejmani” Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South town 0 6 / 6 0

Novo Brdo/Novobërdë “Miladin Popović” Bostane/Bostan village 10 / 9 0 0

Obiliq/Obilić “Ibrahim Rugova” Obiliq/Obilić town 0 9 / 10 0 “Pandeli Sotiri” Plemetin/Plemetina village 0 46 / 49 0 “Fazli Grajqevci” Milloshevë/Miloševo village 0 7 / 6 0 “Hasan Prishtina” Milloshevë/Miloševo village 0 17 / 10 0 “Ismajl Dumoshi” Obiliq/Obilić town 0 5 / 2 0 “Dosidej Obradović” Carravodicë/Cerkvena Vodica village 3 / 0 0 0 “Sveti Sava” Plemetin/Plemetina village 74 / 86 0 0 “Branko Radičević” Obiliq/Obilić town 439 15 0 0

Pejë/Peć “Xhemajl Kada” Pejë/Peć town 121 / 117 0 0 “7 Shtatori” Vitomericë/Vitomirica village 8 / 5 0 22 / 19 “7 Shtatori” Brestovik/Brestovik village 4 / 6 0 0 “Dëshmorët e Kombit” Baran/Barane village 2 / 1 0 2 / 1 “Dëshmorët e Kombit” Çallapek/Ćelopek village 3 / 2 0 3 / 2 ”Dardania” Pejë/Peć town 0 / 2 3 / 1 0 / 9 “Migjeni” Gllogjan/Glođane village 0 / 4 0 4 / 8 “Naum Veqilharxhi” Kliçinë/Klinčina village 0 6 / 3 8 / 9 (attended by pupils from Rosujë/Rosuje village)

439 Fifteen Roma pupils is based on OSCE field team monitoring as of 15 March 2019. Gender disaggregated data was not available for this school.

102 MUNICIPALITY Name of primary and Kosovo Roma Kosovo Ashkali Kosovo Egyptian lower secondary school, location M/F M/F M/F

Pejë/Peć “28 Nëntori” Raushiq/Rašić village, school branch 0 0 1 / 9 “28 Nëntori” Lubeniq/Ljubenić village, school branch 0 0 4 / 3 “28 Nëntori” Zllapek/Zlopek village, school branch 0 0 4 / 1 “Pjetër Budi” Poçestë/Počešće village 1 / 1 0 0 / 1 “Pjetër Budi” 1 Orasje village, school branch 14 / 15 0 7 / 5 “Rilindja” Trestenik/Trstenik village 5 / 5 7 / 3 0 “Rilindja” Ruhot/Ruhot village, school branch 0 0 4 / 6 “Skenderbeu” Treboviq/Trebović village 63 / 58 (also attended by pupils from Qungur/Ćungur and Katundi i Ri/Novo Selo villages) 440 “” Zahaq/Zahać village 14 / 11 (also attended by pupils from Nakëll/Naklo village) 441 “Lidhja e Pejës” Novosellë/Novoselo village 0 10 / 5 0 “Ali ” Nabërgjan/Nabrde village 1 / 0 0 0 / 3 “Skender Çeku” Qyshk/Čuška village 0 0 6 / 10 “2 Korriku” Loxhë/Ljođa village 2 / 4 0 1 / 0

Podujevë/Podujevo “Naim Frashëri” Podujevë/Podujevo town 7 / 3 38 / 20 0 “Enver Maloku” Podujevë/Podujevo town 0 3 / 2 0 “Shaban Shala” Podujevë/Podujevo town 0 4 / 6 0 “Ibrahim Rugova” Podujevë/Podujevo town 0 26 / 25 0 “Ali Ajeti” Sfeqël/ Svetlja village 0 2 / 3 0 “Luigj Gurakuqi” Batllavë/Batlava village 0 3 / 3 0 “Zahir Pajaziti” Orllane/Orlan village 0 2 / 3 0

440 There is no community disaggregated data available for this school. 441 Ibid.

103 MUNICIPALITY Name of primary and Kosovo Roma Kosovo Ashkali Kosovo Egyptian lower secondary school, location M/F M/F M/F

Prishtinë/Priština “Asim Vokshi” Prishtinë/Priština town 0 17 / 20 0 “Emin Duraku” Prishtinë/Priština town 0 16 / 9 0 “Gjergj Fishta” Prishtinë/Priština town 0 3 / 6 0 “Model” Prishtinë/Priština town 0 / 4 0 0 “Nexhmi Mustafa” Prishtinë/Priština town 0 3 / 2 0 “Pjeter Bogdani” Prishtinë/Priština town 0 1 / 1 0

Prizren “Ardhmëria” Landovica village 16 / 13 0 0 “Aziz Tolaj” Prizren town 64 / 117 0 0 “Dy Dëshmoret” Pirana village (also attended by the pupils 44 / 33 0 0 from Sërbica e Ultë/Donja Srbica village) “Emin Duraku” Prizren town 442 N/A N/A N/A “Ibrahim Fehmiu” Prizren town 27 / 26 0 0 “Lekë Dukagjini” Prizren town 41 / 34 0 0 “Lidhja Prizrenit” Prizren town 443 N/A N/A N/A “Mati Logoreci” Prizren town 55 / 64 0 0 “Motrat Qirijazi” Prizren town 444 N/A N/A N/A “Mustafa Bakiu” Prizren town 10 / 8 0 0 “Nazim Kokollari” Prizren town 8 / 12 0 0 “Atmaxha” Atmagjë/Atmađa village 1 / 2 0 0 “Zef Lush Marku” Velezhë and Caparc 6 / 2 0 0 (also attended by pupil from Shpinadijë/Špinadija village) ”Naim Frashëri” Vllashnjë/Vlašnja village 0 / 1 0 0 “Sinan Thaçi” Zojz/Zojić village 4 / 5 0 0

442 There is no data available for total number of enrolled pupils and their community or gender disaggregation. 443 Ibid. 444 Ibid.

104 MUNICIPALITY Name of primary and Kosovo Roma Kosovo Ashkali Kosovo Egyptian lower secondary school, location M/F M/F M/F

Rahovec/Orahovac “Ardhmeria” Upper Rahovac/Orahovac area 20 / 15 6 / 5 6 / 7 “Bajram Curri” Krushë e Madhe/Velika Kruša village 0 10 / 18 0 “4 Dëshmoret” Ratkoc/Ratkovac village 16 / 16 0 0 “Faik Konica” Celinë/Celina village 0 12 / 9 0 “Rudolf Walther” Dejnë/Danjane village 0 4 / 1 4 / 2 “Mustafë Ibishi” Kramovik village 1 / 1 10 / 4 0 “Hamëz Thaqi” Xërxe/Zrze village 0 0 9 / 7 “Skender Kastrati” Radostë/Radoste village 0 6 / 5 0 “Rilindja” Çifllak/Čiflak village 0 0 0 / 3 “Vëllezërit Frashëri” Drenoc/Drenovac village 0 5 / 2 0 “Liria” Bellacërkë/Bela Crkva village 0 0 3 / 1

Shtime/Štimlje “Emin Duraku” Shtime/Štimlje town 2 / 4 46 / 44 0 “Emin Duraku”, Davidovc/Davidovac village 0 1 / 1 0 “Lasgush Poradeci” Gjurkoc/Đurkovce village 0 23 / 23 0 “Lasgush Poradeci” Vojnovc/Vojnovac village 0 8 / 8 0

Suharekë/Suva Reka “Shkendija” Suharekë/Suva Reka town 0 13 / 19 0 “Destan Bajrakatari” Suharekë/Suva Reka town 0 1 / 1 0 “Drita” Gejlance/Gelance village 0 27 / 20 0 “Vaso Pashë Shkodrani” Leshan/Lešane village 0 10 / 12 0 (also attended by pupils from Tërnje/Trnje village) “Flamuri Arbërit” Reshtan/ Raštane village 0 1 / 0 0 “Dituria” Samodrezh/ Samodraža village 0 3 / 0 0 “7 Marsi” Suharekë/ Suva Reka town 0 1 / 1 0 “Gjergj Kastriot Skënderbeu” Sallagrazhdë/Selograđe 0 2 / 4 0 village

105 MUNICIPALITY Name of primary and Kosovo Roma Kosovo Ashkali Kosovo Egyptian lower secondary school, location M/F M/F M/F

Vushtrri/Vučitrn “Mustafë Venhari” Vushtrri/Vučitrn town 0 3 / 0 0 “School No.2” Vushtrri/Vučitrn town 0 2 / 1 0 “Nazmi Zhegrova” Stanovc/Stanovce village 0 1 / 4 0 “Vuk Karadžić” Prilužje/Priluzhë village 29 / 19 0 0 “7 Marsi” Bukosh/Bukoš village 0 4 / 1 0

106 Information in this table is based on 2011 census data445 or estimates where the figure is not available.446 Annex 2: Municipalities covered in this publication are highlighted in green.

MUNICIPALITY TOTAL KOSOVO ASHKALI KOSOVO EGYPTIANS KOSOVO ROMA POPULATION

Total Women Men Total Women Men Total Women Men

Deçan/Dečane 40,019 42 21 21 393 189 204 33 14 19 Dragash/Dragaš 33,997 4 2 2 3 2 1 3 1 2 Ferizaj/Uroševac 108,610 3,629 1834 1795 24 12 12 204 96 108 Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje 34,827 3,230 1560 1670 282 134 148 436 204 232 Gjakovë/Ðakovica 94,556 613 299 314 5,117 2597 2520 738 362 376 Gjilan/Gnjilane 90,178 15 9 6 1 1 0 361 182 179 Gllogoc/Glogovac 58,531 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 Gračanica/Graçanicë 10,675 104 47 57 3 1 2 745 383 362 Hani i Elezit/ 9,403 0 0 0 0 0 0 Istog/Istok 39,289 111 64 47 1,544 782 762 39 18 21 6,084 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kaçanik/Kačanik 33,409 1 1 0 0 0 5 5 0 Kamenicë/Kamenica 36,085 0 0 0 0 240 108 132 Klinë/Klina 38,496 85 45 40 934 455 479 78 36 42 /Kllokot 2,556 0 0 0 0 9 5 4 Leposavić/Leposaviq 18,635 0 0 0 0 64 447 0 0 Lipjan/Lipljan 57,605 1,812 876 936 4 3 1 342 154 188 Malishevë/Mališevo 54,613 5 4 1 0 0 26 13 13

445 Data extracted from the online platform Askdata operated by the Kosovo Agency for Statistics, available at http://askdata.rks-gov.net/. 446 Total population figures and figures for total numbers of Kosovo Roma, Kosovo Ashkali, and Kosovo Egyptians for the municipalities of Leposavić/ Leposaviq, Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North, Zubin Potok, and Zvečan/Zveçan are provided as they are found in the OSCE Municipal Profiles 2018 report unless otherwise noted. Where community population figures in the OSCE Municipal rofilesP 2018 report were not disaggregated by community, these figures were not included. 447 This total number of Kosovo Roma in Leposavić/Leposaviq is found within this report based on the estimate provided by a community representative.

107 MUNICIPALITY TOTAL KOSOVO ASHKALI KOSOVO EGYPTIANS KOSOVO ROMA POPULATION

Total Women Men Total Women Men Total Women Men

Mamuşa/Mamushë/Mamuša 5,507 12 6 6 0 0 39 21 18 Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North 448 22,530 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mitrovicë/Mitrovica South 71,909 647 317 330 6 4 2 528 265 263 Novo Brdo/Novobërdë 6,729 3 2 1 0 0 63 31 32 Obiliq/Obilić 21,549 578 284 294 27 15 12 661 335 326 Parteš/Partesh 1,787 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pejë/Peć 96,450 143 72 71 2,700 1317 1383 993 527 466 Podujevë/Podujevo 88,499 680 328 352 2 2 0 74 37 37 Prishtinë/Priština 198,897 557 276 281 8 5 3 56 25 31 Prizren 177,781 1,350 650 700 168 89 79 2,899 1483 1416 Rahovec/Orahovac 56,208 404 193 211 299 151 148 84 43 41 Ranilug/Ranillug 3,866 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shtime/Štimlje 27,324 750 357 393 0 0 23 12 11 /Srbica 50,858 10 3 7 1 0 1 0 0 Štrpce/Shtërpcë 6,949 1 1 0 0 0 24 11 13 Suharekë/Suva Reka 59,722 493 256 237 5 2 3 41 18 23 Viti/ 46,987 14 6 8 0 0 12 5 7 Vushtrri/Vučitrn 69,870 143 68 75 1 1 0 68 34 34 Zubin Potok 13,900 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zvečan/Zveçan 16,800 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 449 1,739,825 15,436 7,581 7,855 11,524 5,763 5,761 8,824 4,428 4,396

448 Most recent estimates as provided by community representatives and as presented in the Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North segment of this report, indicates that there are approximately 86 Kosovo Roma and Kosovo Ashkali in the municipality, however, disaggregated data is not available between these two communities. 449 The overall population total and total population figures by community and gender disaggregation is solely based on data extracted from the online platform Askdata operated by the Kosovo Agency for Statistics, available http://askdata.rks-gov.net/.

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