Brnabic: The international community should not turn a blind eye to the rights of the Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija

The Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabic, says that she wants to use Human Rights Day to appeal to partners in the international community not to turn a blind eye to the violation of basic human rights in Kosovo and the fact that the Serbs' rights are denied, RTS reports.

Ana Brnabic called on them to show by their actions that they were fighting for the rights of both Serbs and other non-Albanians and freedom of all, in a situation where, as she said, the Provisional Institutions in Pristina, led by Albin Kurti, had made Kosovo and Metohija the last ghetto on the European continent.

"The issue of human rights is always present and important, as is the fight for human rights, a fight that never ends, even in those countries that have reached the highest level," Brnabic said in the House of the National Assembly at a meeting on human rights, the achieved results and about what still needs to be done. Those issues were discussed by the President of the Parliament Vladimir Orlic, the Minister of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue of Serbia, Tomislav Zigmanov, the heads of the UN and the OSCE Mission to Serbia Francois Jacob and Jan Braathu.

On that occasion, Brnabic emphasized that the celebration of International Human Rights Day would not be complete without looking at the situation in Kosovo and Metohija.

"My address today would not be completely honest if, on a day when we celebrate human rights and talk about their constant and continuous improvement and equal opportunities for everyone, I did not refer to the situation in Kosovo and Metohija," Brnabic said.

She again warned of the fact that in the 21st century, on the territory of Kosovo and Metohija, in the heart of Europe, we were faced with an elementary violation of human rights, that the Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija, especially during 2022, were denied and threatened with basic human rights - the right to vote, to participate in elections, the right to be represented by democratically elected representatives, finally - the right to a dignified, safe and secure life.

The Prime Minister emphasized that the Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija faced daily violations and denial of basic rights and restriction of freedom or movement; that they lived under constant threats faced with provocations daily.

"Representatives of the Provisional Institutions in Pristina, headed by Albin Kurti, have made Kosovo and Metohija the last ghetto on the European continent - for Serbs and other non-Albanians. And that is why today it is important for me to appeal from this place, once again, to all our partners in the international community not to turn a blind eye to the facts, to see what is clearly and obviously visible, and to show by their actions that they are fighting for the protection of the rights and freedoms of all," Brnabic emphasized.

The President of the Parliament, Vladimir Orlic, said at the meeting on human rights, that Serbia was the safest and freest place in the world, and that by doing good to everyone, we expected others to have the same attitude towards us and our people.

"Precisely at a time when human rights are being violated daily in the most brutal way against the Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija, we expect the world to react and not remain silent. To protect those people, because it seems that they are guilty only because they belong to one nation," Orlic said, adding that he expected the international community to stand up for the Serbs exactly as they would stand up for their people.

According to him, remaining silent in the face of events in Kosovo and Metohija was the biggest injustice and the biggest insult for every person, no matter the language or surname.