31. 8 月初，据指称在贾科维察的一名妇女及其女儿被前夫谋杀之后，家庭暴力问题在科索沃日益受到公众的关注。民间社会团体在贾科维察和普里什蒂纳组织了示威行动。8 月 24 日，安全和性别问题小组这一由妇女署任主席、由国际、政府和民间社会各方代表参与的多利益攸关方小组发表了一项声明，呼吁加强体制对策以防止对妇女的暴力行为。据妇女署指出，由于将家庭暴力视为私人家务事的这种观念，加上社会成见、畏惧报复、对主管当局的不信任和经济上对施害者的依赖，这一问题常被少报，由此遮掩了问题的实际程度。
31. In early August, the issue of domestic violence attracted increased public attention in Kosovo following the alleged murder of a woman and her daughter by the woman’s ex-husband in Gjakovё/Đakovica. Civil society groups organized demonstrations in Gjakovё/Đakovica and Pristina. On 24 August, the Security and Gender Group, a multi-stakeholder group chaired by UN-Women and comprising international, government and civil society representatives, issued a statement calling for a strengthened institutional response to prevent violence against women. According to UN-Women, the true scope of the problem continues to be masked by underreporting owing to perceptions of domestic violence as a private matter, coupled with social stigma, fear of retaliation, lack of trust in competent authorities and economic dependence on the perpetrator.