Ana Roch, Chair of the Cantonal Parliament in Geneva, Switzerland, marked the International Day of the Disappeared by highlighting the plight of missing persons from the Kosovo conflict.
In a Facebook post, Roch emphasized that thousands of families in Kosovo have been waiting for justice for decades. She described exhumed graves as living evidence of war crimes and repeated atrocities by the genocidal Serbian regime.
“The Vučić regime continues to sleep over mass graves, obstructing the disclosure of the fate of the disappeared. It is time for international partners to increase pressure on Serbia, because only revealing the fate of the missing and ensuring justice can provide families with the peace they deserve,” wrote Roch.
The International Day of the Disappeared, observed on August 30, is used in Kosovo to raise awareness and encourage citizens to cooperate with institutions handling missing persons cases. Authorities have also called on the international community to exert more pressure on Serbia to share information.
On the same day in Geneva, Albanian organizations organized a march and delivered speeches in front of the UN headquarters. Meanwhile, BIRN Kosovo hosted a commemorative event on August 29 at the “Reporting House” museum to mark the day.
As part of the initiative, BIRN Kosovo launched a project to collect testimonies from families of missing persons during the Kosovo war, aiming to gather over 80 accounts. Funded by the European Union, the project titled “Uncovering the Truth: Combating Monoethnic Journalism and Advocating for the Missing in Kosovo” seeks to document the pain, resilience, and shared demand for truth and accountability.
