UNMIK/PR/1747
PRISTINA – “UNMIK, in light of the recommendation of the Panel, intends to follow up on the letter of the UNMIK Department of Justice of September 2008 to the Courts in Kosovo and to request the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX), that has taken over from UNMIK all responsibilities in the area of justice in Kosovo, to liaise with relevant local Kosovo authorities in order to assure that all possible steps are taken for the complainants’ cases to be decided without any delay.
In relation to the Panel’s recommendation that adequate compensation be awarded to the complainants, UNMIK will continue to address the issue with the United Nations Headquarters in New York with the aim of drawing the attention of the General Assembly of the United Nations to the need to review its currently established rules for compensation, which exclude payment of compensation for non-pecuniary damage.
UNMIK will also, as recommended by the Panel, inform the complainants and the Panel about further developments in this matter.”
