Natasha Kandiq, a prominent Serbian human rights activist, has criticized Serbia and some of its media for the way they talk about the war in Kosovo, pointing to their avoidance of responsibility for crimes against Albanians.
In a post on X, she mentioned massacres and mass graves. According to Kandiq, confronting the facts, documenting the victims and holding institutions accountable are essential to the rule of law, Bota Sot reports.
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Her full statement:
Serbia cannot be called an ordinary (normal) state.
When the NATO bombing began, the newspaper Vreme lost its way; it was not alone…
The impression was created that Albanians had been killed by someone other than Serbia, and that the mass graves at police compounds had been “placed” there to pin the blame on it.
The victorious students, or some of the younger ones among them, or those who will be selected from the Student List, will raise questions…
Nothing is being asked for except the facts, for the sake of institutional accountability and respect for all victims.
Nevertheless, there are activists, intellectuals, researchers and civil society organizations in Serbia that document victims without distinguishing between them on the basis of nationality.
Doing the work the state should have done, they have identified those killed during NATO attacks, as well as those killed or missing in connection with the war in Kosovo.
They also identified the members of the “Scorpions” police unit who executed six prisoners from Srebrenica and 14 women and children in Podujevë. All have been convicted.
Without this work, the rule of law cannot be established, nor can accountable institutions be built.
This is in no way a criticism of the new government.
