SARAJEVO, MAY 2 (ONASA) – Based on the expert opinion of the FBiH Government commission for determining the status of civilian victims of war, the center for social work has adopted a historic decision recognizing the status and rights of the first child born as a result of wartime rape as a special category of civilian victims of war.
The decision was made in accordance with the Law on the Protection of Civilian Victims of War, the implementation of which began at the beginning of this year.
With this act, Bosnia and Herzegovina became the first country in the world to recognize the status of a civilian victim of war to a child born from the crime of war rape.
With the implementation of this Act, which was passed after almost thirty years of waiting, the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Policy firmly stands by the victims and ensures that their rights are protected.
“This step is vital in the process of dealing with the past and building a society that does not tolerate violence and respects human rights. A society that fights against stigma and the silence of institutions. Crimes committed during the war must not go unpunished, and the victims deserve full support and justice,” said Federal Minister of Labor and Social Policy Adnan Delić on this occasion.
The Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Policy calls for an active confrontation with the past and support for civilian victims of war crimes, encourages women raped in war and their children born from the act of rape to apply and register as a special category of civilian victims of war.
For additional information regarding the recognition of the status of a special category of civilian victims of war, the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Policy invites all victims of war rape and their children to apply and register in order not only to exercise their rights under the Act, but also to keep the truth about this crime from being forgotten.