She asked us why we were lying about it because she said she knew it had happened to us too. In Kosovo, the otherwise unbreakable social bond that holds together extended families can be shattered by rape. Three of the women testified that they had been raped. On 21 April, the young men of the village fled following a warning from the KLA that Serb forces were approaching. The men, who were between 50 and 90 years of age, were separated from the other villagers and have not been seen since.
Some witnesses report hearing cries and shooting or Serb forces talking about killing the men.
The women and children were confined to three houses. In addition to those who admitted being raped or who had heard admissions of rape from others, several witnesses described women returning with clothes askew and in serious distress. Amnesty International has not named the women or village involved in order to protect the women concerned.