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Whereas the Republic of Kosovo marked for the first time on 
April 14, 2023, the Day of Survivors of Sexual Violence 
During the War in Kosovo that coincides with the date 
Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman was abducted by Serbian po-
lice and subsequently sexually assaulted; and 
Whereas the United States recognizes that preventing and re-
sponding to gender-based violence around the world is 
not only a matter of human rights, justice, equity, and 
equality, but is also a moral imperative and the strategic 
national interest of the United States and its global part-
ners: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) finds it reprehensible that no individuals 
have been found guilty for the sexual war crimes 
against Ms. Krasniqi Goodman; 
(2) strongly condemns the use of rape and 
other forms of sexual and gender-based violence as 
a weapon of war; 
(3) underscores the importance of transparent, 
accountable, and independent investigations into 
gender-based war crimes and atrocities; 
(4) commends the Government of the Republic 
of Kosovo for taking a tangible and multisectoral ap-
proach to address the sexual violence during the war 
in the country; 
(5) calls on the Government of the Republic of 
Kosovo to uphold commitments expressed and 
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agreed to in the ‘‘Protocol for the Treatment of Sex-
ual Violence Cases in Kosovo’’, and prioritize and 
expedite cases of rape and sexual assault from the 
1999 Kosovo War; 
(6) calls on the Government of the Republic of 
Serbia to— 
(A) bring individuals who are responsible 
for the sexual war crimes on April 14, 1999, of 
United States citizen Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman 
in Kosovo before justice pursuant to United 
Nations Security Council Resolutions 1820 and 
2467; 
(B) cease the protection and glorification 
of any individuals who were involved in war 
crimes during the Kosovo conflict and make it 
a priority to investigate and prosecute any such 
individuals; 
(C) enforce laws to ensure that known per-
petrators of sexual gender-based violence are 
held accountable and are brought before justice; 
and 
(D) prioritize the creation and sustainment 
of appropriate tracking and investigative mech-
anisms to extradite known perpetrators and 
convicted offenders of sexual gender-based vio-
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lence during the Kosovo war in 1999 to Kosovo 
to be brought to justice according to all conven-
tions; and 
(7) calls on the United States Government to— 
(A) uphold and strengthen its commit-
ments to counter and prevent the practice of 
gender-based violence; 
(B) elevate the case of Vasfije Krasniqi 
Goodman in future bilateral engagements with 
the Government of Serbia, especially in terms of 
accountability for war crimes committed against 
women and youth; 
(C) identify the specific factors that in-
crease the risks of gender-based violence and 
undermine access to services and safety; 
(D) monitor efforts by the Government of 
Serbia and its relevant ministries and offices to 
investigate and prosecute cases of sexual vio-
lence during the Kosovo war; and 
(E) devote sufficient funding to implement 
a variety of educational, research, and advocacy 
projects in Kosovo, including the training of ju-
diciary and law enforcement, as well as funding 
for a rehabilitation center focusing on physical 
and psychological rehabilitation from war trau-
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ma and sexual and domestic violence, and voca-
tional training and job integrating opportuni-
ties. 
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