Annex 1: Statistical Overview of Cases
21 November 2000 to 30 June 2002
PROVISIONALLY REGISTERED CASES: 590
ETHNICITY OF APPLICANTS:
| Albanian: | 421 |
| Serbian: | 153 |
| Other: | 43 |
RESPONDENT PARTIES:
| UNMIK: | 277 |
| KFOR: | 63 |
| Municipal Authorities: | 152 |
| Other: | 91 |
CASES DECLARED INADMISSIBLE: 294
| Ombudsperson cannot investigate complaints against the respondent party: | 75 |
| Applicant has failed to exhaust other remedies: | 110 |
| Facts or final decision occurred prior to 30 June 2000: | 40 |
| Manifestly ill-founded (no case to answer): | 66 |
| Subject matter not in the jurisdiction of the Ombudsperson: | 3 |
| Cases discontinued during proceedings for other reasons: | 69 |
EX OFFICIO INVESTIGATIONS OPENED: 24
FINAL REPORTS ISSUED:24
SUBJECT MATTER OF CASES:
Property-related rights: 236 (64 taking of property/no compensation; 45 damage to property/ no compensation; 33 non-payment of salary; 61 access to home or other property; 7 non-payment of pensions; 10 non-removal of illegal occupant from property; 16 other)
Employment-related issues: 132 (42 failure to obtain employment through competitive employment process; 40 dismissals from employment; 15 failure to be offered pre-conflict job; 35 other).
Fair hearing rights: 94 (29 right to a court (17 no possibility to raise case before a competent court; 8 failure of authorities to executive court order or judgment; 4 court not independent and impartial); 12 criminal procedural issues; 31 length of civil proceedings; 8 conflict between HPD and courts; 14 fair trial (other)).
Right to liberty: 54 (8 no arrest warrant; 8 no means to challenge lawfulness of detention; 8 not brought promptly before a judicial authority; 4 not released at time prescribed by judge; 7 no detention order; 4 no information about charges; 15 other)
Impunity: 45 (13 failure to adequately investigate alleged violations of the right to life; 4 failure to adequately investigate alleged inhuman or degrading treatment; 32 failure to investigate crimes affecting the right to security, right to respect for private life, etc.)
Abuses of authority: 40 (26 failure of administrative authorities to respond to proper request; 8 arbitrary or discriminatory administrative decisions; 6 other)
Right to social benefits and/or an adequate standard of living: 25
Freedom from inhuman or degrading treatment: 19
Right to respect for private or family life: 12
Discrimination/ Equal Protection: 11
Other' (issues not included in above categories and raised fewer than ten times) : 63
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