Zog Plakolli comes from the city of Victoria, BC in Canada. This year he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in the field of Microbiology, from the University of Victoria. Starting this September, Zog will continue his post-graduate studies at Humber College in Toronto ON, Canada, where he will study in the course of Investigative […] Read more  »

IFM received donation from EULEX  The Institute for Forensic Medicine has received an important donation from the EULEX Mission in Kosovo, consisting of equipment and various items that help the daily work of the units. The direct benefits expected from this donation are: Hazardous waste management Continuous professional education of the staff through establishing a […] Read more  »

Thanks to an excellent cooperation with the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), Institute of Forensic Medicine (IFM) has received lately three donations which include cardboard boxes and evidence storage bags within the process of the review of the remains in IFM, field and laboratory equipment for our forensic experts involved in the process of […] Read more  »

Thanks to an excellent cooperation, Institute of Forensic Medicine benefited from two small scale projects provided by European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo – EULEX. The first project which covered training on Prevention of Biological Contamination and Cross Contamination, was held in 7 sessions of two and three days of training for 15 days, […] Read more  »

Thanks to an excellent cooperation, Institute of Forensic Medicine benefited from two small scale projects provided by European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo – EULEX. The first project which covered training on Prevention of Biological Contamination and Cross Contamination, was held in 7 sessions of two and three days of training for 15 days, […] Read more  »

Orderly meeting with the representatives of the IPAII Project was held at the Institute for Forensic Medicine. Deputy director of IML dr. Naim Uka thanked those present for the support and cooperation so far with the experts from the IPAII project. In this meeting, the new supervisor of the EU office, Mr. Nikola Scaramuzzo for […] Read more  »

On 17.11.2022, within the premises of IFM was held the meeting with the International Committee of the Red Cross regarding the ongoing cooperation between the two institutions. The participants were welcomed by the Deputy Director of the Institute for Forensic Medicine – Dr. Naim Uka together with forensic anthropologists, Dr. Ditor Haliti and dr. Valon […] Read more  »

The Official Delegation from the Kingdom of Belgium visited the Institute of Forensic Medicine on a three-day working visit from November 14-16, 2022. The delegation composed of Investigating Judge, State Prosecutor, Forensic Expert, Police Officers, led by Mrs. Eva Mielnicki – Senior Manager at the Embassy of Belgium, were welcomed by the deputy. Director of […] Read more  »

In the Directorate of the Clinical University Hospital Service of Kosovo, an official meeting was held between dr. Spring Zejnullahu – Raci – U.D. Director of SHSKUK and dr. Naim Uka – Deputy General Director of the Institute for Forensic Medicine. The purpose of the meeting was to increase cooperation and the quality of inter-institutional […] Read more  »

On 11.11.2022, the Institute for Forensic Medicine was visited by acting Dean of the Faculty of Law “Isa Boletini” in Mitrovica, prof. Islam Qerimi and the students of this faculty, who were received by the acting Director of the Institute for Forensic Medicine, dr. Naim Uka, dr. Musa Gashi – Head of the Forensic Medicine […] Read more  »

The meeting was led by deputy General Director of the Institute for Forensic Medicine, Dr. Naim Uka, who in his welcoming speech informed the attendees that they had received the approval of the conceptual plan of the Forensic Case Management System (FCMS) from the Information Society Agency. Also, the attendees were informed that after a […] Read more  »

On 10.10.2022, within the premises of Institute of Forensic Medicine, was held a meeting between the heads of IFM, led by Dr. Naim Uka, Deputy General Director of IFM, Dr. Ditor Haliti, Deputy Head of DIKP and Mr. Javier Naranjo, Head of the EULEX component in IFM with representatives of the International Commission on Missing […] Read more  »

In cooperation and with the support of the IPA-2 Project, the Working Group from the Institute of Forensic Medicine has held a two-day workshop for the drafting of the draft Administrative Guidelines for Forensic Medical Examination Procedures. Based on the Law on Forensic Medicine, we are obliged to issue the sub-legal act on Forensic Procedures, […] Read more  »

Today on 30.09.2022, in the premises of the Institute of Forensic Medicine was held the meeting of the working group on the review of mortal remains in the morgue of IFM; Present in this regular quarterly meeting were representatives of IFM, MoJ, GCMP, EULEX, ICRC, ICMP and IPA project.  Within the meeting it was discussed […] Read more  »

The Institute of Forensic Medicine, within it’s continuous cooperation with the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, hosted an informative session for journalists to discuss about the reporting of gender sensitive information and sensitivity of reporting about survivors of sexual violence. This activity was held in the premises of IFM in Pristina, with the participation of the […] Read more  »

PRISTINA, 15 September 2022 – The European Union’s project dedicated to building up the capacities of Kosovo Institute for Forensic Medicine (IFM) presented today in Pristina the work of the Institute and plans for its further development including ISO accreditation. The EU, including through EULEX, started investing in the development of forensic medicine capacities in […] Read more  »

14 September 2022 Prishtina, Kosovo, The European Union Office in Kosovo and EULEX jointly support to the rule of law in Kosovo includes technical assistance to strengthen and modernize forensic services in Kosovo. Through this technical assistance, significant progress has been achieved. The Institute of Forensic Medicine of Kosovo (IFM) that operates under the auspices […] Read more  »

Within the activities to mark August 30th – International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance, on August 29th, 2022, the Institute for Forensic Medicine (IFM) organized a round table with the topic: “Challenges in the Process of Forensic Identification”.   The participants discussing on this important topic from the forensic aspect, and at the same […] Read more  »

Within the activities to mark August 30th – International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance, on August 29th, 2022, the Institute for Forensic Medicine (IFM) organized a round table with the topic: “Challenges in the Process of Forensic Identification”.   The participants discussing on this important topic from the forensic aspect, and at the same […] Read more  »

As part of the regular activities at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, the procedures for the handover of the skeletal remains of a case in the municipality of Gracanica were carried out. The official of the Institute for Forensic Medicine, Ms. Biljana Vekic – Head of Outreach sector for non-Albanian communities, has conducted the necessary […] Read more  »

On the invitation of the Secretary of the Coordinating Council of Associations of Families of Missing Persons, the Head of Outreach Sector at the Institute for Forensic Medicine, Ms. Majlinda Maloku participated in the meeting of council as a representative from the Institute of Forensic Medicine. During this meeting, Mrs. Maloku has repeated the official […] Read more  »

With the order of the Special Department of the Basic Court in Prishtina, the forensic experts from the Institute for Forensic Medicine in Prishtina have conducted search excavations in the location of Suhodol – Mitrovica on 23.08.2022 After preliminary research and analysis by investigative bodies, it was possible to collect necessary information on the conduction […] Read more  »

On 08.08.2022, at the facility of the Institute for Forensic Medicine in Prishtina, an acceptance was made – the delivery of a donation of the EULEX Mission in Kosovo. Deputy Head of the EULEX Mission, Colonel Cezary Luba, donated two (2) servers to IFM worth more than 8000 euros. These servers will serve to store […] Read more  »

The Institute for Forensic Medicine in cooperation with the experts of the IPA 2 Project has drawn up the Development Strategy of the Institute for Forensic Medicine 2022-2025 and the Action Plan for the implementation of this Strategy. This document reflects the strategic orientation of IML for the next 3 years and we believe that […] Read more  »

At the invitation of the Head of the EULEX Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Mr. Lars Gunnar Widemark, Acting Director of IFM Ms. Flutra Goga – Bajrami on 06.07.20211 participated in the launch of the monitoring report ” Assessment of the Handling of Rape Cases by the Justice System in Kosovo” prepared and presented by the […] Read more  »

WG – workshop for Drafting Amendments to the Law on Forensic Medicine   With the support of the IPA2 Project “Further Support to the Forensic Medicine in Kosovo” on July 5 – 6 2022 a Workshop with the working title “Drafting Amendments to the Law on Forensic Medicine” was organized. The purpose of this event was […] Read more  »

Date 30.06.2022 in the premises of the Institute of Forensic Medicine was held the meeting of the working group for the review of mortal remains in the morgue of IFM, which was attended by representatives of IFM, MoJ, GCMP, EULEX, ICRC and ICMP. In the meeting, it was discussed about the extraordinary work in the review process, the challenges and successes […] Read more  »

The 31st Conference on the Identification of Disaster Victims was held at the General Secretariat of Interpol in Lyon – France, from 21-23 June 2022, Dr. Naim Uka – Head of the Division for Identification, Coordination and Support and Forensic Specialist at the Institute of Forensic Medicine participated as a member of the working subgroup […] Read more  »

On June 11, 2022, the State Archives Agency of Kosovo and the General Directorate of Archives of Albania organized the VI Nationwide Archiving Conference in Boletin – Mitrovica. In this conference for the first time is presented the Archive of Missing Persons of the Institute of Forensic Medicine. Archivist MA. Valbona Krasniqi participated with the […] Read more  »

Today in the premises of the Hotel “Emerald” the Ministry of Justice in cooperation with the Institute for Forensic Medicine and with the support of EULEX, Kosovo Women’s Network and UN Women Kosovo held the second workshop “Drafting the State Protocol for treatment of cases of violence sexual ”. Through group work, discussions, brainstorming and […] Read more  »

On June 13, 2022, a Steering Committee Meeting of the IPA2 project “Further support to Forensic Medicine in Kosovo 2018 / 394-429” was held. Participants discussed the activities implemented during the previous three months, as well as the initiatives planned for the upcoming quarter. The project team together with the representatives of IFM continued to […] Read more  »

The Institute of Forensic Medicine with the support of the IPA II project “Further support to forensic medicine in Kosovo” continue the implementation of Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) management system. As one of the vital activities in the implementation of the OSH management system is to involve the employees in the process and to […] Read more  »

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The Institute of Forensic Medicine in agreement with the Kosovo Police from today takes over the physical security of the building of the Institute of Forensic Medicine. It is announced that all visitors must have a work ID / private ID which will be registered in the register of entry-exit in IML. Also the police […] Read more  »

“After an intensive work of 17 days, of the forensic teams of IML in the location near Sjenica – Shtaval, in the absence of forensic findings is unfortunately considered as a location without results. Meanwhile, in the territory of the Republic of Kosovo, our forensic teams have conducted two excavations, in Gjonaj and Truda. From […] Read more  »

Today in the amphitheater of the Institute of Forensic Medicine began the work “Workshop for Drafting the State Protocol for the treatment of cases of sexual violence” The Ministry of Justice in cooperation with the Institute of Forensic Medicine and with the support of EULEX, the Kosovo Women’s Network and UN Women Kosovo are the […] Read more  »

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On May 19, 2022, with the support of the IPA2 project “FURTHER SUPPORT TO FORENSIC MEDICINE IN KOSOVO” in the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Pristina together with the forensic pathologists was held a Workshop on “Further discussion on the Draft Administrative Instruction on medico-legal autopsies and related procedures” regarding the article Article 139 “Orders […] Read more  »

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The Institute of Forensic Medicine with the support of the IPA II project “Further support to forensic medicine in Kosovo” initiated the implementation of Occupational Health and Safety management system. Two occupational safety experts were engaged Jasmina Chaloska, PhD and Trajce Velkovski, PhD that are going to implement the Occupational Safety and Health system at […] Read more  »

On March 26, 2022, in the scientific journal International Journal of Legal Medicine (published by Springer Nature), an article entitled “Analysis of skeletal trauma in bodies found in a mass grave” was published by the authors Ditor Haliti, Diana Swales and Alan Robinson. This paper is part of the Master’s dissertation of Dr. Ditor Haliti, […] Read more  »

After several years of work in identifying the mortal remains of seven missing persons from Krusha e Madhe, in the framework of the memorial gathering on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the massacre of Krusha e Madhe, on 26.03.2022, reburial procedures were performed of mortal remains. Officials from the Institute of Forensic Medicine, […] Read more  »

As part of the process of clarifying the fate of persons missing during the war in Kosovo, today at the Institute of Forensic Medicine was handed over the acceptance of the mortal remains of seven victims of the war, from the massacre of Krusha e Vogel. In this regard, Deputy General Director Dr. Naim Uka […] Read more  »

The cooperation of the Institute of Forensic Medicine with the International Red Cross continues to increase through the next donation within the process of inventory of mortal remains at the Institute of Forensic Medicine. On 18.03.2022, Dr. Naim Uka – Deputy. Director of the Institute of Forensic Medicine, with collaborators, Dr. Musa Gashi (Head of […] Read more  »

At the invitation of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), supported by the United Kingdom, from 1 to 4 March, in the process of re-inventory of mortal remains, the delegation of the Institute of Forensic Medicine composed by Dr. Naim Uka – Head of the Division for Identification, Coordination and Support, Dr. Musa Gashi […] Read more  »

The Institute of Forensic Medicine has started with the management of hazardous waste according to the Law in force, Law Nr. 04/L-060 for Waste. This month, the first quantity of hazardous waste collected at IFM, was disposed of by the company contracted for this purpose. From now on any medical or chemical waste which endangers […] Read more  »

The Toxicology Laboratory, which is part of the Institute of Forensic Medicine, in August 2021 has participated in the second round of international proficiency testing for competence in the analysis of alcohol in blood and plasma. This test is organized by the National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences in Seville, Spain and a total […] Read more  »

In July 2021 the meeting was held between the two Directors of the Institutes of Forensic Medicine, that of Kosovo and Macedonia, Dr. Arsim Gërxhaliu and Dr. Aleksandar Stankov. The meeting was held at the premises of IFM in Prishtina and on that occasion a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the two Institutions. Through […] Read more  »

The Institute of Forensic Medicine with the support of the IPA II project “Further support to forensic medicine in Kosovo”, have successfully finished online lectures “Introductory course in Types of Forensic Autopsies, Clinical Forensic Examinations and Forensic Laboratory Analysis Performed by IFM” for judges and public prosecutors. The total 12 intensive online lectures for all […] Read more  »

The Institute of Forensic Medicine, ie the Laboratory of Toxicology, in May 2021 participated in the international proficiency test for the analysis of alcohol in the blood. This test is organized by the National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences (NITFS) in Seville, Spain. The institute in question sent unknown samples to our Toxicology Laboratory […] Read more  »

At the invitation of the Legal Department, at the Ministry of Justice, on Monday, 07/06/2021, was organized a meeting of the working group for reviewing and addressing the issues related to the Draft Code of Criminal Procedure. The invitation for the IFM came, after the comments that Team leader of the IPA 2 project Dr […] Read more  »

In September 2018, Dr. Ditor Haliti started the Masters studies at the Dundee University (UK) in the Forensic Anthropology program. These studies have lasted for one year and were supported by the EU IPA2 “Further Support to forensic medicine in Kosovo” Project, covering the education, living, and accommodation and travel costs. The Masters of Science […] Read more  »

On June 1, 2021, an intensive one-month cycle of online lectures organized by IFM and the IPA II Project will begin, in which Judges and Prosecutors from all regions of the Republic of Kosovo will participate. The trainings will be held by local and foreign forensic experts, will last for two days for each region […] Read more  »

Further support to the forensic medicine in Kosovo (2018/394-429 Kosovo is a potential European Union candidate that signed the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) in October 2015. The SAA provides a comprehensive framework for improved political dialogue and economic relations between Kosovo and the EU. It has direct implications on the justice sector by setting […] Read more  »

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Launch Event Summary Institute of Forensic Medicine 5th September 2018 Background: The overall objective of the project is to support the Kosovo authorities in strengthening the Rule of Law and judicial system, with a focus on forensic medicine services. The IFM is an agency under the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), with functional autonomy. The Institute, […] Read more  »

Launch Event Summary Institute of Forensic Medicine 5th September 2018 Background: The overall objective of the project is to support the Kosovo authorities in strengthening the Rule of Law and judicial system, with a focus on forensic medicine services. The IFM is an agency under the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), with functional autonomy. The Institute, […] Read more  »

Minister of Justice, Ms Dhurata Hoxha received a progress report of IPA- project “Strengthening and modernizing the forensic services in Kosovo”. Team Leader, Dr. Sinikka Salo and Project Director Juha Rumpunen described the activities including high-quality training, developing technical capacities, and strengthening the administrative structures of the IFM. Minister Hoxha appreciates the international cooperation in […] Read more  »

The legal and procedural framework for forensic medicine in Kosovo has renewed. The Law No. 05/L060 on Forensic Medicine came into force on April 20, 2016. The purpose of the Law is to regulate the procedure for performing the medico legal examinations, the establishment and activity of the Institute of Forensic Medicine. By this law […] Read more  »

Tenth Steering Committee meeting of IPA-project “Strengthening and Modernizing the Forensic Services in Kosovo” discussed about further needs of IFM. Two important issues were recognized: further support to increase human capacities to support the work in the laboratory for toxicology and further support to the IFM strategy development to finalize the strategy in accordance to […] Read more  »

Minister of Justice, Prof. Hajredin Kuçi received a report from Dr. Sinikka Salo on the progress of EU-funded IPA-project ‘Strengthening and modernizing the forensic services in Kosovo´. Through this Project the Ministry of Justice aims to to strengthen the rule of law enforcement and transparent judicial system, with a focus on forensic services, including Missing […] Read more  »

During 2015 the Department of Forensic Medicine received a lot of new equipment purchased by EU-Office Kosovo, the IPA-Project “Strengthening and Modernizing the Forensic Services in Kosovo”. The supplies consisted of new IT- and office equipment as well as equipment for forensic laboratories, morgue, identification unit and forensic crime scene investigation. New equipment and instruments […] Read more  »

A workshop on Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) was held in Pristina on 8.-9.12.2015. Experts from Finland provided participants with knowledge and skills to establish a National Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) Team in Kosovo. Participants agreed to establish a working group consisted from all relevant institutions that will work on establishment of the DVI team. Participants […] Read more  »

Dr. Arsim Gërxhaliu, Director of the Department of Forensic Medicine (DFM) and Ms. Bukurije Haliti, Coordinator of the Association of the Electronic Libraries of Kosovo signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on 14.12.2015 at DFM, Pristina. The purpose of this agreement is a membership of DFM in the Association of the Electronic Libraries of Kosovo and […] Read more  »

The high-level conference ‘Missing persons – Way forward’ held on September 8th 2015, Pristina, Kosovo gathered the representatives of international organizations, government, judiciary, media and civil society, from Kosovo and Western Balkans countries, to raise the general awareness. Kosovo President H.E. Atifete Jahjaga, former President of Finland, H.E. Tarja Halonen, Kosovo Minister of Justice Mr. Hajredin Kuçi and the Head of the EU Office/EUSR, Mr. Samuel Žbogar and Ambassador of Finland, Ms. Anne Huhtamäki attended the high-level conference. Read more  »

During the last days of August, there was a series of events related to the International Day of Missing Persons. Department of Forensic Medicine had prepared at their premises a wide photo collection of the work done by DFM and internationals in order to search and identify missing persons and bring them back to their families. On 30th of August, a lot of people gathered to Mother Teresa Pedestrian Street in the heart of Pristina. Prime Minister Mustafa respected the occasion with bringing flowers to the Monument of Missing Persons in front of the Parliament House. Read more  »