H.Con.Res.26 - Calling for the end of impunity of unpunished Serbian sexual war crimes during the 1999 Kosovo war in the case of United States citizen and sexual war crime survivor Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman and other survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
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Latest Action · April 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
This congressional resolution calls for accountability for unpunished sexual war crimes committed during the 1999 Kosovo War, specifically highlighting the case of Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman, a U.S. citizen who was sexually assaulted by Serbian police officers at age 16. Although the two perpetrators were convicted and sentenced to prison in 2014, they were subsequently released on appeal and never served their sentences. The resolution notes that despite an estimated 20,000 sexual violence victims during the Kosovo War, very few perpetrators have faced justice, and it condemns this pattern of impunity. The resolution urges Serbia to investigate and prosecute sexual war crimes perpetrators, calls on Kosovo to prioritize these cases, and asks the U.S. Government to elevate the issue in diplomatic discussions with Serbia while providing funding for victim rehabilitation and training for Kosovo's judiciary and law enforcement. This is a non-binding concurrent resolution expressing congressional sentiment rather than creating new laws or appropriating funds.
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