Justice for the Bytyqi Brothers
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Dear Friends and Community,
I've mentioned to many of you a very resilient family that I've been working with for almost a decade who, tragically, lost three sons to execution-style murders by the Serbian government in 1999. Others of you in the community may know the family of Ylli, Agron and Mehmet Bytyqi - the Bytyqi Brothers - personally or through your shared experiences at the end of the Kosovo War.
Their murders are not yet resolved, but we absolutely know who is primarily responsible. Their names are Goran "Guri" Radosavljevic and Vlastimir Dordevic, each a former high-ranking official within the Serbian government.
We need your help to launch a comprehensive and innovative legal and advocacy campaign to get justice for the Bytyqi murders. The organisation with which I volunteer - Pretrial Rights International ("PRI") - is a registered 501(c)(3) charity and has been working with the Bytyqi family on a strictly volunteer basis. We need the funds to cover the hard costs of implementing this strategy.
Please donate now!
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What We've Done
Through our analysis and advocacy, we've helped obtain the following:
- In 2022 and 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed resolutions calling for justice in the case.
- During his 2020 campaign, President Biden pledged to prioritize resolving the case.
- In 2019-20, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings took Serbia to task over its handling of the Bytyqi Brothers' case.
- In 2019, we prevented Vlastimir Doredevic's early release from jail (on separate charges involving the murders and concealments of over 700 people).
- In 2018, the United States sanctioned Goran Radosavljevic and his whole family.
- Hundreds of news articles have now been written about the murders, including this BBC profile.
- The Bytyqi case now leads the Serbian section of the U.S. State Department's annual Human Rights Report.
- Human Rights Watch and dozens of other human rights organisations and advocates have gotten involved.
...and much more. But Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his government continue to protect Guri Radosavljevic, Vlastimir Dordevic and others responsible for the Bytyqi murders.
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What We'll Do
Your money will be used to implement a new and innovative legal and advocacy strategy - one that has never been tried in any case from the region. We've already hired a law firm to implement this strategy, which is the bulk of the costs that we are seeking to cover.
With your help, we can finally ensure justice for the Bytyqi family. The war criminals responsible for these murders are responsible for hundreds more. They were also primarily responsible for the cover-up operations at the end of the war and therefore have information on the fates of over 1,000 persons that are still missing. Justice for the Bytyqi family can lead to justice for many, many more!
Your donation will be fully tax-deductible as a charitable contribution.
Please donate now!
Organizer
Praveen Madhiraju
Organizer
Washington D.C., DC
Pretrial Rights International
Registered nonprofit
Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US.
