The Hague's Specialized Chambers are more isolated compared to trials that have been tried by previous judicial institutions. In addition, this Special Court despite efforts has failed to be acceptable to the majority of the population. This was said in the discussion held today on the topic "Commemorative culture of Kosovo 25 years after the war" organized by the political fund "Heinrich Böll Stiftung".

Amer Alija from the Humanitarian Law Fund emphasized that the isolation distinguishes the Special Court in The Hague compared to other judicial institutions that have dealt with war crimes, while mentioning the Hague Tribunal, trials by UNMIK, EULEX and others.

He said that the closed and partially redacted sessions in the Specialized Chambers are making it difficult for journalists and monitors to monitor.

"We can say that the Specialized Chambers are a little more isolated compared to judicial processes that were tried by previous judicial institutions... About 50 percent of the witnesses proposed by the prosecution in The Hague, were mainly witnesses who gave testimony in closed sessions. And now, of course, the closed and partially redacted hearings present some difficulties for journalists, monitors and parties who are interested in monitoring them and understanding what these witnesses are testifying... We also monitor the trials for war crimes in Kosovo, but we can say that in 99 percent of the court sessions in Kosovo, the trials are open", Alija emphasized.

Meanwhile, Serbian journalist Haxhiaj emphasized that the handicap of the Special Court is that, despite the efforts of the majority, it will not be legitimate.

She mentioned the fact that the new measures for the protection of witnesses show that the danger for the latter has not passed.

"The court is constantly encountering sabotaging practices and attempts to influence justice... We have a number of witnesses that, just last week, the court has issued new measures for the protection of witnesses and has enabled them to testify via video link, it shows that the danger for the witnesses has not passed. What this court lacks is its legitimacy or its darkest side is that it will never be legitimate in the eyes of the people. How can this affect the issue of peace and reconciliation how much the criminal tribunal has been able to influence for the former Yugoslavia, because its handicap is because it is a mono-ethnic court and for the majority here it will not be acceptable. So far, in all its efforts, the court has failed to be acceptable to the majority of the population", said Haxhiaj.

The Director of the Museum at the Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Kosovo, Bjeshke Guri, emphasized that there are many gaps in communication between the Serbian community living in Kosovo and the Albanians. According to her, this is due to education different from what happened during the war.

While talking about the purpose of the published report on the attitudes of young people about the war and its climate, Guri emphasized that the latter get most of their information from their family members.

"We have recently made a report on the attitudes of young men and women on the war and the climate of war... The information about the resistance that was made at that time is not given... Most of them did not experience the war themselves but in at the same time, you can see how this public discourse has directly influenced how they see the war. We know that there is little information in the history texts, three pages at most are dedicated to the history of the war ...It turns out that they get most of the information from their family members...When we talk about communication, especially between the Serbian community living in Kosovo and the Albanians, there are too many divisions since it is known that these two communities are educated differently than what happened during the war." emphasized Guri.

Also, Guri said that because of what she calls a tribal mentality, the opinions of the elders are more important, leaving the young people aside and not offering them a platform to educate themselves about what happened.