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Although Kosovo is technically a part of Serbia, only 5% of its population is Serbian, while 90% is Albanian. It still bears the scars of the civil war between them: during the conflict, the two communities seized each others' homes and property, leaving thousands displaced after the war ended. The UN created the Housing and Property Directorate (HPD) to restore homes back to the lawful property-right holders.
Since it's inception the HPD has successfully dealt with 29,000 cases. It has made conditions for return easier and offered a cheap, impartial, and safe process where people can come and make their claims. But the HPD's authority has been limited, and its mandate in Serbia is soon at an end. Will HPD's withdrawal signal new anger over land and property rights?
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Citation
Main credits
Jeans, Christopher (film producer)
Jeans, Christopher (film director)
Clarke, James Kenelm (composer)
Sabath, Julian (editor of moving image work)
Kelly, Brenda (film producer)
Bower, Dick (film producer)
Dunbar, Sally (narrator)
Other credits
Music, James Kenelm Clarke; editor, Julian Sabath; executive producer, Brenda Kelly; series producer, Dick Bower.
Anthropology; Conflict Resolution; Europe; European Studies; Geography; History; Human Rights; Humanities; International Studies; Migration and Refugees; Millennium Development Goals; Russian/Slavic Studies; Social Justice; Sociology; United Nations; War and Peace
Keywords
Kosovo, UN, Housing and Property Directorate, HPD, Serbia, civil war, property rights; "Kosovo - A House Still Divided?"; Bullfrog Films
Distributor: Bullfrog Films
Length: 24 minutes
Date: 2006
Genre: Expository
Language: English
Grade: 7-12, College, Adult
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Closed Captioning: Available
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