Ukshin Hoti
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Ukshin Hoti was an Albanian
philosopher and activist. Hoti was a professor of international law and later philosophy at the University of Pristina and founder of UNIKOMB, a political party of Kosovo
. Since 1982 he had been arrested several times by Yugoslav
and later Serbia
n authorities. In 1994 he was convicted for 5 years in the Dubrava prison. In May 1999, when his sentence ended and he was to be released, Serb guards of the prison relocated him. His current whereabouts are unknown and many human rights activists consider him dead.
in 1943. He studied political science at the University of Zagreb
and the University of Belgrade
and did postgraduate research at the University of Chicago
, Harvard University
, and the University of Washington
in international relations and political science. Since 1975 Hoti taught international law at the University of Pristina and held an administrative position at the parliament of Kosovo.
In 1982 he was sentenced by a Yugoslav court and spent three and a half years in prison for his support to the students' uprising of 1981, although he wasn't charged with the use or advocacy of violence. In 1983 Amnesty International
declared him a prisoner of conscience
. On September 28, 1994 a Serbian court sentenced him for five years in the Dubrava penitentiary for "endangering the constitutional order of Serbia". On May 16, 1999 the day he was to be released, he was last seen alive by three inmates. Rather than letting him go, that same day Serb guards moved him instead to the prison of Niš
, where he was allegedly assassinated.
His works include the treatise, the Philosophical Politics of the Albanian Cause , published in English in 1998. His brother Afrim Hoti, a member of Vetëvendosje was elected a deputy of Rahovec in the parliamentary elections of Kosovo
in 2010.
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
philosopher and activist. Hoti was a professor of international law and later philosophy at the University of Pristina and founder of UNIKOMB, a political party of Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
. Since 1982 he had been arrested several times by Yugoslav
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
and later Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n authorities. In 1994 he was convicted for 5 years in the Dubrava prison. In May 1999, when his sentence ended and he was to be released, Serb guards of the prison relocated him. His current whereabouts are unknown and many human rights activists consider him dead.
Life
Ukshin Hoti was born in Krusha e Madhe, Rahovec, YugoslaviaYugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
in 1943. He studied political science at the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
and the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
and did postgraduate research at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
in international relations and political science. Since 1975 Hoti taught international law at the University of Pristina and held an administrative position at the parliament of Kosovo.
In 1982 he was sentenced by a Yugoslav court and spent three and a half years in prison for his support to the students' uprising of 1981, although he wasn't charged with the use or advocacy of violence. In 1983 Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
declared him a prisoner of conscience
Prisoner of conscience
Prisoner of conscience is a term defined in Peter Benenson's 1961 article "The Forgotten Prisoners" often used by the human rights group Amnesty International. It can refer to anyone imprisoned because of their race, religion, or political views...
. On September 28, 1994 a Serbian court sentenced him for five years in the Dubrava penitentiary for "endangering the constitutional order of Serbia". On May 16, 1999 the day he was to be released, he was last seen alive by three inmates. Rather than letting him go, that same day Serb guards moved him instead to the prison of Niš
Niš
Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...
, where he was allegedly assassinated.
His works include the treatise, the Philosophical Politics of the Albanian Cause , published in English in 1998. His brother Afrim Hoti, a member of Vetëvendosje was elected a deputy of Rahovec in the parliamentary elections of Kosovo
Kosovan parliamentary election, 2010
The Kosovan parliamentary election was held in Kosovo on 12 December 2010 following a vote of no confidence in the government that brought forward the election....
in 2010.