The country's President Vjosa Osmani, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, has appealed for action by institutions in cases of violence against women.
Highlighting the attack on a woman with an axe in Lower Gadima on Monday by her ex-husband, President Osmani said that femicide continues to be an open wound.
"Femicide continues to be an open wound. Not just a problem. Not a statistic. But a national crisis that is eroding the foundations of our society, day after day. What happened in Gadime të Ulët is not just "another case". A woman, although protected by an active order, was barbarically attacked with an axe by her ex-husband. When a protection order remains a piece of paper, then the danger becomes reality. And reality kills us. The number of cases of violence against women and domestic violence is telling us bluntly: papers do not save lives. Implementation, determination, reaction without delay - yes!", Osmani wrote on her social network Facebook.
President Osmani further said that "every wrong step, every negligence, every delay can be fatal. No one who exercises violence should feel untouchable. No woman should be left unprotected."
Attached to this article, Osmani also published a photograph of the presidency building illuminated in red.