02/05/2012 ON THE OCASSION OF THE WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

Press release on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day – Download PDF document

02/05/2012 POVODOM SVJETSKOG DANA SLOBODE MEDIJA

Saopštenje povodom Svjetskog dana slobode medija – Preuzmite PDF dokument

Djeco, pišite Ombudsmanu! / Children, write to the Ombudsman!

- Poster

- Informativni listić / Informational leaflet

- Napiši pismo Ombudsmanu / Send a note to the Ombudsman

20/ 04/ 2012 Access to information from the Supreme State Prosecutor of Montenegro on the status of investigation of 12 cases of human rights violations

HRA press release on the obtained information – dokument Press release

Comparative presentation of questions submitted to the Supreme State Prosecutor and replies received

Description of proceedings for accessing information – case study (May 12, 2010 to April 12, 2012)

20/ 04/ 2012 Pristup informacijama državnog tužilaštva Crne Gore o procesuiranju 12 slučajeva kršenja ljudskih prava

Saopštenje Akcije za ljudska prava povodom dobijenih informacija

Odgovori Vrhovnog državnog tužilaštva primljeni 12.04.2012

Uporedni prikaz postavljenih pitanja i dobijenih odgovora
Opis postupka dobijanja informacija – studija slučaja
Vidi i tekst ”24/07/2009 Zašto je važan slučaj Zeković?”, ND Vijesti, 24. jul 2009. Forum

18/ 04/ 2012 Survey ”Attitudes on Torture“

The public opinion survey in Montenegro ”Attitudes on Torture“ was carried out in cooperation with the Ipsos Strategic Marketing agency within the project ”Monitoring Respect for Human Rights in Closed Institutions in Montenegro” implemented by Human Rights Action (HRA) and partner organisations: Centre for Civic Education (CCE), Women’s Safe House, and Centre for Antidiscrimination “EQUISTA”. The project is financially supported by the European Union and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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18/ 04/ 2012 Istraživanje „Stavovi o torturi“

Istraživanje javnog mnjenja „Stavovi o torturi“ sprovedeno je u saradnji sa agencijom Ipsos Strategic Marketing u okviru projekta “Monitoring poštovanja ljudskih prava u ustanovama zatvorenog tipa u Crnoj Gori”, koji Akcija za ljudska prava (HRA) realizuje zajedno sa partnerskim organizacijama Centrom za građansko obrazovanje(CGO), Sigurnom ženskom kuća (SŽK) i Centrom za antidiskriminaciju „EKVISTA“. Projekat su finansijski podržale Delegacija Evropske unije u Crnoj Gori i Ambasada Savezne Republike Njemačke u Podgorici.

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06/04/2012 Press release regarding the situation in the Public Institution “Komanski most”

Regarding the situation in “Komanski most” Institution HRA executive director on behalf of NGO monitoring team – consisting, besides HRA, of Centre for Civic Education, Centre for Antidiscrimination EQUISTA, and Women’s Safe House – sent a letter to Mr. Suad Numanović, Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Mr. Miodrag Radunović, Minister of Health, and Mr. Vaselj Dušaj, Director of the Public Institution “Komanski most”.

The letter contains observations and conclusions on the flu epidemic in the Institution “Komanski most” and on fulfillment of the recommendations of the report on respect of the rights of residents.

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06/04/2012 Saopštenje povodom stanja u JU Zavod “Komanski most”

Izvršna direktorka Akcije za ljudska prava (HRA) u ime NVO monitoring tima koga pored HRA čine Centar za građansko obrazovanje, Centar za antidiskriminaciju EKVISTA i Sigurna ženska kuća, uputila je povodom stanja u JU Zavod ”Komanski most” pismo ministru rada i socijalnog staranja dr Suadu Numanoviću, ministru zdravlja doc. dr Miodragu Radunoviću i direktoru JU Zavod “Komanski most” gospodinu Vaselju Dušaju.

Pismo sadrži zaključke i zapažanja o epidemiji gripa u JU Zavod “Komanski most” i ispunjavanju preporuka iz izvještaja o poštovanju prava štićenika.

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01/04/2012 Human Rights Action on the proposed amendments to the Constitution of Montenegro

The proposed amendments continue to provide solutions that are contrary to recommendations of the Venice Commission and do not ensure the independence of the Constitutional Court and Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms. The proposed amendments do not exclude political influence in the Judicial Council sincethe members of the Judicial Council who are not judges are not forbidden from being politically engaged. Non-governmental organizationsare not provided an opportunity to propose prominent legal experts for members of the Judicial Council to be elected in the Parliament. Legalsolution pursuant to which the Minister of Justice cannot vote in disciplinary proceedings against judges and the one forbidding court presidents to be members of the Judicial Council have been unjustifiably left out. The proposed thorough reform of the provisions on the prosecution has not been conducted either. Under the proposed solution, from the possible adoption of amendments to the Constitution pursuant to which the Parliament shallno longer decide on the appointment of prosecutors, until the amendment of the Law on the State Prosecutor’s Office which would entrust this authority to the Prosecutorial Council, no prosecutor could be appointed or dismissed (and bearing in mind the past experience in Montenegro, this loophole may not be amended for some time). Only a number ofsuchshortcomings in the proposed amendments could be overcome by urgent amendments to relevant laws, but without a comprehensive constitutional reform there shall be no appropriate preconditions for the full rule of law in Montenegro.

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01/04/2012 O predlogu amandmana na Ustav Crne Gore

Predloženi amandmani i dalje nude rješenja koja su protivna preporukama Venecijanske komisije i koja ne obezbjeđuju nezavisnost Ustavnog suda i Zaštitnika ljudskih prava i sloboda. Predloženi amandmani ne isključuju politički uticaj u Sudskom savjetu jer nije zabranjeno da članovi Sudskog savjeta koji nisu sudije ne budu politički angažovani. Nije obezbijeđeno da nevladine organizacije predlažu ugledne pravnike za članove Sudskog savjeta koji se biraju u Skupštini. Neopravdano se odustalo od rješenja da ministar pravde ne glasa u disciplinskom postupku protiv sudija i od zabrane predsjednicima sudova da budu članovi Sudskog savjeta. Nije sprovedena ni predložena potpunija reforma odredbi o tužilaštvu. Po predloženom rješenju, od eventualnog usvajanja izmjena Ustava po kojima Skupština više ne odlučuje o izboru tužilaca, pa do promjene Zakona o državnom tužilaštvu kojim bi se ova nadležnost povjerila Tužilačkom savjetu, nijedan državni tužilac neće moći da bude izabran ili razriješen. Samo neki od ovih propusta u predloženim amandmanima mogli bi se prevazići hitnim izmjenama odgovarajućih zakona, ali bez cjelovite ustavne reforme nema odgovarajućih pretpostavki za punu vladavinu prava u Crnoj Gori.

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28/3/2012 Request for information from the Supreme State Prosecutor (SSP) on action taken to investigate reports on maltreatment in the Maternity Ward of the Clinical Centre of Montenegro

Following a series of articles published in the begining of March 2012 in Dnevne novine, where women who gave birth in the maternity ward of the Clinical Centre of Montenegro in Podgorica reported concerning information on maltreatment and other abuse by the health workers, Human Rights Action (HRA) asked the Supreme State Prosecutors (SSP) on measures her office has undertaken to investigate those reports, considering that noone from the prosecutor’s office reported anything on the case to date.HRA insists on eradicating impunity for violation of human rights, which includes effective and timely investigation especially of allegations pointing to maltreatment the state officers.

The letter to the SSP is available only in Montenegrin language.

28/3/2012 Pismo za VDT povodom objava o postupanju osoblja porodilišta u Kliničkom centru Crne Gore

Povodom serije tekstova objavljenih početkom marta mjeseca 2012. godine u Dnevnim novinama, u kojima su žene koje su se porađale u KCCG iznijele zabrinjavajuće informacije o postupanju zdravstvenih radnika, Akcija za ljudska prava (HRA) pitala je Vrhovnu državnu tužiteljku što je tužilaštvo preduzelo da istraži ove navode, imajući u vidu da se niko iz tužilaštva nije oglašavao tim povodom. HRA insistira na suzbijanju nekažnjivosti za kršenja ljudskih prava, što podrazumijeva da se svi osnovani navodi o kršenju prava, a pogotovo oni koji ukazuju na zlostavljanje od strane državnih službenika, blagovremeno i temeljno ispitaju.

Pismo za VDT možete preuzeti ovdje.

21/ 03/ 2012 Recommendations of Expert Working Group for Preparation of Legal Framework Analysis related to LGBT Rights

Deputy-prime minister and minister of justice Duško Marković founded the Expert Working group for Preparation of Legal Framework Analysis related to LGBT Rights to carry out analysis of legal framework related to LGBT rights with focus on harmonisation of national legislation with international standards in this area.

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14/ 03/ 2012 Press release on meeting convened at the initiative of Prime Minister Igor Lukšić on March 13th

Human Rights Action (HRA) welcomes the conclusion of yesterday’s meeting convened at the initiative of Prime Minister Igor Lukšić with the director of the Police Božidar Vuksanović, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice and Human Rights Duško Marković, Supreme State Prosecutor Ranka Čarapić, Minister of Interior Ivan Brajović, and Special Prosecutor Đurđina Ivanović on the need to make it a priority for the police and state prosecution to clarify and prosecute all cases of attacks on journalists and media.

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