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13/03/2024

PROTEST OVER THE INCESSANT PARTY STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF THE POLICE AND THE UNLAWFUL APPOINTMENT OF THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE POLICE ADMINISTRATION

The Human Rights Action is protesting the parties’ struggle over control of the Police Administration and the violation of the Law on Internal Affairs (LIA) in […]
07/03/2024

Protest of 15 NGOs: Proposed amendments to the Criminal Code once again do not strengthen human rights protection in Montenegro

We protest because the recently published Draft Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code of Montenegro again does not contain changes important for the protection of […]
28/02/2024

Children’s Right to Human Rights Education in Montenegro: The Subject of Civic Education Should Once Again be Made Compulsory

“Since 2017, civic education has not been a mandatory, but rather an optional subject in schools, as if life in a civil society is a matter […]
20/02/2024

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) holds high-level talks in Montenegro

A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) held high-level talks in Montenegro […]
20/02/2024

Protest to the Minister: The Head of Security of Minister should not be a Person Who Had Participated in Ill-Treatment and Its Concealment

Today, the Human Rights Action expressed its protest to Minister Šaranović over his decision to choose Vuk Vuković as the head of his security detail. Namely, […]
15/02/2024

WITH STREET NAMES RESPONSIBLE TOWARDS VICTIMS OF WAR CRIMES

Non-governmental organizations ANIMA Center for Women’s and Peace Education, Human Rights Action (HRA), and the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) express their protest against the proposal […]
02/02/2024

GOVERNMENT SHOWS DISRESPECT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT BY EXPRESS APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW AGENT BEFORE THE STRASBOURG COURT

Today, February 2, 2024, was the deadline for the Government to act on the request of the Constitutional Court and submit their statement on the initiative […]
02/02/2024

THE STATE IS CONTINUING TO PAY COMPENSATION FOR INEFFECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS OF POLICE TORTURE

The High Court in Podgorica has awarded Braslav Borozan from Podgorica the amount of EUR 7,000, and Marko Rakočević from Kolašin the amount of EUR 7,500, […]
26/01/2024

TRIAL FOR THE ATTACK ON CIVIL ACTIVIST BOŠKO PAVIĆEVIĆ BEGINS IN NIKŠIĆ

The trial of two defendants accused of inflicting serious bodily injuries on Boško Pavićević, a civic activist from Nikšić who confronted vandals in the night between […]
25/01/2024

MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR IS JUSTIFYING ILL-TREATMENT

The Human Rights Action is expressing concern over the fact that Minister of the Interior Danilo Šaranović does not understand the prohibition of ill-treatment to which […]
25/01/2024

WILL THE NEW SUPREME STATE PROSECUTOR RELIEVE FORMER LEADERSHIP OF LIABILITY FOR WAR CRIMES?

On Saturday, 27 January, the Parliament of Montenegro will be deciding on the election of the Supreme State Prosecutor (SSP), choosing among three candidates: Maja Jovanović, […]
24/01/2024

RMANDIĆ SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DEFEND HIMSELF

The main hearing scheduled for today before the Misdemeanour Court in Podgorica against Igor Rmandić, officer of the Police Administration of the Security Centre in Herceg […]