Press releases – Freedom of expression

The Coalition “Together for LGBT Rights” congratulates LGBTIQ persons on the adoption of the Law on Same Sex Life Partnership. We welcome the decision of the […]

Human Rights Action (HRA) strongly condemns filing of a criminal complaint, arrest and detention of Velimir Čabarkapa (29) from Pljevlja due to satirical treatment of the […]

The Human Rights Action protests against the arrest of Radovan Rakočević from Bijelo Polje, which took place due to his sharing of an article from the […]

The Human Rights Action (HRA) believes that by incarcerating twenty-six year old S.O from Bijelo Polje for posting Corona virus-related rumours on Instagram, Montenegrin authorities have violated […]

Human Rights Action (HRA) appeals that people should not be sent to prison for inaccurate posts on Facebook, which do not call for violence nor constitute […]

Human Rights Action (HRA) considers that by arrest and extended detention for burning of a Montenegrin flag, rights of three Montenegrin citizens to personal liberty have […]

The Law on the Army and the Law on Internal Affairs allow officers of the Army and Police to attend the protest, party and other political […]

Human Rights Action (HRA) warns against frequent application of restrictive provisions of the Criminal Code and Law on Public Order and Peace in Montenegro contrary to […]

Incarceration of journalists for publishing content which does not instigate violence, is not hate speech and does not negate holocaust and similar crimes is against the […]