May 2025 – HRA

28/05/2025

Meeting held regarding the initiative to erect a memorial to the victims of the 1992 deportation

On Monday, 26 May 2025, a meeting was held at the Municipality of Herceg Novi regarding the initiative of non-governmental organizations Action for Human Rights (HRA), […]

27/05/2025

33 YEARS SINCE THE UNPUNISHED WAR CRIME OF THE DEPORTATION OF BOSNIAN-HERZEGOVINIAN REFUGEES COMMEMORATED – HERCEG NOVI OFFICIALS PROMISED A MEMORIAL FOR THE VICTIMS

A memorial gathering was held yesterday at noon in front of the Security Department of Herceg Novi to mark the 33rd anniversary of the war crime […]

23/05/2025

33 years since the crimes of the deportation of refugees – call for a memorial gathering

Human Rights Action (HRA), Centre for Civic Education (CCE) and ANIMA – Centre for Women’s and Peace Education invite all to a memorial gathering on Monday, […]

21/05/2025

NGOs urge action from the Supreme State Prosecutor over glorification of the Chetnik movement and Pavle Đurišić

On Tuesday, 20 May 2025, seven non-governmental organizations addressed the Supreme State Prosecutor, Milorad Marković, expressing concern over the increasingly frequent public glorification of the Chetnik movement […]

21/05/2025

Celebration of a War Criminal in an Educational Institution – A Test for the Institutions

Non-governmental organizations and civic activists strongly condemn the nationalist spectacle glorifying war criminal Pavle Đurišić, which took place restaurant “Radovče” restaurant in Podgorica. This disgraceful incident […]

19/05/2025

PARLIAMENT MUST IMMEDIATELY APPOINT AT LEAST ONE JUDGE TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT: SOON ONLY FOUR WILL REMAIN, OF WHOM ONLY THREE HAVE A LEGITIMATE MANDATE

As of May 31, the Constitutional Court of Montenegro will be left with only four judges out of the seven prescribed by law, further undermining the […]

12/05/2025

OMBUDSMAN RECOMMENDS THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS ADJUST THE INSIGNIA ON SPECIAL POLICE UNIT UNIFORMS TO ALIGN WITH MONTENEGRO’S CIVIC AND SECULAR CHARACTER

Human Rights Action (HRA) welcomes the opinion of the Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms of Montenegro – the Ombudsman – issued on May 9, 2025. […]

08/05/2025

N7.BN – BRIEF NEWS

HRA NEWSLETTER 7 – BRIEF NEWS Trial of Katnić and Lazović Will Be Partially Covered by Cameras The Supreme Court of Montenegro has decided that […]

08/05/2025

N7.T8 – Human Rights Action Participates in Meeting with Venice Commission

HRA NEWSLETTER 7 – TOPIC 8 A delegation from the Venice Commission visited Montenegro on April 24 and 25, 2025, as part of the process to […]

08/05/2025

N7.T7 – Tensions Between the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court: A Joint Meeting as a Possible Solution

HRA NEWSLETTER 7 – TOPIC 7 The Constitutional Court of Montenegro has ruled, in cases where it accepted constitutional complaints, that the Supreme Court cannot dismiss […]

08/05/2025

N7.T6 – The Judicial Council Did Not Allow Judges from the Special Department of the High Court in Podgorica to “Escape”

HRA NEWSLETTER 7 – TOPIC 6 The Judicial Council has decided not to permit the Special Department of the High Court in Podgorica to lose judges […]

08/05/2025

N7.T5 – Salary Increase for Judges and State Prosecutors

HRA NEWSLETTER 7 – TOPIC 5 Judges and state prosecutors in Montenegro may soon see an increase in their salaries. The Government of Montenegro has proposed […]