January 2026

28/01/2026

ON THE OCCASION OF THE FINDINGS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE (CPT) ON HORRIFIC LIVING CONDITIONS IN DETENTION AND IN THE SPECIAL PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL IN DOBROTA

Part of the preliminary findings of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), following their recent visit […]

20/01/2026

PROSECUTION’S SILENCE ENCOURAGES GLORIFICATION OF A CRIMINAL IDEOLOGY

We condemn the repeated glorification of the Chetnik movement in Podgorica on the occasion of the Orthodox holiday of Epiphany. Among other things, those gathered sang […]

12/01/2026

APPOINTMENT OF NGO-NOMINATED CANDIDATE TO THE AMU COUNCIL CONFIRMS THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE STATE MEDIA REGULATOR

Our civil society organisations and civic activists welcome the decision of the Parliament of Montenegro of 31 December 2025 to appoint Dragoljub Duško Vuković, the candidate nominated by non-governmental […]

08/01/2026

N15.BN – BRIEF NEWS

HRA NEWSLETTER 15 – BRIEF NEWS Constitutional Court publishes list of 348 pending normative review cases For the first time, the Constitutional Court of Montenegro has published […]

08/01/2026

N15.T9 – New Code of Judicial Ethics: revised format, old dilemmas remain

HRA NEWSLETTER 15 – TOPIC 9 The Conference of Judges of Montenegro adopted a new Code of Judicial Ethics at its session held on 28 October 2025. The […]

08/01/2026

N15.T8 – Venice Commission: automatic extension of Constitutional Court judges’ mandates needed, more precise rules required

HRA NEWSLETTER 15 – TOPIC 8 Judges of the Constitutional Court of Montenegro should have their mandates automatically extended until their successors are elected, according to an opinion […]

08/01/2026

N15.T7 – Constitutional Court holds public hearing on agreement between Montenegro and the UAE

HRA NEWSLETTER 15 – TOPIC 7 The Constitutional Court of Montenegro held a public hearing on 15 December regarding the Law ratifying the Agreement on Cooperation in the […]

08/01/2026

N15.T6 – More than two fifths of cases with unknown perpetrators became time-barred over ten years

HRA NEWSLETTER 15 – TOPIC 6 An analysis by the Supreme State Prosecutor’s Office shows that, over the past ten years, criminal prosecution became time-barred in […]

08/01/2026

N15.T5 – Judicial Council still fails to publish decisions on judges’ disciplinary and ethical responsibility

HRA NEWSLETTER 15 – TOPIC 5 Decisions on judges’ disciplinary accountability and violations of the Code of Ethics have still not been published on the official […]

08/01/2026

N15.T4 – The path of a young lawyer to judicial office

HRA NEWSLETTER 15 – TOPIC 4 The judicial office, as a symbol of authority, justice, and expertise, is one of the most important functions in modern […]

08/01/2026

N15.T3 – Prosecutors seek 20 years in prison for Vesna Medenica and her son Miloš, defence seeks acquittal

HRA NEWSLETTER 15 – TOPIC 3 High Court judge Vesna Kovačević scheduled the pronouncement of the judgment for 28 January in the proceedings against former President […]

08/01/2026

N15.T2 – Vesna Medenica sentenced to one year and nine months in prison, Judge Vlahović-Milosavljević to six months

HRA NEWSLETTER 15 – TOPIC 2 In one of three criminal proceedings pending against her, former President of the Supreme Court of Montenegro Vesna Medenica was […]