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18/02/2026

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IN THE ZLATARSKA STREET ABUSE CASE: INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE AND A SERIOUS ISSUE AHEAD OF EU ACCESSION

On 9 February 2026, the Basic State Prosecutor’s Office in Podgorica dismissed the criminal complaint in the so-called Zlatarska Street case, concerning police abuse of lawyer […]

17/02/2026

SUMMONING COLUMNIST DUŠKO KOVAČEVIĆ TO THE POLICE OVER CRITICISM OF THE POLICE DIRECTOR IS INTIMIDATION

Human Rights Action (HRA) protests the harassment of columnist Duško Kovačević, who, by order of the state prosecutor, was summoned for an informational interview at the […]

11/02/2026

CASE OF THE ESCAPE OF MILOŠ MEDENICA – HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION CALLS FOR ESTABLISHING RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILURE TO ENFORCE A COURT DECISION

Human Rights Action (HRA) expresses serious concern regarding the failure of the Police Administration to prevent the escape of Miloš Medenica, despite a court-imposed supervision measure […]

10/02/2026

MORE EFFECTIVE HANDLING OF TORTURE AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE CASES IS CRUCIAL FOR EU ACCESSION

Progress achieved in prosecuting cases of torture and gender-based violence, but institutions still have work to do, reports by Human Rights Action and the Women’s Rights […]

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 […]

29/12/2025

HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION WARNS OF LACK OF TRANSPARENCY IN PARLIAMENT AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF ANB LAW WITHOUT PUBLIC DEBATE

Ahead of the announced new session of the Parliament of Montenegro, scheduled for tomorrow, 30 December 2025, for which the agenda has still not been determined, Human Rights […]

29/12/2025

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PUBLISHES LIST OF 351 PENDING CASES FOR THE FIRST TIME: A MAJOR STEP TOWARDS TRANSPARENCY

For the first time, the Constitutional Court has published a list of unresolved cases in the area of normative review – a list of laws and […]

28/12/2025

PROTEST AGAINST THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON INTERNAL AFFAIRS BY THE RESPONSIBLE COMMITTEE WITHOUT PUBLIC OVERSIGHT OR AN OPINION FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION.

The Committee on Political System, Judiciary and Administration today, on Sunday, acting as the competent committee of the Parliament of Montenegro, adopted the Draft Law on […]

25/12/2025

Response to the Acting Police Director’s remarks before the Security and Defence Committee

Human Rights Action (HRA) expresses its protest over the remarks made by Acting Director of the Police Administration Lazar Šćepanović at yesterday’s session of the Parliamentary […]

25/12/2025