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26/04/2024

92 NGOs AND OVER 250 PROMINENT CITIZENS OF MONTENEGRO SUPPORTED THE INITIATIVE FOR MONTENEGRO TO SPONSOR THE UN RESOLUTION ON MEMORIALIZING THE VICTIMS OF THE GENOCIDE IN SREBRENICA

The initiative for Montenegro to sponsor the UN Resolution on the memorialization of the genocide in Srebrenica was supported by as many as 92 NGOs and […]

24/04/2024

NEW LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER – SPONSOR THE RESOLUTION ON SREBRENICA – 84 NGOs AND OVER 100 SIGNATORIES OF THE INITIATIVE AND ADDITIONAL ARGUMENTS

The initiative for Montenegro to sponsor the UN Resolution on the memorialization of the genocide in Srebrenica was supported by as many as 84 NGOs and […]

23/04/2024

WAR CRIMES TRIAL CONTINUES AFTER 11 MONTHS

The trial of Slobodan Peković, accused of war crimes committed against civilians in Bosnia and Herzegovina, continued yesterday, after 11 months. Peković is accused of killing […]

22/04/2024

The number of NGOs and prominent individuals who support the Initiative for Montenegro to sponsor the UN Resolution on the Remembrance of the Srebrenica Genocide has increased to 75 NGOs and 65 individuals

Over the weekend, the initiative for Montenegro to sponsor the UN Resolution on the Remembrance of the Srebrenica Genocide (International Day of Remembrance and Commemoration of […]

18/04/2024

25 YEARS SINCE THE CRIME IN KALUĐERSKI LAZ

It has been a full 25 years since members of the Army of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia killed a total of 22 and wounded 7 […]

17/04/2024

61 NGOs’ Initiative for Montenegro to Sponsor the UN Resolution on Genocide in Srebrenica

Representatives of 61 non-governmental organizations and 14 individuals sent the Prime Minister, Milojko Spajić, an initiative for Montenegro to sponsor the UN Resolution on the genocide […]

12/04/2024

SIXTEEN NGOs PROTEST AGAINST PROPOSAL TO EXTEND SITTING CONSTITUTIONAL COURT JUDGES’ MANDATES IN MONTENEGRO

Members of The Europe Now! Movement (PES), Vasilije Čarapić and Darko Dragović, have proposed an amendment to the Law on Pension and Disability Insurance [1] to […]

12/04/2024

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite

The report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, on her visit to Montenegro from September 19 to […]

08/04/2024

OMBUDSMAN ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE REPORT OF TORTURE OF MILE JOVANOVIĆ: INEFFECTIVE INVESTIGATION BY THE BASIC STATE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE IN PODGORICA

In his opinion of 18 March 2024, the Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms of Montenegro (Ombudsman) concluded that “the ineffective investigation of the Basic State […]

02/04/2024

Alarmingly Low Turnout: Nine Applicants for 41 Intern Positions in Montenegrin Courts

The very small number of people who applied to the competition of the Supreme Court of Montenegro for the admission of interns in the courts requires […]

27/03/2024

STATUS OF CIVIL VICTIMS OF WAR – The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare is Late in Drafting the Law on Veterans and Disability Protection

The Working Group of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MLSW) charged with preparing the text of the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law […]

26/03/2024

Response to the Reaction of the Supreme Court of Montenegro: WE DID NOT SAY THE SAME JUDGES WHO HAD VOTED FOR VESNA MEDENICA HAVE NOW BOYCOTTED THE CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT. THE BOYCOTT WAS LAWFUL, BUT IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE IN VIEW OF THE INSTITUTION IN QUESTION AND THE COUNTRY’S SPECIFIC POSITION

Yesterday, on 25 March, in a reaction that was published on the official website under the title “It is unacceptable to speculate about the names of […]