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02/10/2014

2/10/2014 – Regarding the session of the Court in case of Pejanović which will be held tomorrow

Human Rights Action (HRA) welcomes the decision of the President of the High Court in Podgorica to ensure that sessions of the Panel of Judges in […]
29/09/2014

29/09/2014 PRESENTATION OF THE FOURTH REPORT “MONITORING OF JOURNALISTIC SELF-REGULATORY BODIES IN MONTENEGRO”

Human Rights Action presented the fourth report “Monitoring of Journalistic Self-Regulatory Bodies in Montenegro” on 29 September 2014. The report is based on monitoring of journalistic […]
28/09/2014

28/09/2014 PROTEST AGAINST LOWERING OF HUMAN RIGHTS SAFEGUARDS IN THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

Human Rights Action (HRA) warns that some of the proposed amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code impair existing human rights safeguards by strengthening powers of the […]
28/09/2014

23/09/2014 THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE SHOULD CONTINUE BEING COMPETENT FOR WAR CRIMES

Human Rights Action (HRA) disagrees with the proposed Draft Law on the Special State Prosecutor’s Office suggesting war crimes no longer fall within the jurisdiction of […]
21/09/2014

21/09/2014 ON THE OCASSION OF THE BEGINNING OF CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING FOR MOST VULNERABLE INHABITANTS OF THE SETTLEMENT „ZVERINJAK“

Human Rights Action (HRA) was very pleased to learn that the construction of housing for the most vulnerable families from settlement Zvjerinjak in Nikšić had been […]
18/09/2014

18/09/2014 WORKSHOP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (OP-ICESCR)

HRA, CEDEM and the International Network on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) organised a workshop on the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the International […]
12/09/2014

11/09/2014 PROPOSALS TO THE DRAFT LAW AMENDING THE LAW ON FREE LEGAL AID

The Ministry of Justice organised a public discussion on the Draft Law Amending the Law on Free Legal Aid, which lasted until 9 September 2014. Human […]
10/09/2014

10/09/2014 HRA COMMENTARY OF THE RELIESED OPINION OF THE BASIC STATE PROSECUTOR IN PODGORICA THAT THERE WERE NO GROUNDS FOR CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST POLICE OFFICERS FOR THEIR CONDUCT AGAINST BASKETBALL MATCH SPECTATORS IN 2012

The Basic State Prosecutor’s Office in Podgorica informed Human Rights Action (HRA) that it had reviewed a complaint HRA submitted against police officers for excessive and […]
01/08/2014

01/08/2014 ENSURE THAT THE SAME CRITERIA APPLY FOR ALL CANDIDATES FOR STATE PROSECUTORS

Human Rights Action (HRA) submitted a letter to the President and members of the Prosecutorial Council in which we urged the Council to refrain from holding […]
26/07/2014

26/07/2014 REGARDING ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT

Human Rights Action (HRA) regrets the decision of the Judicial Council to go through with the election of the President of the Supreme Court, even though […]
25/07/2014

25/07/2014 CONSTITUTIONAL COURT FINDS THE THIRD ROUND OF VOTING FOR THE SUPREME STATE PROSECUTOR UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Human Rights Action (HRA) greets the decision of the Constitutional Court of 23 July 2014 that provisions of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of […]
24/07/2014

24/07/2014 INITIATIVE TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO REVIEW THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF PROVISIONS OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL ACT ON ELECTION AND DISMISSAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT

Human Rights Action (HRA) filed an initiative to the Constitutional Court to review the constitutionality of provisions of the Judicial Council Act on election and dismissal […]