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07/07/2013

7/07/2013 Conclusions of the Internal Control Department of the Ministry of the Interior on police conduct during the arrest of NGO MANS activists

Conclusions are available in Montenegrin here.
07/07/2013

7/07/2013 On the threats to journalist of weekly Monitor, Milena Perović-Korać

Human Rights Action condemns the latest threats to a journalist in Montenegro, directly related to the practice of profession, addressed to journalist of weekly Monitor, Milena […]
01/07/2013

1/07/2013 U.S. Embassy Awards Grants to Criminal Justice Civil Society Organizations

U.S. Ambassador to Montenegro Sue K. Brown presented the letter on the awarded grant for HRA project “Improving the practice of ordering detention” to Ms Tea […]
30/06/2013

30/06/2013 On the Draft law on amendments to the Criminal Code

Human Rights Action particularly commends the acceptance of our proposal to the Draft law on amendments to the Criminal Code to add exceptions for punishment when […]
28/06/2013

28/06/2013 Collected books delivered to prison for women

Human Rights Action, in partnership with the Centre for Civic Education, Centre for Antidiscrimination “EQUISTA”, Women’s Safe House, Women’s Rights Centre and NGO 4 Life, delivered […]
24/06/2013

24/06/2013 On the arrest of NGO MANS activists

Executive director of Human Rights Action, Ms Tea Gorjanc Prelević, submitted a letter today to the Minister of the Interior, Raško Konjević, asking him to initiate […]
13/06/2013

13/06/2013 Presentation of report “Judicial Council of Montenegro Operation Analysis 2008-2013”

Tomorrow, on 14 June, in the premises of PR Centre (Josipa Broza Tita Street 23/A), starting at 10:00h, Human Rights Action will organize the presentation of […]
11/06/2013

11/06/2013 Withdraw and amend the Draft strategy for the development of the social and child protection system

Human Rights Action yesterday proposed to the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare to withdraw the Draft strategy for the development of the social and child […]
31/05/2013

31/05/2013 Statement on Appellate Court judgement in case of Deportation of Refugees

The decision of the Appellate Court to confirm the judgment of the High Court in Podgorica, that acquitted all the defendants for the crime of deportation […]
29/05/2013

29/05/2013 Joint statement of NGOs on the VAT increase from 17 to 19%

We strongly condemn the intention of the Government of Montenegro to, unilaterally and without broader consultation and comprehensive analysis, increase the rate of value added tax […]
29/05/2013

29/05/2013 Sejdović family provided with alternative housing

Human Rights Action welcomes the efforts of the Capital city to provide alternative housing for the family Sejdović, whose barracks were demolished today in Podgorica, where […]
27/05/2013

26/05/2013 AGAINST PROJECTED OBLIVION OF CRIME OF DEPORTATION OF REFUGEES FROM MONTENEGRO

This May, we commemorate 21 years since the war crime against Bosnian refugees in Montenegro in 1992. At least 66 Bosnian-Muslim civilian refugees were illegally arrested […]