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13/04/2011

13/04/2011 Joint position in favor of full decriminalization of insult and defamation

Human Rights Action submitted today a joint position of 22 organizations and individuals in favor of full decriminalization of insult and defamation to the Prime Minister, […]
04/04/2011

04/04/2011 HRA OPINION ON THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL TO RELEASE JOURNALISTS AND EDITORS FROM CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR INSULT AND DEFAMATION THROUGH THE MEDIA

Although the Ministry of Justice, in accordance with the explicit formulation of the Action plan for monitoring the implementation of recommendations from the opinion of the […]
29/03/2011

29/3/2011 Deportation of refugees war crime case first instance criminal court ruling

If this verdict becomes final because the crime of deportation cannot be considered a war crime, this will provide an irreparable blow against Montenegro as a […]
24/03/2011

24/03/2011 Press release regarding the decision of the Constitutional Court

On the occasion of the Constitutional Court’s decision to reject the initiative filed by the Human Rights Action for the constitutional review of the Law on […]
20/03/2011

19/3/2011 Letter to the Prime Minister – New Request for Dismissal of the Minister for Human and Minority Rights

Letter to the Prime Minister – New Request for Dismissal of the Minister for Human and Minority Rights
07/03/2011

07/03/2011 HRA sumbitted initiative for constitutional review of the census Law

Human Rights Action submitted to the Constitutional Court of Montenegro initiative for the constitutional review of the Law on Census of Population and Housing in 2011. […]
22/02/2011

22/02/2011 Report on adoption of HRA proposals in the Government’s Action Plan for monitoring the implementation of the EC recommendations

Human Rights Action filed a total of 15 amendment proposals to the Government’s Draft Action Plan for monitoring the implementation of recommendations of the European Commission. […]
19/02/2011

19/02/2011 Press release regarding the conviction of journalist Petar Komnenic

Final verdict of the Higher Court in Podgorica, passed four months ago, and delivered only yesterday to the accused journalist Petar Komnenic, confirmed the first instance […]
11/02/2011

11/02/2011 Human Rights Action press release regarding threats against journalist of the daily Vijesti Olivera Lakic

Journalist of the daily Vijesti, Olivera Lakic, author of articles about the possible illegal production of cigarettes in Mojkovac factory Tara, property of Podgorica’s Montenegro Tobaco […]
25/01/2011

25/01/2011 Proposal of amendments to the Draft Action Plan for Monitoring the Implementation of Recommendations from the Opinion of the European Commission

Human Rights Action (HRA) submitted today to the Prime Minister of Montenegro and competent ministers a Proposal of amendments to the Draft Action Plan for Monitoring […]
14/01/2011

14/01/2011 Press release regarding the announcement of full decriminalization of insult and defamation and development of the Draft Action Plan of the Government for implementation of recommendations of the European Commission

Human Rights Action welcomes the complete decriminalization of defamation announced by the Minister of Justice, Mr. Dusko Markovic. Such a solution would position Montenegro at the […]
09/12/2010

09/12/2010 Proclamation marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the International Human Rights Day

Bearing in mind that respect for human rights and freedoms represents a basis for development of a democratic society and one of the main conditions for […]