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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 […]
04/12/2010

4/12/2010 The prize “Passion flame” awarded to Tea Gorjanc Prelevic, HRA executive director

We are proudly informing you that the HRA executive director, Tea Gorjanc Prelevic, was awarded the Passion flame, a prize “striving to recognize and emphasize commitment […]
25/11/2010

25/11/2010 Press release regarding the new attack on Slobodan Pejovic, witness to the crime of deportation of refugees in 1992

Human Rights Action expresses its concern over the latest threat to Slobodan Pejovic, a former police inspector and witness to the crime of deportation of refugees […]
24/11/2010

24/11/2010 Notification on the Ministry of Justice decision to annul the decision of the Supreme State Prosecutor which denies HRA free access to information on the progress of investigations in 12 cases

  On 12 May 2010 Human Rights Action filed a request for free access to information to the Supreme Public Prosecutor (SPP) asking for information related […]
17/11/2010

17/11/2010 PROPOSED REFORM OF LIABILITY FOR VIOLATION OF HONOUR AND REPUTATION IN MONTENEGRO (LAW ON DEFAMATION AND INSULT)

PROPOSED REFORM OF LIABILITY FOR VIOLATION OF HONOUR AND REPUTATION IN MONTENEGRO (LAW ON DEFAMATION AND INSULT) – Download PDF document
16/11/2010

16/11/2010 Press Conference Announcement: PROPOSED REFORM OF THE LAW ON DEFAMATION AND INSULT

Tomorrow, on 17 November at 12 pm, at its premises, Human Rights Action will present a Draft Reform of the Law on liability for violation of […]
05/11/2010

05/11/2010 Press Release of the Members of the Coalition for RECOM in Montenegro

Members of the Coalition for RECOM (Regional Commission for establishing the facts about war crimes and other violations of human rights in former Yugoslavia in the […]
04/11/2010

04/11/2010 Press Release – Coalition “Together for LGBT rights” filed a repeated request for the resignation of the Minister of Human and Minority Rights

On 29 October 2010 the request for resignation of the Minister for Human and Minority Rights, Ferhat Dinosa, was submitted to competent state authorities – the […]