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26/06/2014

26/06/2014 ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF TORTURE THE COURT IMPOSES A SENTENCE AT LEGAL MINIMUM

Human Rights Action (HRA) assesses that today’s verdict of Basic Court in Podgorica, which imposed sentences of three months of prison for each of the three […]
23/06/2014

23/06/2014 REACTION TO A PRESS RELEASE OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE STATING THAT THERE ARE NO CASES OF CHILD LABOUR IN MONTENEGRO

Human Rights Action sent a letter to the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Mr. Predrag Boskovic, with regard to the press release issued on 12 […]
23/06/2014

20/06/2014 ON THE WRITING AND DISTRIBUTION OF NEWSPAPER INFORMER

The content of texts published in daily Informer last week in the apparent intent to discredit a prominent NGO activist in the fight against corruption and […]
13/06/2014

12/06/2014 AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON THE PROTECTOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS DO NOT IMPROVE THE PROTECTOR’S POSITION

Human Rights Action (HRA) believes that the amendments to the Law on the Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms (the Ombudsman) of Montenegro, that are on […]
10/06/2014

09/06/2014 ON THE FINAL RULING IN THE CASE HRA V. JSC POBJEDA REGARDING PUBLICATION OF RESPONSE

Human Rights Action (HRA) is pleased to announce that the Appellate Court upheld earlier judgment of the Basic Court in Podgorica ordering the state of Montenegro, […]
24/05/2014

24/5/2014 22 years of the unpunished crime “Deportation of refugees”

25 May marks 22 years since the Montenegrin police illegally arrested at least 66 civilians – refugees who escaped to Montenegro from the war in Bosnia […]
22/05/2014

22/5/2014 HRA comments on CPT report on Montenegro

The conclusions of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) regarding improvement in the respect […]
22/05/2014

22/5/2014 On the beating of NGO LGBT Forum Progress activist

The attack against LGBT Forum Progress activist is an unfortunate consequence of the clear message that the State Prosecutor’s Office and the Police have been sending […]
22/05/2014

22/5/2014 HRA comments on CAT report

On the conclusions of the Committee against Torture (CAT) on the report of Montenegro published today, Human Rights Action (HRA) executive director, which took part in […]
15/05/2014

15/5/2014 On the latest postponement of eviction of Zvjerinjak residents

Human Rights Action (HRA) is pleased that the Municipality of Nikšić took first steps in addressing the long-term problem of providing accommodation for nine families living […]
12/05/2014

12/5/2014 Presentation of the third report “Monitoring of Journalistic Self-Regulatory Bodies in Montenegro”

                  Human Rights Action presented the third report “Monitoring of Journalistic Self-Regulatory Bodies in Montenegro” on 12 May at […]
09/05/2014

9/5/2014 The Constitutional Court accepted to decide on HRA’s initiative that the Parliament of Montenegro prescribed the election of the Supreme State Prosecutor contrary to the Constitution

Human Rights Action (HRA) welcomes the decision of the Constitutional Court to initiate the procedure on HRA’s initiative to review the constitutionality of provisions of the […]