Press releases – Freedom of expression

20/01/2016

20/1/2016 – THE SUPREME STATE PROSECUTOR TO DETERMINE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INEFFICIENT INVESTIGATION OF ATTEMPTED MURDER OF JOURNALIST TUFIK SOFTIĆ

The investigation against three persons for attempted murder of Montenegrin journalist Tufik Softić in November 2007 has been terminated in October 2015 without results. Softić’s legal […]
15/01/2016

15/1/2016 – THE AGENCY FOR ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND MEDIA COUNCIL FOR SELF-REGULATION ADOPT HRA COMPLAINTS AGAINST TV ”PINK M”

Director of the Agency for Electronic Media, Mr. Abaz Džafić, issued a decision on Friday, accepting Human Rights Action’s (HRA) complaint and finding that the commercial […]
19/11/2015

18/11/2015 – DAILY DNEVNE NOVINE CONTINUE TO DECEIVE THE PUBLIC

Daily Dnevne novine (DN) published today only parts of the reply of the NGO Human Rights Action’s (HRA) executive director, Tea Gorjanc Prelević, to their selective […]
17/11/2015

17/11/2015 – REGARDING UNAUTHORIZED PUBLICATION OF PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN TEA GORJANC-PRELEVIĆ AND SONJA DIEZ

On this link you will find the reply that HRA executive director, Ms Tea Gorjanc-Prelević, sent to daily Dnevne novine, regarding the text this daily published today […]
16/11/2015

16/11/2015 – REGARDING INSULTING AND OBSTRUCTING OF WORK OF RTCG JOURNALIST IVANA ŠEBEK

Human Rights Action (HRA) condemns inappropriate personal insulting of RTCG journalist Ivana Šebek (which can be heard at the published recording) and preventing her from reporting […]
05/11/2015

3/11/2015 – REACTION TO THE ORGANISED MEDIA ATTACK ON HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION (HRA)

Daily Informer, Pobjeda and TV Pink M reacted to HRA press release published on the eve of 2 November, International Day to End Impunity for Crimes […]
03/11/2015

1/11/2015 – ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY TO END IMPUNITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST JOURNALISTS

Montenegro welcomes 2 November, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, in the shadow of unresolved murders and attempted murders, physical assaults, threats […]
23/10/2015

23/10/2015 – ON THE RIGHTS OF JOURNALISTS TO REPORT ON POLICE ACTIONS IN SECURING PROTESTS

On the eve of protests held on Saturday, 24 October 2015, Human Rights Action sent a letter to the Minister of the Interior, Raško Konjević, Police […]
17/07/2015

17/7/2015 – HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: THE STATE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPUNITY FOR MOST CRIMES AGAINST JOURNALISTS

American NGO dealing with human rights protection, Human Rights Watch, published on 15 June 2015 its report A Difficult Profession Media Freedom Under Attack in the […]
02/07/2015

2/7/2015 – DISCUSSION ON THE NEED TO AMEND THE MEDIA ACT HELD

A discussion on the need to amend the Media Act has been organized by NGO Human Rights Action, with the support of the Australian Embassy. The […]
02/05/2015

2/5/2015 – ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2015

On the occasion of 3 May, World Press Freedom Day, Human Rights Action warns that the Government, State Prosecutor’s Office and the Police have not yet […]
11/03/2015

10/3/2015 – COMMISSION FOR MONITORING INVESTIGATION OF ATTACKS ON JOURNALISTS SHOULD PUBLISH A REPORT ON THE FIRST YEAR OF ITS WORK

Human Rights Action (HRA) urges the Commission for monitoring actions of the competent state authorities regarding the investigations of old and recent cases of intimidation and […]