Human Rights Action (HRA), in cooperation with Center for Anti-Discrimination “EQUISTA”, Center for Civic Education (CCE), and Women’s Safe House presented, on 28 March 2013, the final assessment on the fulfillment of recommendations presented in the report: Respect for Human Rights of Detained and Sentenced Persons in the Institution for Execution of Criminal Sanctions published in June 2012 (the report is available at /?p=1154).

The report was developed within the project “Monitoring Respect for Human Rights in Closed Institutions in Montenegro”, funded by the EU, managed by the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Podgorica.

At the presentation spoke Ms. Tea Gorjanc Prelević, HRA Executive Director and Project Coordinator, Mr. Mitja Drobnič, Head of the EU Delegation to Montenegro, Ms. Slavica Rabrenović, Deputy Minister of Justice for the Criminal Sanctions Enforcement Department, and Mr. Miljan Perović, Director of Institution for Execution of Criminal Sanctions.

The report assesses implementation of 164 recommendations given by the NGO monitoring team, including recommendations by the European Committee for Prevention of Torture (CPT), set forth in the Report to the Government of Montenegro on the visit to Montenegro carried out by the Committee from 15 to 22 September 2008, as well as recommendations of the Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms of Montenegro.

• Download summary of the assessment report in English language here.

• Download the full assessment report in Montenegrin language here.