24/03/2024

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE RIGHT TO TRUTH CONCERNING SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FOR THE DIGNITY OF VICTIMS – TRUTH AGAINST CRIMES

Today is the International Day of the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, established by the United […]
19/03/2024

REPRESSED FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION – Calling Persons who Commented on the Views of the Obscure President of the Municipality of Nikšić for Questioning Is Jeopardising Freedom of Expression

The Human Rights Action is expressing concern regarding the practice of unnecessarily asking people to come to the police or the state prosecutor’s office in order […]
18/03/2024

23 NGOs wrote to Aleksa Bečić: Democrats to withdraw the proposal to name a street in Podgorica after Pavle Bulatović

On Friday, 15 March 2024, 23 non-governmental organizations sent an appeal to the president of Democratic Montenegro (Democrats), Aleksa Bečić, to influence the councilors of that […]
16/03/2024

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT BLOCKED FOR THE SEVENTH TIME – JUDGES AGAINST EU?!

Human Rights Action is deeply disappointed by the irresponsible behavior of certain judges of the Supreme Court of Montenegro, who blocked the seventh attempt to elect […]
14/03/2024

Election of the President of the Supreme Court of Montenegro – An important Step for Montenegro’s Accession to the EU

The General Session of the Supreme Court will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday 15 March, with the task of electing a candidate for the […]
13/03/2024

PROTEST OVER THE INCESSANT PARTY STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF THE POLICE AND THE UNLAWFUL APPOINTMENT OF THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE POLICE ADMINISTRATION

The Human Rights Action is protesting the parties’ struggle over control of the Police Administration and the violation of the Law on Internal Affairs (LIA) in […]
07/03/2024

Protest of 15 NGOs: Proposed amendments to the Criminal Code once again do not strengthen human rights protection in Montenegro

We protest because the recently published Draft Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code of Montenegro again does not contain changes important for the protection of […]
29/02/2024

NINE MONTHS WITHOUT A WAR CRIME HEARING

Today, for the fifth time in a row, the trial of Slobodan Peković, accused of war crimes against the civilian population, was postponed. Peković is charged […]
28/02/2024

Children’s Right to Human Rights Education in Montenegro: The Subject of Civic Education Should Once Again be Made Compulsory

“Since 2017, civic education has not been a mandatory, but rather an optional subject in schools, as if life in a civil society is a matter […]
27/02/2024

FROM THE PANEL DISCUSSION “FACING THE PAST – ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES” IT WAS STATED: AN UNRESOLVED CRIME REPEATS ITSELF  

All perpetrators of war crimes from the 1990s must be prosecuted and brought to justice, all civilian victims should be compensated, every crime scene must be […]
27/02/2024

31 YEARS SINCE THE CRIME IN ŠTRPCI: ALL RESPONSIBLE MUST BE PUNISHED AND CIVILIAN WAR VICTIM STATUS GRANTED TO THE VICTIMS’ FAMILIES

Today marks the 31st anniversary of the war crime involving the abduction of passengers from a train at the Štrpci station. We appeal for the final […]
20/02/2024

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) holds high-level talks in Montenegro

A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) held high-level talks in Montenegro […]