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10/04/2020

By abusing Criminal law, the state violates the freedom of expression

The Human Rights Action protests against the arrest of Radovan Rakočević from Bijelo Polje, which took place due to his sharing of an article from the […]
09/04/2020

OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MONTENEGRO

Dear Mr. Prime Minister, We call on you to postpone public consultations on amendments to the Law on Free Access to Information, which foresee numerous restrictions […]
08/04/2020

Belgium’s magazine Le Vif: ,,Coronavirus: Montenegro published the names and addresses of people suspected of being infected”

The Belgium’s leading current affairs magazine ,,Le Vif” published an article ,,Coronavirus: Montenegro published the names and addresses of people suspected of being infected”. In the […]
03/04/2020

A 26-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROM BIJELO POLJE WAS DEPRIVED OF HER RIGHT TO LIBERTY FOLLOWING AN INSTAGRAM POST

The Human Rights Action (HRA) believes that by incarcerating twenty-six year old S.O from Bijelo Polje for posting Corona virus-related rumours on Instagram, Montenegrin authorities have violated […]
01/04/2020

CONSULTATIONS ON THE LAW ON FREE ACCESS TO INFORMATION SHOULD BE POSTPONED

With regard to the statement by Ministry of Public Administration that it will not accept the request of 70 representatives of the NGO and media for […]
31/03/2020

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO EVALUATE THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF MEASURES IN FIGHT AGAINST CORONA VIRUS

Regarding the latest order of the Ministry of Health, which implies further restrictions on the freedom of movement of citizens, including the prohibition of gatherings in […]
30/03/2020

CSOs and Media demanding from Montenegrin Government to suspend public hearing on FOI Law during COVID19 outbreak

We are urging the Ministry of Public Administration to postpone public debate on the Law on Free Access to Information after the coronavirus pandemicand to publish […]
25/03/2020

LETTER TO THE UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Human Rights Action (HRA) yesterday informed the UN Special Rapporteurs on the right to physical and mental health and on the right to privacy on the […]
23/03/2020

GOVERNMENT TO STOP PUBLISHING PERSONAL DATA OF CITIZENS IN ISOLATION

The National Coordination Body for the Suppression of Infectious Disease, founded by the Government of Montenegro, decided on Saturday evening to start digitally publishing a list […]
18/03/2020

JUDICIAL COUNCIL POSTPONES THE GATHERING

The Judicial Council on March 17, 2020 published an invitation for participants in the selection process for candidates for judicial appointmentsto gather on March 18, at 12 p.m. at […]
17/03/2020

GATHERING AT THE SUPREME COURT AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE HEALTH MINISTER

The Judicial Council on March 17, 2020 published at its website an invitation for participants in the selection process for candidates for judicial appointments, to gather on March 18, […]
13/03/2020

APPEAL AGAINST ARREST FOR FAKE NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Human Rights Action (HRA) appeals that people should not be sent to prison for inaccurate posts on Facebook, which do not call for violence nor constitute […]