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15/12/2017

15/12/2017 PROSECUTOR TO EFFICIENTLY REACT UPON OMBUDSMAN’S OPINION OF ABUSE OF PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS IN DOBROTA

Human Rights Action (HRA) expects the Basic State Prosecutor’s Office in Kotor to take all necessary steps to urgently prosecute medical technician with the Special Psychiatric […]
10/12/2017

9/12/2017 HRA ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: MESSAGES OF VICTIMS

The Human Rights Day – a reminder that 69 years ago the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which Article 1 reads as follows: “All human beings are born […]
08/12/2017

7/12/2017 EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS TO JUDGE THE RESPONSE OF MONTENEGRO TO POLICE TORTURE

The victims of police brutality in Zlatarska Street in Podgorica, Branimir Vukčević and Momčilo Baranin, will be submitting an application to the European Court of Human […]
30/11/2017

30/11/2017 CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF MONTENEGRO FINDS FAILURE TO INVESTIGATE VIOLENT ATTACK TO BE A VIOLATION OF JOURNALIST’S RIGHT TO LIFE

Human Rights Action (HRA) and Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) welcome the decision of the Constitutional Court of Montenegro, supported by all seven judges, which found […]
20/11/2017

19/11/2017 STATE PROSECUTOR TO INVESTIGATE VEHICLE ARSON TARGETING JOURNALIST MIROSLAV DROBNJAK

Human Rights Action (HRA) calls on the state prosecution of Montenegro to provide an effective investigation of attack on the property of journalist Miroslav Drobnjak, by […]
17/11/2017

16/11/2017 COUNCIL OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF MONTENEGRO FAILED TO ADOPT THE COMPLAINT OF JOURNALIST TUFIK SOFTIĆ FOR UNKNOWN REASONS -THE SESSION OF ALL JUDGES WILL DECIDE

Council members of the Constitutional Court of Montenegro today, for unknown reasons, voted against the proposal of Judge Rapporteur Miodrag Iličkovic for adoption of the constitutional […]
16/11/2017

16/11/2017 COUNCIL OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF MONTENEGRO FAILED TO ADOPT THE COMPLAINT OF JOURNALIST TUFIK SOFTIĆ FOR UNKNOWN REASONS -THE SESSION OF ALL JUDGES WILL DECIDE

Council members of the Constitutional Court of Montenegro today, for unknown reasons, voted against the proposal of Judge Rapporteur Miodrag Iličkovic for adoption of the constitutional […]
08/11/2017

8/11/2017 MARTINOVIĆ CASE: DECISION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF MONTENEGRO IN CASE OF INNEFFECTIVE INVESTIGATION OF POLICE TORTURE

The Constitutional Court of Montenegro executed and communicated the decision in the case of unpunished police torture of Milorad Martinović. The Constitutional Court adopted Martinovic’s constitutional […]
02/11/2017

2/11/2017 ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY TO END IMPUNITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST JOURNALISTS

On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Human Rights Action (HRA) reminds of the most serious crimes against journalists in Montenegro, which […]
22/10/2017

22/10/2017 Determining Accountability for Breach of Judicial Ethics in Montenegro (Operation of the Commission on the Code of Judicial Ethics 2011-2016)

The Commission on the Code of Judicial Ethics in the first five years of its operation 2011-2016 did not fulfill expectations regarding strengthening impartiality and accountability […]
20/10/2017

20/10/2017 COURT ADOPTS CLAIM OF JOURNALIST TUFIK SOFTIĆ AGAINST THE STATE OF MONTENEGRO

The Basic Court in Podgorica adopted the claim for damages filed by journalist Tufik Softic against the state of Montenegro due to state failure to provide […]
20/10/2017

19/10/2017 10 YEARS FROM ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF MONTENEGRO

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of Montenegro as an independent state, Human Rights Action (HRA) emphasizes that the […]