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17/11/2016

17/11/2016 COMPLAINT FILED WITH THE COUNCIL FOR CIVIL CONTROL OF POLICE FOR TREATMENT OF POLICE OFFICERS DURING INFORMATIVE INTERVIEW WITH MS. PATRICIA POBRIĆ

Human Rights Action (HRA) today filed complaint (in Montenegrin) to the Council for Civil Control of Police on the conduct of police officers of the Security Centre […]
16/11/2016

16/11/2016 ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC LECTURES: LECTURE OF LIDIJA VASILJEVIĆ ON STIGMATIZATION OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES ON FRIDAY 5 P.M. IN THE SPECIAL PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL IN KOTOR

Human Rights Action (HRA), Center for women and peace education (ANIMA) and Mental Disability Advocacy center (MDAC), within the project “Beyond exclusion – effective rights for […]
11/11/2016

10/11/2016 STRUGGLE FOR TEACHING ASSISTANTS CONTINUES: 15 NGOs WROTE TO THE GOVERNMENT AGAIN

After the initial appeal for permanent and sustainable resolution of the problem of engagement of teaching assistants for children with special educational needs, sent to the Government […]
09/11/2016

9/11/2016 TUFIK SOFTIĆ CASE: STATE PROSECUTOR DENIGRATES THE PROBLEM OF UN-INVESTIGATED ATTACK ON JOURNALIST BY PLEA AGREEMENT

By concluding a plea agreement with Draško Vuković, who admitted to had falsely testified about attackers on journalist Tufik Softić and agreed to pay the fine […]
09/11/2016

8/11/2016 INITIATIVE TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT AGAINST ARBITRARY INTERNET SHUTDOWN

Human Rights Action (HRA) submitted today an initiative to the Constitutional Court of Montenegro to institute proceedings to review the constitutionality of Art. 145, para 4 […]
07/11/2016

5/11/2016 SELECTED PROJECTS TO SUPPORT PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC’S OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Human Rights Action (HRA) and Center for women’s and peace education (ANIMA), within the project “Beyond exclusion – effective rights for mental health patients” supported by […]
03/11/2016

3/11/2016 REPORT “PROSECUTION OF ATTACKS ON JOURNALISTS IN MONTENEGRO (2004-2016)” PUBLISHED YESTERDAY

Human Rights Action (HRA) marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists by publishing a report on 55 cases of attacks on journalists […]
01/11/2016

1/11/2016 NINE YEARS OF UNINVESTIGATED ATTEMPTED MURDER OF JOURNALIST TUFIK SOFTIĆ

Nine years ago from today two persons who remain unidentified to date attacked Montenegrin journalist Tufik Softić in front of his family home in Berane, causing […]
25/10/2016

24/10/2016 A YEAR AFTER POLICE TORTURE ON PODGORICA STREETS

A year after numerous members of the police brutally tortured Milorad Martinović, had beaten-up two people in Miljana Vukova street (“Zlatarska” street) and injured the editor […]
19/10/2016

18/10/2016 HRA CONDEMNS THREAT TO JOURNALIST SINIŠA LUKOVIĆ AND DECISION OF THE BASIC STATE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE IN KOTOR TO QUALIFY IT AS MISDEMEANOUR

Human Rights Action (HRA) condemns recent threats against journalist Siniša Luković from the daily newspaper Vijesti, as well as threatening journalists in principle. Journalists must be free to do […]
18/10/2016

17/10/2016 MONTENEGRO AND THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY

Montenegro is a state which Constitution says it is the state of social justice (Art. 2), and responsible for the establishment of social justice (Preamble). The […]
17/10/2016

17/10/2016 „VIBER“ AND „WHATSAPP“ SHUTDOWN DURING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN MONTENEGRO IN BREACH OF FREE SPEECH

The shutdown of applications “Viber” and “WhatsApp” on the day of parliamentary elections by telecommunication operators in Montenegro and the Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal […]