Press releases all

27/07/2016

27/7/2016 WHISTLEBLOWER WINS AGAINST RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE CO.

Following almost a year and a half of litigating a disciplinary dispute, Mr. Vesko Kažić, known to the public as one of whistleblowers from the Railway […]
26/07/2016

26/7/2016 CANCELED CONSULTATIVE HEARING ON PROPOSED MEDIA ACT AMENDMENTS

The consultative hearing on amendments proposed to the Media Act, which has been unanimously scheduled by the Parliamentary Committee for Political System, Justice and Administration, was canceled yesterday […]
22/07/2016

21/7/2016 AN APPEAL FOR HOLDING A CONSULTATIVE HEARING ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MEDIA ACT

Human Rights Action (HRA) today appealed to the President and members of the Parliamentary Committee for Political System, Justice and Administration to implement their decision to […]
20/07/2016

20/7/2015 HRA ON THE JUDGMENT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF MONTENEGRO IN THE CASE POPOVIĆ V. ĆALOVIĆ: ALL IS POSSIBLE WHEN THERE IS WILL TO ACT

HRA welcomes the judgment of the Supreme Court of Montenegro in the case of Vladimir Beba Popović against Vanja Ćalović, by which it the Supreme Court […]
12/07/2016

8/7/2016 INVESTIGATION IN THE CASE OF POLICE TORTURE OF ALEKSANDAR PEJANOVIĆ FROM 2008 REOPENED FOR THE THIRD TIME

HRA welcomes the third opening of the investigation of police torture of the late Aleksandar Pejanović. Mr. Pejanović was brutally beaten twice by numerous members of the […]
05/07/2016

1/7/2016 LAWYER DALIBOR TOMOVIĆ REPRESENTATIVE OF NGOs IN THE COMMISSION FOR MONITORING ACTIONS OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES IN INVESTIGATIONS IN CASES OF THREATS AND VIOLENCE AGAINST JOURNALISTS, MURDERS OF JOURNALISTS AND ATTACKS ON MEDIA PROPERTY

Lawyer Dalibor Tomović, candidate of 11 NGOs (Human Action (HRA), Association of Youth with Disabilities of Montenegro, Center for Civic Education,  Center for Investigative Journalism, Centre for […]
01/07/2016

1/7/2016 HRA ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MEDIA ACT IN THE ASSEMBLY OF MONTENEGRO

Human Rights Action (HRA) welcomes the decision of MPs Mr. Rifat Rastoder, Mr. Dritan Abazović and Mr. Zoran Miljanić to propose amendments to the Media Act to […]
27/06/2016

27/6/2016 CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO SUSPEND RETALIATION AGAINST VANJA ĆALOVIĆ

HRA appealed today to the Constitutional Court to immediately suspend execution of the judgment pursuant to which Vanja Ćalović, an human rights activist fighting corruption, must […]
25/06/2016

25/6/2016 ON THE OCCASION OF THE 26th OF JUNE – THE INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF TORTURE

On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, which the United Nations marks every year on 26 June, Human Rights Action […]
24/06/2016

22/6/2016 APPEAL FOR IMPROVEMENT OF WORKING CONDITIONS OF PRISON EMPLOYEES

Human Rights Action (HRA) and Juventas today sent a letter to the Minister of Justice, Mr. Zoran Pažin regarding inadequate working conditions of employees in the Administration […]
17/06/2016

16/6/2016 LAWYER DALIBOR TOMOVIĆ CANDIDATE OF HRA + 10 NGOs FOR A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION FOR MONITORING ACTIONS OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES IN INVESTIGATIONS OF OLD & RECENT CASES OF THREATS AND VIOLENCE AND MURDERS OF JOURNALISTS

Human Rights Action (HRA) proposed lawyer Dalibor Tomović for a member of the Commission for Monitoring Actions of Competent Authorities in Investigations of Old and Recent Cases […]
14/06/2016

14/6/2016 HRA AND JUVENTAS ON TERMINATION OF PRISON SENTENCE FOR A JUDGE ASSASSIN: ACT OF MERCY FOR A PERSON ON DEATHBED CAN NOT MEAN ENCOURAGEMENT FOR COMMITTING CRIMINAL OFFENSES

Following the Ombudsman’s recommendation to consider termination of prison sentence for B.Đ., who is in prison since 2005 for murdering a judge, because of his extremely […]