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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 […]
20/02/2024

Protest to the Minister: The Head of Security of Minister should not be a Person Who Had Participated in Ill-Treatment and Its Concealment

Today, the Human Rights Action expressed its protest to Minister Šaranović over his decision to choose Vuk Vuković as the head of his security detail. Namely, […]
15/02/2024

WITH STREET NAMES RESPONSIBLE TOWARDS VICTIMS OF WAR CRIMES

Non-governmental organizations ANIMA Center for Women’s and Peace Education, Human Rights Action (HRA), and the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) express their protest against the proposal […]
02/02/2024

GOVERNMENT SHOWS DISRESPECT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT BY EXPRESS APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW AGENT BEFORE THE STRASBOURG COURT

Today, February 2, 2024, was the deadline for the Government to act on the request of the Constitutional Court and submit their statement on the initiative […]
02/02/2024

THE STATE IS CONTINUING TO PAY COMPENSATION FOR INEFFECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS OF POLICE TORTURE

The High Court in Podgorica has awarded Braslav Borozan from Podgorica the amount of EUR 7,000, and Marko Rakočević from Kolašin the amount of EUR 7,500, […]
26/01/2024

TRIAL FOR THE ATTACK ON CIVIL ACTIVIST BOŠKO PAVIĆEVIĆ BEGINS IN NIKŠIĆ

The trial of two defendants accused of inflicting serious bodily injuries on Boško Pavićević, a civic activist from Nikšić who confronted vandals in the night between […]
25/01/2024

MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR IS JUSTIFYING ILL-TREATMENT

The Human Rights Action is expressing concern over the fact that Minister of the Interior Danilo Šaranović does not understand the prohibition of ill-treatment to which […]
25/01/2024

WILL THE NEW SUPREME STATE PROSECUTOR RELIEVE FORMER LEADERSHIP OF LIABILITY FOR WAR CRIMES?

On Saturday, 27 January, the Parliament of Montenegro will be deciding on the election of the Supreme State Prosecutor (SSP), choosing among three candidates: Maja Jovanović, […]