We express our strongest protest against the attack by MP Zdenka Popović of Democratic Montenegro on human rights defender Tea Gorjanc Prelević, a woman who has, for years, consistently and indiscriminately fought for the rule of law. In doing so, Popović – Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro, member of the Women’s Leadership Network,… »
Non-governmental organizations and civic activists welcome the decision of the Public Institution “Ratković Evenings of Poetry” to remove the name of Radovan Karadžić, a war criminal sentenced to life imprisonment for genocide, crimes against humanity, and violations of the laws and customs of war, from the list of award recipients published on its official website. … »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) announces a CALL for the participants of the 5th generation of the TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE SCHOOL If you are a young person, aged 18 to 35, and wish to learn more about the concept of transitional justice, the culture of remembrance, the wars of the 1990s, war crimes and atrocities in… »
Civil society strongly condemns the multi-day attack by Democratic Montenegro on the person and integrity of our colleague Tea Gorjanc Prelević, due to her clear, principled and well-argued position that insists on the law and international standards, including the right to criticise the authorities. We remind that in a democratic society, different opinions are not… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), on the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, reminds that freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental human right that must be protected in every democratic society. In a time of growing hate speech and polarisation, as well… »
The main sources of information about the 1990s are family, the media, and the immediate environment, while formal education, unfortunately, plays only a marginal role. Encouragingly, young people are more open to confronting the past and to changes in the educational approach, according to the findings of the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) publication “The Nineties… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) has, in recent months, analysed the work of certain members of the Government – primarily the Minister without Portfolio and the Deputy Prime Ministers of Montenegro – in the context of the inflation of functions within the Government’s structure, often with overlapping or unclear competences, as well as pronounced non-transparency.… »
Non-governmental organizations and civic activists express their support for the protest organized by the families of those killed and injured in two mass shootings in Cetinje. The protest will be held on Tuesday, 12 August, at 3:00 PM, at the Lovćenska Vila monument in Cetinje, marking the third anniversary of the first mass shooting. In the crime… »
On the occasion of 12 August – International Youth Day – the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) draws attention to the multifaceted challenges that young people in Montenegro face, and which often leave them without adequate support, perspective, or opportunities for active participation in society. Instead of celebrating their potential, this date increasingly serves as… »
Non-governmental organizations and civic activists warn that today’s “consecration” of a monument to Pavle Đurišić, erected on private property in the village of Gornje Zaostro near Berane, constitutes a trampling of the institutional order of Montenegro. The blessing of this moral downfall was given by the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC), through a liturgy led by… »