Centre for Civic Education (CCE) recalls that today marks 33 years since the crime in Štrpci, when members of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) abducted 20 passengers of non-Serb ethnicity from the Belgrade – Bar train, which had been forcibly stopped at the Štrpci railway station, and subsequently tortured and killed them. After departing… »
The Centre for Civic Education (CCE) is taken aback by the verdict of the Higher Misdemeanour Court in Bijelo Polje in the case concerning the attack on Vijesti photojournalist Boris Pejović, Pobjeda photojournalist Stevo Vasiljević, and Vijesti journalist Balša Rudović, who were reporting on the unlawful erection of a monument to war criminal Pavle Đurišić… »
On the occasion of World NGO Day, the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) highlights a serious gap between declarative support and the actual conditions in which non-governmental organisations operate in Montenegro. Although the NGO sector has for years been recognised as an important actor in processes of democratisation, Europeanisation, and the protection of the public… »
More than 40 non-governmental organizations, together with a large number of activists, intellectuals, and experts, as well as interested citizens from the coastal region, following the public debate on the Draft Spatial Plan of Montenegro and the open parliament session in Bar, have clearly taken a position against the construction of an LNG terminal in… »
On the occasion of the International Day Against Bullying, the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) warns that peer violence in Montenegro remains a serious and pressing issue that must not be viewed solely through individual incidents, but rather as a deeply rooted social and institutional challenge requiring a continuous, systemic, and coordinated response. Findings from… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) expresses concern over the fact that, at the latest session of the Committee for Elections and Appointments of the Capital City of Podgorica, the list of candidates for members of the Council of RTV Podgorica was not established, leaving the selection process of the key governing body of this local… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) notes that the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts (CANU) has not included any activities marking the 20th anniversary of the restoration of Montenegro’s independence in its 2026 Work Programme. CCE submitted several requests for free access to information to CANU regarding the marking of Montenegro’s Independence Day, including all… »
“The case of the deportation of Bosnian and Herzegovinian refugees in 1992 remains one of the most serious unresolved issues in Montenegro’s process of dealing with the past. The judicial epilogue to date, marked by a disputed legal qualification, has left open questions of responsibility and failed to ensure full legal and social redress for… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), on the occasion of 22 February – the European Day for Victims of Crime, draws attention to the serious and long-standing shortcomings in the work of competent institutions in the areas of prevention, detection, prosecution and adequate sanctioning of criminal offences. An insufficiently effective institutional response weakens the rule of… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) announces a vacancy for a lawyer to provide legal support within the project Protection of Rights and Promotion of Digital Citizenship – Montenegrin Digital Shield (MDS). The selected candidate will be responsible for: providing legal consultations to citizens regarding violations of digital rights (hate speech, online harassment, breaches of privacy,… »