Do your parents know?

My silence had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you. (Audre Lorde) For unnatural fornication between persons of the male sex, the perpetrator will be punished with up to two years in prison – Article 186 – Criminal Code of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1951, Ofc. journal FPRY no. 13. Similar… »

The concept of gender equality is still unknown to many and lacks genuine political support

Persistently and systematically, women are discouraged from participating in politics, and the responsibility lies with the leadership of political parties and the patriarchal context, which demonstrates its belief system through hate speech and does not forgive women when they speak publicly and express their views, whether it is activism in politics, the civil sector, or… »

The State to sanction the glorification of Dragoljub “Draža” Mihalović

We condemn the public memorial service and the participation of representatives of the municipality of Nikšić in the memorial service organized by the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) for the collaborationist Dragoljub “Draža” Mihailović, as well as a series of dangerous extremist and anti-civilization messages that were announced on that occasion. Any form of public glorification… »

Gender equality and women’s political participation through the perspectives of list holders for parliamentary elections

Centre for Civic Education (CCE), within the framework of the project “SPINoFACT 7 – Media Monitoring of 2023 Parliamentary Elections in Montenegro with a focus on Gender Perspective”, conducted interviews with the holders of electoral lists participating in the parliamentary elections during May and June 2023. The interviews aimed to address issues related to gender… »

With digital activism against hate speech

The Centre for Civic Education (CCE) has published a publication “Digital Activism Against Hate Speech – a Handbook in the Fight against e-Homophobia/Biphobia/Transphobia, Hatred, and Violence,” which provides guidelines on the fight against hate speech motivated by real or perceived sexual orientation, particularly in the online space where there is a growing trend of such… »

To accept the objection for non-broadcasting the information in the News 2 about the protest of 18 NGOs due to the illegal re-election of Boris Raonić as the director of the RTCG

Ombudsperson of RTCG, Danijela Popović, accepted the complaint of Human Rights Action (HRA), submitted on behalf of 18 non-governmental organizations because RTCG did not publish information in the central Dnevnik (News) about their joint protest against the re-election of Boris Raonić as director of RTCG. The Ombudsperson has recommended to the RTCG Council to accept… »