Centre for Civic Education CCE) strongly condemns the attack on the journalist of the daily “Vijesti” and the weekly “Monitor” Tufik Softić and calls on the authorities to promptly and efficiently carry out an investigation that would reveal perpetrators and persons who ordered this perfidious act which was a direct threat not only to Softić,… »
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Suspension of acused police officers is an important message
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) welcomes the decision of the Minister of Interior Raško Konjević to suspend the three officers of the Police Department Podgorica, which were for years accused for participating in the beating of deceased Aleksandar Pejanović, for what the Basic Court convicted them and what the High Court has recently returned for… »
Many confusions that require answers of relevant institutions
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) published the data on incomes of the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare in its research, “How much executives in public administration bodies earned in 2012?” based on the information which, on the request for free access for information, received from the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare directly. Therefore,… »
Does Montenegrin judiciary have the capacity to ensure justice for victims of war crimes?
In the eve of public announcement of the sentence in the case of “Morinj”, scheduled for 31 July before the Higher Court in Podgorica, the Centre for Civic education (CCE) reminds that the victims of this and other war crimes committed at the territory of Montenegro are still waiting for justice, though it’s been more… »
“Corruption at the local level – zero tolerance” – 247 participants at the consultative trainings
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), in cooperation with partners, and with the support of the EU Delegation to Montenegro, within the project “Corruption at the local level – zero tolerance”, has conducted 14 consultative trainings in the period of 3-25 July, in the municipalities of: Tivat, Kotor, Bar, Herceg Novi, Budva, Pljevlja, Plužine, Rožaje, Mojkovac,… »
Pride and Shame
On Wednesday 24 July 2013, in Budva, a SeaSide Pride was held, the first pride parade in Montenegro, organized by the NGO LGBT Forum Progress. Although announced on short notice, in the middle of the tourist season and in a city that is considered to be the capital of Montenegrin tourism, recently been present in… »
Pride parade was held in Budva, but there is still plenty to be done to affirm equal rights for all citizens
STEP Coalition, composed of eight NGOs from Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo, strongly condemns the reckless acts of physical violence by the groups of citizens gathered in order to sabotage the first Montenegrin Pride Parade “Seaside Pride” held on 24 July 2013 in Budva, which were followed by hate speech towards the participants and organizers of… »
Everyone has the right to freedom of expression and assembly
STEP Coalition, gathering eight NGOs from Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro, strongly condemns hate speech and call for lynch of the organizers of the first Montenegrin Pride Parade “Seaside Pride” which is scheduled for 24 July 2013 in Budva. Despite the fact of extremely high level of homophobia in the Montenegrin society indicated by numerous public… »
New legal documents should contribute to the improvement of human rights practice
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) expresses its concern that the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on the Protector of Human Rights and Freedoms instead of better standards, according to the European legislation and the recommendations of the European Commission, offers backward solutions to the current legal framework in this area, even compared to… »
Address to the heads of the parliamentary clubs concerning the set of laws on education that are in the parliamentary procedure
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) yesterday addressed each of the heads of the parliamentary clubs in the Parliament of Montenegro, except the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), appealing for their special attention to the set of laws from the field of education, as well as to dismissal of the Proposal of the Law on High… »