Empowering education staff to protect digital rights in schools

Knowledge about digital rights such as the right to privacy and freedom of expression, is crucial for the safe and responsible use of the Internet, was the key message of a two-day training on digital citizenship for employees in the education sector, organized by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) in Tivat on 5 and… »

Ethics Committee Determined That Stamatović Violated Academic Integrity

The Ethics Committee of Montenegro, acting upon the proposal of the Centre for Civic Education (CCE), adopted a decision determining that Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Stamatović violated academic integrity by publishing an identical scientific paper in two different journals. In March 2025, the CCE submitted to the Ethics Board of the University of Montenegro (UoM)… »

Civic education as a barrier to nationalism and xenophobia

Civic education is a key mechanism for building a democratic society. If we want free and active citizens, we must teach them from an early age what human rights are, what dialogue means, and how to defend the space of freedom, was the conclusion of the programme Civic Corner  of the Centre for Civic Education… »

Impunity for Attacks on Journalists Remains a Serious Test for Institutions

Centre for Civic Education (CCE), on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, points out that  Montenegro still fails to provide an adequate institutional response to attacks, threats, and pressures faced by journalists. Despite years of warnings and obligations arising from the EU accession process, cases of violence against… »

Why Put the 1990s in a Museum?

The last decade of the 20th century was unprecedented for contemporary Montenegro and the region. Years of state collapse, wars, crimes, destruction, refugees, economic breakdown, humiliation, poverty, and queues for basic necessities defined the period. While wars, war crimes, and destruction remain the most vivid part of collective memory, the economic and cultural consequences of… »

Call for Participation in a High School Debate Competition on Peer Violence and Juvenile Delinquency

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) invites high school students to participate in the DEBATE COMPETITION on the topics of peer violence and juvenile delinquency The debate competition aims to encourage critical thinking, develop skills of reasoned discussion, promote non-violent conflict resolution among young people, and contribute to a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences… »

Law on Memorials Should Also Be Applied in Pljevlja

Non-governmental organizations – the Human Rights Action (HRA), the Centre for Civic Education (CCE), and the Centre for Women’s and Peace Education ANIMA – have called on the Ministry of Culture and Media to react to the unlawful renaming of streets in the Municipality of Pljevlja.  In a letter sent yesterday to the Minister of… »

Initiative to Strengthen Tolerance and Inclusion through School Activities

Non-governmental organizations and civic activists yesterday submitted an initiative to the Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, Prof. Dr. Anđela Jakšić-Stojanović, proposing the organization of school activities intended for parents and children of both foreign and domestic citizens. The initiative comes after a worrying escalation of violence in three Montenegrin cities and the spread of… »

Montenegro Is Not a Country of Hate – Stop Persecution and Hate Speech

Deeply concerned by recent developments in Podgorica and beyond over the past ten days, we express our strongest condemnation of all forms of violence, discrimination, and hate speech, regardless of the national, ethnic, or religious affiliation of victims or perpetrators. The incidents that have occurred since 25 October 2025, as well as earlier occurrences, including… »