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… »

Politics for girls and fags

My two favourite hobbies since childhood have been engaging in women’s stories and power dynamics. As I grew up, I realized that one of them had prevailed. Politics, like any social process involving negotiations over the distribution of power, influence, and resources, is one of my favorite definitions of politics. Everything about voting is negotiation,… »

To determine responsibility for the loss of EU funds for Montenegro

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) points out that the news that the Government of Montenegro failed to create a single quality project that would be included in the financial package of 2.1 billion euros allocated by EU for 14 projects in the transport, energy, environment, human capital and private sector in the Western Balkans represents… »

Rainbow agenda

The first unwritten rule we learn in kindergartens is that playing with dolls is for girls, while cars are for boys. Pink is exclusively for skirts, and blue is the colour of shirts. In elementary school, teachers pair up a boy and a girl at the desks and carefully observe the development of their relationship,… »

Homophobia – a shortcut to (illusion of) power

When I was 14 years old, I used the term “faggot” for the first time. I did it in an attempt to “win” an argument with my younger brother. I don’t remember the cause of the argument, but I do remember a strong feeling that if I didn’t do something, I wouldn’t survive. The survival… »