“You survived, and you realized, in fact, how much you died…”, with these words the doctor Ilijaz Pilav explained the feelings of people who, like him, survived the Srebrenica genocide and the Death March, on which from Srebrenica, immediately before its conquest by Ratko Mladić and the Army of Republika Srpska Army (ARS) on 11… »
The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the general position of LGBTIQ people, their material status and mental state, and a significant part of them also indicates an increase in discrimination and violence against LGBTIQ people during that period, it is part of the observation from LGBTIQ people that were collected during focus groups… »
On the occasion of the recently published Draft of the Fundamental Agreement with the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC), the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) warns of the wrong timing to re-actualize this issue, which is subject to numerous disputes in the public. The Parliament of Montenegro is currently awaiting the resolution of key issues for… »
Montenegro cannot respond to the tasks of the European Union (EU) if it does not have a judicial institution with full mandates, and along the way, it must demonstrate that it interprets and applies the law equally to everyone. This was said at the second panel “How to introduce the rule of law in Montenegro?”,… »
Montenegro’s road to the EU has been slowed by the lack of internal political dialogue, foreign interference and technocratic benchmarks, and the negotiation process is crucial, not only to get tick the box, but to prepare for what follows. The European story is too serious to be left to politicians, political discourse is manipulative in… »
The decade of negotiations between Montenegro and the European Union (EU) is characterized by numerous lost opportunities and it is about time to change the approach, genuine facing with the challenges on the road to the EU, finding internal consensus on what kind of state of Montenegro we need and how to direct it towards… »
When it comes to understanding and accepting LGBT people in Montenegrin society, there is a generally positive, although somehow slower trend. This indicates a more mature and open approach, although in certain issues there is stagnation or even some regression, which can be explained by the wave of clericalization and radicalization in the last few… »
Today, the focus on empathy and solidarity is especially important, and this is exactly what are strongly reminding us of the photographs by Sandra Vitaljić, Damir Šagolj, Goran Boričić and Igor Čoko presented to the Podgorica audience within the exhibition “ON THE MOVE”, which was officially opened last night at Kuslev House Gallery. “This exhibition,… »
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) welcomes the announcement by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of European Affairs, Jovana Marović, that the Government of Montenegro will form a Working Group to assess the (in)compliance of the Open Balkans initiative with our path to the EU, as well as good neighborly relations and potential economic benefits.… »
EQUALLY – Coalition for LGBTIQ+ rights demands from the Ministry of Health to finally start solving the problem of shortage of hormone therapy with estradiol, which even after five years of active advocacy of the Spectra Association has not been solved. The Ministry of Health’s continued avoidance of this problem has led to a number… »
