Protest of 15 NGOs: Proposed amendments to the Criminal Code once again do not strengthen human rights protection in Montenegro

We protest because the recently published Draft Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code of Montenegro again does not contain changes important for the protection of human rights. This is the second time in three months that the Ministry of Justice ignores recommendations of the Committee against Torture (CAT), the Committee on the Rights of… »

Balance between freedom of expression and protection of other values in a democratic society should be established

Defining a clear boundary between freedom of expression and situations where its limitation is necessary represents a particular challenge for today’s society, where hate speech is becoming increasingly prevalent. This was assessed at the second panel of the discussion forum “Democracy in Focus – the Relationship between Government and Civil Society“, organized by the Centre… »

Campaigns against the NGO sector jeopardize the development of civil society

Campaigns conducted in recent years against critically oriented non-governmental organizations seriously endanger the development of civil society, assessed executive director of the Centre for Civic Education (CCE), Daliborka Uljarević. Speaking at the discussion forum “Democracy in Focus – the Relationship between Government and Civil Society,” organized by the CCE, within the project “NGOs in Montenegro… »

Through informal education of youth towards strengthening intercultural society

Alternative education programmes are important for young people, and they themselves emphasize the transformative experience gained from the Intercultural Camp, organized by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) in Sutomore, from 26 to 28 February 2024, within the project “Education for a multicultural society”, with the support of the Fund for Protection and Realization of… »

Youth learned about argument based presentation through the debate

After a series of training sessions on interculturalism, conducted by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) in gymnasiums in Kotor, Bijelo Polje and Podgorica, the selected 12 most prominent debaters competed today in Podgorica, with the winning team also receiving a cash prize. When creating the teams that participated in the debate, care was taken… »

Why is the Government hiding information on the implementation of EU accession process activities?

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) points out the insufficient level of transparency in the government’s work, especially regarding the so-called oral information about the implementation of activities in Montenegro’s accession process to the European Union. If the Government truly believes that it is achieving significant results in this area, then logically, such information should not… »

9 new projects supported through the M’BASE programme

‘Through five calls for support to civil sector projects, we have seen that non-governmental organizations in Montenegro have the capacity, good ideas, quality staff and represent important actors on the path to European integration,‘ as it was emphasized today during the ceremony of signing nine new contracts with CSOs with a total value of 180,444.00… »