On the occasion of 12 August – International Youth Day – the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) draws attention to the multifaceted challenges that young people in Montenegro face, and which often leave them without adequate support, perspective, or opportunities for active participation in society. Instead of celebrating their potential, this date increasingly serves as… »
Non-governmental organizations and civic activists warn that today’s “consecration” of a monument to Pavle Đurišić, erected on private property in the village of Gornje Zaostro near Berane, constitutes a trampling of the institutional order of Montenegro. The blessing of this moral downfall was given by the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC), through a liturgy led by… »
Non-governmental organisations and civic activists strongly condemn the erection of a monument to Pavle Đurišić in Gornje Zaostro near Berane – a war criminal, Chetnik commander, Nazi collaborator, and ally of the Ustaše, who was decorated by Adolf Hitler himself. This act is not merely historical revisionism – it is the open glorification of evil.… »
On the 30th marking of the military-police operation “Storm” (Oluja), the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) expresses deep concern over the fact that justice for the victims of this operation has never been achieved. The four-day action, which began on 4 August 1995, not only marked the end of the Republic of Serbian Krajina but… »
Civil society organizations strongly oppose the possibility that a street in the Capital city of Podgorica be named after Pavle Bulatović, a man directly responsible for the war crime of deporting Bosnian refugees. We regret that our previous arguments against this initiative, raised already last year, have not been taken into account. We warn that… »
Once again, we urge Members of Parliament to halt further decision-making on the Draft Law on the Agency for National Security (NSA), to open space for a broad and inclusive public debate, and to take into account the views of relevant experts, organizations, and institutions, as without democratic oversight of the security services, there can… »
Yesterday’s vote in the Parliament of Montenegro on the appointment of members to the Council of the Agency for Audiovisual Media Services revealed the true nature of the ruling majority’s actions – the systemic dismantling of European integration efforts and the imposition of party control over institutions that, under EU rules, must be independent and… »
Most parents in Montenegro did not have Civic Education as a subject during their schooling, but today they see it as an important tool for shaping children’s character and combating violence, hatred, and intolerance, while strengthening democratic values among youth, this was revealed through focus group findings within the project “Enhancing Education for Civic and… »
Non-governmental organizations – Human Rights Action (HRA), Centre for Civic Education (CCE), and Women’s Rights Centre (WRC) – have once again urged the Prime Minister to withdraw the Draft Law on the National Security Agency (NSA) from parliamentary procedure and to open space for public and expert consultation ahead of the autumn session of Parliament. We emphasize that this… »
Non-governmental organizations – Media Center, Montenegrin Media Institute, Centre for Civic Education (CCE), and Center for Investigative Journalism (CIN-CG) – assess that the resignation of Neđeljko Rudović, Director General of the Media Directorate at the Ministry of Culture and Media, is yet another confirmation that state administration does not support professionals who have expertise and… »