Systematic, not reactive and partial transparency is needed

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) welcomes the reaction of the Deputy Prime Minister for Security, Defence, the Fight against Crime and Internal Policy, Aleksa Bečić, whose office, only 52 minutes after CCE’s statement on the lack of transparency of the Government’s General Secretariat (GGS), published part of its expenditures related to official travel. Such a… »

Better Securing of Evidence Means Less Material for Netflix

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) points out that the first-instance verdict in the “Tunnel” case has once again raised the issue of the necessary amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), particularly in the part concerning the securing of evidence through sampling. Two years after this case, the competent authorities have still not adopted the… »

Remembrance of Victims Must Not Be Closed Off

Human Rights Action (HRA), the Centre for Civic Education (CCE), and the Centre for Women’s and Peace Education ANIMA express their regret and protest over the fact that the authorities of Montenegro, instead of ensuring a dignified commemoration of the war crime committed against Croatian prisoners in the former “Morinj” camp, sent out ambivalent and… »

History education in the region – between myths and science

Although the Western Balkan countries are formally moving toward European integration, the legacy of the 1990s still shapes their public sphere. Without multiperspective approach to history teaching that develops critical thinking, there can be no genuine dealing with the past or reconciliation. Projects such as the Joint History Textbooks have shown that agreement is possible,… »

Solidarity and Cooperation Strengthen the Position of LGBTQI+ Persons in the Region

“Exchanging experiences and establishing direct contact led to new collaborations, actions, and ideas,” was the message from the two-day meeting of civil society organizations from Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Serbia, whose projects are supported through the Together for LGBTQI+ Equality programme. It is implemented by the Centre for Civic Education… »

An Important Decision Against Revisionism and the Glorification of War Criminals

Non-governmental organizations and civic activists welcome the decision of the Municipal Assembly of Bijelo Polje to revoke the “Risto Ratković” award from convicted war criminal Radovan Karadžić. Today’s vote in the Municipal Assembly of Bijelo Polje is significant because, after 32 years, Bijelo Polje and the “Ratković Poetry Evenings” have corrected a long-standing injustice that… »