Gender Equality as Décor, Party Loyalty as a Rule

We express our strongest protest against the attack by MP Zdenka Popović of Democratic Montenegro on human rights defender Tea Gorjanc Prelević, a woman who has, for years, consistently and indiscriminately fought for the rule of law. In doing so, Popović – Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro, member of the Women’s Leadership Network,… »

Erasing Karadžić’s Name – The First Step

Non-governmental organizations and civic activists welcome the decision of the Public Institution “Ratković Evenings of Poetry” to remove the name of Radovan Karadžić, a war criminal sentenced to life imprisonment for genocide, crimes against humanity, and violations of the laws and customs of war, from the list of award recipients published on its official website. … »

STOP to Attacks On Human Rights Defenders

Civil society strongly condemns the multi-day attack by Democratic Montenegro on the person and integrity of our colleague Tea Gorjanc Prelević, due to her clear, principled and well-argued position that insists on the law and international standards, including the right to criticise the authorities. We remind that in a democratic society, different opinions are not… »

Victims of authoritarian regimes must not be forgotten

On the occasion of the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of All Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes, the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) emphasizes the importance of a lasting and responsible approach to the past as a fundamental precondition for building a democratic, just, and open society in Montenegro. According to the Virtual Guide… »

Faith and belief are not justification for hatred and violence

Centre for Civic Education (CCE), on the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, reminds that freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental human right that must be protected in every democratic society. In a time of growing hate speech and polarisation, as well… »

Faith and belief are no justification for hatred and violence

Centre for Civic Education (CCE), on the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, reminds that freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental human right that must be protected in every democratic society. In a time of growing hate speech and polarisation, as well… »

How much do we know, and why do we forget the nineties?

The main sources of information about the 1990s are family, the media, and the immediate environment, while formal education, unfortunately, plays only a marginal role. Encouragingly, young people are more open to confronting the past and to changes in the educational approach, according to the findings of the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) publication “The Nineties… »

An Expensive and Non-Transparent State Apparatus

Centre for Civic Education (CCE) has, in recent months, analysed the work of certain members of the Government – primarily the Minister without Portfolio and the Deputy Prime Ministers of Montenegro – in the context of the inflation of functions within the Government’s structure, often with overlapping or unclear competences, as well as pronounced non-transparency.… »