On the occassion of the European Media Literacy Week, the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) underlines the significance of adequate reading of media content, prevention of fake news and professional reporting in accordance with ethical standards. Fact-based reporting is especially important in crisis times like the current global pandemic COVID-19 and Montenegrin media have demonstrated… »
Press releases 2020
Legal acrobatics of the Council of the Agency for Personal Data Protection and Free Access to Information cannot cover illegal election of director
With its testerday’s response to the statement of the Centre for Civic Education (CCE), which we read in the media, as it is not yet available on the official website of the Agency for Personal Data Protection and Free Access to Information (AZLP), the Council of the AZLP implicitly confirmed that the appointment of Ivan… »
The election of director of the Agency for Personal Data Protection and Free Access to Information should be annulled
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) indicates that the election of Ivan Medojevic, director of the Agency for Personal Data Protection and Free Access to Information (AZLP), was not conducted in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law, which clearly prescribes the requirements for appointment to this position and urges the Council of the Agency for… »
Students should fight for themselves and their future in Montenegro
New director of the Agency for Prevention of Corruption should be elected in transparent and effective procedure
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) submitted, yesterday, for the second time, to the Council of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (APC) a request for providing transparency of the 17th session of the Council of the APC scheduled for Monday, 30/03/2020, as well as for the efficiency in deciding on the election of a… »
Remove crnagorakorona.com web application and prosecute its developers
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) yesterday sent individual initiatives to the Supreme State Prosecutor’s Office, the Police administration, the Agency for Personal Data Protection and Free Access to Information and the Ombudsman to take ex officio all prescribed actions and measures in order to prevent further use of illegal web application https://www.crnagorakorona.com/home. This application is… »
Victims, their families and families of disappeared have the right to truth
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), on the occasion of 24 March – the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, points out the significance of responsible and systematic approach by decision-makers, judicial authorities and educational institutions towards civilizational obligation of determining facts about… »
Decisions concerning non-governmental sector should be made in broad consultation with civil society organizations
Coalition of NGOs Cooperation to the Goal today sent the letter to the Prime Minister Markovic regarding the initiative of one NGO on change of purpose of funds allocated to the NGO sector in 2020. THE GOVERNMENT OF MONTENEGRO PRIME MINISTER Dusko Markovic Dear Mr Markovic, I am addressing you on behalf of the Coalition… »
State authorities should do their job, while together we need to strengthen accountability and solidarity without violating fundamental Human Rights
The Government of Montenegro must establish overall discipline of all citizens and protect them from potential exposure to coronavirus infection by taking all available measures of intensified surveillance. This implies prosecution of persons who have anyhow breached the orders of the sanitary inspection on the imposed self-isolation measures. The publication of the list of those… »
The state should protect citizens without jeopardizing anyone’s Human Rights
The Centre for Civic Education (CCE) welcomes the so far efforts of the Government of Montenegro to combat the coronavirus. However, we feel obliged to point out that the last announced measure of publishing the names of persons in self-isolation leads directly to violation of human rights and fundamental democratic principles guaranteed by the Constitution… »