“The progress in the digitization process requires genuine political support that has been lacking so far, as well as a shift towards agile approaches, working on digital literacy, streamlining procedures, involving citizens, and phased development,” was emphasized at the conference “E-ducation to PARticipation – Towards an Inclusive and Efficient E-Government” During the conference, the index… »
Press releases 2023
Necessary learning about Goli Otok in the educational system
Unpleasant questions from the past must be included in the educational system because their scientific and pedagogical treatment creates a basis for preventing human rights violations and repression, and gives an impetus for critical thinking, freedom of expression, attitudes towards otherness, and democratization, this was concluded today at a full-day seminar on Goli Otok organized… »
Media interested in the campaign, parties do not communicate issues of gender equality
Even though the campaign is not yet in full swing, a huge number of media posts related to the upcoming parliamentary elections are being recorded. The current course has been marked by topics related to the election model and result prediction, while the issue of gender equality remains on the margins. Reporting on the electoral… »
NGOs commemorate the 31st anniversary of the unpunished war crime of the Deportation of Bosnian-Herzegovinian refugees
A memorial gathering was held in front of the Security Centre in Herceg Novi, today at noon, to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the war crime of Deportation of Bosnian-Herzegovinian refugees. The event was organized by Human Rights Action (HRA), Centre for Civic Education (CCE), and ANIMA – Center for Peace and Women’s Education, with… »
What kind of state of Montenegro do we need?
At the level of a political formula – a set of desirable values and the accompanying institutional framework that ensures them, and through which the system legitimizes itself, there is a majority consensus among the citizens of Montenegro regarding Montenegro as a European state of rule of law, democracy, social justice and inclusion, and environmentally… »
31 years since the crime of Deportation of refugees – invitation to memorial gathering
Human Rights Action (HRA), Centre for Civic Education (CCE), and ANIMA – Center for Women and Peace Education, invite to the traditional memorial gathering on Thursday, 25 May 2023, at noon, in front of the Security Centre in Herceg Novi, to commemorate the anniversary of the Deportation of Bosnian-Herzegovinian refugees from Montenegro in 1992. The… »
Without progress in respecting LGBTIQ+ rights
Centre for Civic Education (CCE), on the occasion of 17 May – the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) – calls on citizens to refrain from hate speech and violence towards LGBTIQ+ individuals and urges competent institutions to adequately prosecute and sanction such acts. We are witnessing a trend of regression in the… »
The dissolved Parliament can not continue to work on amendments to the Law on Preventing Corruption
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) will not participate in today’s round table organized in the Parliament on the occasion of the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Prevention of Corruption, because it belives that the Parliament, which has been dissolved, does not have the legitimacy to work on such legal texts and that… »
Supreme State Prosecutor’s office to issue instructions to prosecutors regarding cases of causing national, race and religious hatred, divisions and intolerance
Centre for Civic Education (CCE) today sent the Acting Supreme State Prosecutor, Tatjana Begović, an Initiative for providing general instructions for the actions of prosecutors in cases of committing act of causing national, race and religious hatred, which are defined in Article 370 of the Criminal Code of Montenegro. The aim of that initiative is… »
Montenegro is still far from genuine media freedom
Media Freedom Day – 3 May – the media, media associations and journalists in Montenegro face in an unchanged environment compared to previous years, which is characterized by a number of problems. Nevertheless, this is an opportunity to remind on the importance of the media in the defense of the public interest, i.e. that part… »