HF II Montenegro - Further enhancing Human Rights protection for detained and sentenced persons

As part of the second phase of the European Union and Council of Europe programmatic framework “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey” (Horizontal Facility II), the Council of Europe implemented the Action “Further enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons in Montenegro”. The Action was implemented in close partnership with the Ministry of Justice, the Institute for the Execution of Criminal Sanctions, Police Administration, and Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The objectives of the Action consisted of the securisation of human rights compliance of the police through strengthening the safeguards against ill-treatment, the Improvement of the fight against violent extremism in prison and police, but also the enhancing of independent monitoring and framework for the investigation of ill-treatment and the improvement of reintegration and rehabilitation of prisoners in the society after released.

This Action assisted Montenegrin authorities in their efforts to comply with standards set in the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and to implement recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture – CPT.

The Action started on 24 May 2019 and was completed on 31 December 2022 with an overall budget of 750.000 €.

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Back Operational procedures for Montenegrin Police developed

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Police Operational Procedures related to the conduct of police officers during apprehension/arrest and police detention have been finalized by a working group comprising Montenegrin Police representatives and Council of Europe consultants.

This is a unified internal document summarising for the first time all relevant rules to be followed by police officers. Once adopted, it will represent one of the key tools for the prevention of ill-treatment by police officers during the execution of their duties, in line with the Council of Europe standards.

The Operational Procedures were developed within the Action “Further enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons in Montenegro”, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe within the framework of Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey II.

Montenegro 8 October 2020