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 Working group starts developing rehabilitation Manual for prison system in Montenegro

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The Working Group representatives tasked to develop a unified Manual containing all rehabilitation programmes to be used within the prison system of Montenegro held its first meeting in Kolasin. They were assisted online by Council of Europe consultants.

As a result of the meeting, the WG members adopted an outline of the Manual and decided the follow-up planning for the next 20 weeks. During this period, the treatment department practitioners will test the programmes and evaluate their impact on prisoners. All programmes will be based on the cognitive behavioural therapy, with best practices and the current context of Montenegrin prison system taken into consideration.

Once the programmes are tested and adopted, they will represent the official rehabilitation programme Manual of the Administration for Execution of Criminal Sanctions of Montenegro.

The Working Group meeting took place on 30-31 October within the action “Further enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons in Montenegro”, as a part of the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme „Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022“, implemented by the Council of Europe.

Montenegro 10 November 2020