Further enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons in Montenegro News
Reporting on the use of force by Montenegrin police significantly advanced
The joint European Union and Council of Europe action “Further enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons in Montenegro” continues to support the Police Administration in establishing the new reporting methodology contributing to easier monitoring, investigation and...
Police forces of Montenegro further strengthen their capacities to prevent ill-treatment
The team of trainers for police special forces, established and trained under the joint European Union and Council of Europe action “Further enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons in Montenegro”, are extending their action. The team was formed to provide continuous...
Call for proposals: a grant for civil society organisations in Montenegro
Within the framework of the joint European Union/Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022” and its action “Further enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons in Montenegro”, the Council of Europe is launching a call...
New tool on recognising the signs of radicalisation available to Montenegrin prison system
Administration for execution of criminal sanctions (AECS) was enriched by a new tool which refers to the instruments for assessing the risk of radicalisation of prisoners. One of the instruments is a basic screening tool intended for health care providers, which would serve to identify the first...
Montenegrin prison team of trainers finalise refresher courses
The internal capacity of Montenegrin prison system has been further enhanced with the team of trainers established within Horizontal Facility I action, receiving advanced training. Namely, a second round of refresher course has been organised on 15-17 June 2021 to further strengthen prisons...
Montenegrin prison system upgrades the rehabilitation programmes for prisoners
The working group tasked to upgrade the rehabilitation programmes for prison system finalised its work on 23-24 April with the guidance of a Council of Europe consultant. They completed the development of the comprehensive Manual (programmes package) containing nine different rehabilitation...
Protection of detained and imprisoned persons in Montenegro standardised
In an effort to upgrade the application of standards of human rights protection by police officers conducting arrests, the joint European Union/Council of Europe action “Further enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons in Montenegro” has supported the Police...
New steps towards the development of the rehabilitation programmes Manual for the prison system of Montenegro
The working group tasked to develop the rehabilitation treatment programmes (Manual) for the prison system continues its work, adapting to the circumstances of on-going pandemic, by conducting the meeting on 18 December, under the guide of the Council of Europe consultant who joined on-line. In...
Special police forces undertook the training of the national team of trainers
Members from the Montenegrin special police forces took part in a first session of training of trainers on 23-25 November. The process follows the development of training curricula specifically targeting special forces officers and their need for human rights related education. Therefore, the...
Working group starts developing rehabilitation Manual for prison system in Montenegro
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 Working...
Training curricula on ill-treatment prevention by police special forces finalized
Montenegrin police finalized training curricula modules for Special Forces with expert support by Council of Europe consultants on 14 October. The modules cover inter alia subjects such as communication/conflict management skills, public order and gatherings and management of crowds. The modules...
Expert assessment of reintegration programmes in Montenegro
A video conference, between the Council of Europe consultant and representatives of the Treatment Department of the Administration for the Execution of Criminal Sanctions (AECS) of Montenegro took place on 28 September 2020. The video conference replaced an in-country expert mission due to...
Montenegrin prison system receives protective equipment to address COVID-19 crisis
Responding to the emergency of COVID-19 crisis and to the need of providing support to inmates and prison staff, the European Union and the Council of Europe donated the first lot of personal protective equipment to the Administration for the execution of criminal sanctions in Montenegro. In...
Regional Working Group session on screening and risk and needs assessment of violent extremist offenders in prison
A total of 18 prison practitioners and representatives from the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) co-ordinating bodies from the Western Balkans region exchanged their experiences and views on identification of violent extremist offenders (VEOs), screening practices and application of risk and...
First Steering Committee meeting - Action “Further enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons in Montenegro”
To mark the launch of the new Action on “Further enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons in Montenegro” within Horizontal Facility II (HF II), the first Steering Committee meeting took place in Podgorica, Montenegro, on 11 July 2019. A representative of the Council of...