Enhancing the human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons in Montenegro
Montenegro boosts institutional expertise in tackling ill-treatment
Prosecutors, judges, police officers and medical staff further improved their skills in combating and preventing ill-treatment during two consecutive capacity building sessions held in Podgorica on 27 and 28 January. The sessions address findings of the CPT, which explicitly emphasises that it is...
Montenegro police to boost human rights standards with new procedures
Police officers in Montenegro are stepping up efforts to protect human rights through the introduction of newly developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). During two days of training, held on 26-27 September in Bijelo Polje, middle management staff from the Regional Centre “North” were...
Monitoring bodies of Montenegro further strengthen their ability to conduct visits to places of detention
The joint European Union and Council of Europe action “Enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons in Montenegro” organised a specialised training for the National Preventive Mechanism and the Ministry of Justice monitoring officers on 3-4 June in Podgorica. The training...
Middle management staff trained on latest standards and practices in execution of criminal sanctions in Montenegro
The joint European Union and Council of Europe action “Enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced person in Montenegro” organised a specialised training for 15 members of middle management staff of the Administration for Execution of Criminal Sanctions of Montenegro (AECS). It...
Institutions of Montenegro send a strong message of zero tolerance of all forms of ill-treatment and impunity
A roundtable, organised under the action “Enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons”, convened in Budva on 22 – 23 November, gathered key investigating bodies in Montenegro to identify systemic shortcomings and collaboratively explore optimal solutions for the...
The action “Enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced person” launched in Montenegro
The first Steering Committee meeting of a 48-month joint European Union/Council of Europe action on “Enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced person” took place on 10 March 2023. The meeting also marked the launch of the third phase of the “Horizontal Facility for the Western...