Podgorica, 10. January 2022.
General comments
1. It is necessary that gender equality as a principle is integrated and horizontally applied to all laws, policies and measures whose drafting is planned, as well as to each individual…
Hate speech directed at women in political life, which is unfortunately constantly present in our public space, recently culminated in the statements of convicted war criminal Vojislav Seselj, in which he attacked MP Draginja Vuksanovic. This is another…
Women who work in the public arena in the Western Balkans are regularly targeted by online threats, insults and false accusations, and existing laws must be enforced to protect them, said panelists at a BIRN debate.
Panelists at…
Fifty-five members of the Together for LGBTI Rights Coalition, which brings together NGOs and institutions working to promote the human rights of LGBTI people in Montenegro, strongly condemn the hate speech of Human Rights Committee Chairman Jovan Vucurovic…
In the period from December 13 to 17, the third "Small School of Smashing the Patriarchy" was held. The school consists of a series of lectures on gender equality and women's rights, issues of gender-based violence, sexual objectification…
MURDER OF WOMEN AND INJURY OF CHILDREN UNDER THE RADAR OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MONTENEGRO
Today we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the beginning of the Campaign "16 Days of the…
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (also known as the Istanbul Convention), the most advanced human rights treaty that establishes legal standards…
An inappropriate statement following a series of recent severe cases of violence against women
The Bill on Amendments to the Criminal Code proposing stricter prison sentences for crimes against sexual freedom committed against children and the infirm was…
WITHIN A MONTH AFTER THE KILLING OF SHEILE BAKIA, THE STATE HAS NOT INVESTIGATED THE FAILURES OF THE INSTITUTIONS Saturday, October 30, marks one month since the murder of Sheila Bakija, a victim of domestic violence, committed…
WHAT ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF PATIENTS / VICTIMS?
WRC is concerned about fo the recent developments and information of the relevant institutions regarding the refusal of the doctor of the Clinical Center of Montenegro to timely examine the…