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by admin January 28, 2022

Ana Jaredić: Institutions only prosecute physical violence

Amid recent cases of femicide in Montenegro, Ana Jaredic, Psychotherapist and WRC Support Services for GBV Victims Coordinator spoke in the Public Service's Morning Program about gender-based violence and the institutions' response to violence. You can watch…

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by admin January 24, 2022

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Hate speech: Government to urgently dismiss a member of the National UNESCO Commission

Women’s Rights Center (WRC) and Human Rights Action (HRA) have requested from the Prime Minister Mr. Zdravko Krivokapić to urgently dismiss a member of the National Commission for UNESCO, Mr. Jovan Markuš, and adopt a strategy for combating hate speech.…

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by admin January 14, 2022

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WRC comments on the medium-term Government work program

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…

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by admin January 6, 2022

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Responding to hate speech against women

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…

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by admin December 30, 2021

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BIRN Panel Discussion: “Empowered on the Internet”

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…

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by admin December 24, 2021

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We strictly condemn the hate speech of MPS Vucurovic, Bozovic and Bajcetic

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…

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by admin December 21, 2021

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Small school of smashing patriarchy III

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…

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by admin December 5, 2021

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Femicide in 2020

Feminist organizations in the Western Balkans recorded 55 cases of femicide in 2020: Montenegro - 2 Northern Macedonija - 4 Bosnia and Hercegovina- 7Kosovo - 7 Albania - 9 Serbia - 26 Every other…

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by admin November 25, 2021

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Statement on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

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…

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by admin November 9, 2021

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Panel discussion marking the 10th anniversary of the Istanbul Convention

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…

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