2012
Civic Control of the Police in 2011
14. 09. 2012.
Council for the Civic Control of the Police published a report about its work in 2011. The authors of the report are Aleksandar Sasa Zekovic and Zorana Bacovic. The report consists of three parts. The introductory part offers the general information about the mandate and competences of the Council. The second part offers a brief…
Press release: Overcome the Obstacle in Gathering Information on the Telekom affair
08. 09. 2012.
Adoption of the Agenda of the Inquiry Committee at yesterday’s session was delayed, because of, among other things, the need for additional legal interpretation of possibility to call citizens to make a statement. IA believes that the loosely defined provisions of the Law on Parliamentary Inquiry should be interpreted in the spirit of the Law…
Press release: Memorandum on cooperation with the Personal Data Protection Agency signed
07. 09. 2012.
Agency for the Protection of Personal Data and the NGO “Institute Alternative” signed on September 7, 2012 a Memorandum on future cooperation. By signing this document, the successful cooperation between the Agency and NGO ”Institute Alternative” continues in order to raise awareness about the importance of the right to protection of personal data. The parties…
Press release: Institutions Must Show Respect for the Parliament
17. 08. 2012.
Statements of the Supreme State Prosecutor’s Office and Directorate against money laundering and terrorist financing explicitly declares that the Law on Parliamentary Inquiry and the Law on Parliamentary Oversight in the Security and Defense Area are not binding for these authorities. These laws stipulate that public authorities are obliged to provide access to all requested…
Press release: New law on social and child care – a road to real changes?
30. 07. 2012.
Driven by the ongoing reform of social and child protection, IA has submitted to the Ministry on Labor and Social Welfare the comments on the Draft of Law on Social and Child protection aimed at improving the quality of protection of beneficiaries of social rights. Certain provisions need to be changed and better defined in…
Press release: A critique of the proposed Law on Social and Child Protection prepared
26. 07. 2012.
The Government of Montenegro adopted the Bill of Law on Social and Child Protection on July 26. The large number of remarks submitted by the representatives of the CSOs haven’t been approved. Remarks indicating the necessity of clear division of jurisdictions and responsibilities of local governments in the exercising rights procedure and provision of social…