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Public Call for NGO, Media, Syndicate and Informal Groups Representatives for Training on Public Assemblies
CALL FOR NGO, MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES AND INFORMAL GROUPS Training on Public Assemblies -European standards and real life Institute Alternative (IA) in partnership with Human Rights Action (HRA) is implementing ‘’Voice Your Rights! – Expanding Space for Free Assemblies” project, supported by European Union, which intends to change the worrying trend of narrowing the space for…
Together for LGBT Rights
The Coalition “Together for LGBT Rights” congratulates LGBTIQ persons on the adoption of the Law on Same Sex Life Partnership. We welcome the decision of the Parliament of Montenegro to adopt the Draft Law. We thank all the MPs who voted that persons belonging to sexual minorities can also make official life together with the…
Initiative to Review the Constitutionality of the Ban of Political Gatherings – Filed
Human Rights Action (HRA) and Institute Alternative (IA) filed today an initiative to the Constitutional Court challenging the constitutionality of the order of the Minister of Health to ban political gatherings and restriction of religious assembly from 26 June 2020, and proposed suspension of those measures. By the order for taking temporary measures to prevent…
Highest positions in Public Administration – less achievable for women
Although more numerous in our public administration, women rarely hold better paid decision-making positions, contrary, and the higher we go on the hierarchical ladder in ministries and municipalities, number of woman is decreasing – according to the Institute alternative’s research. Traps of collective math may lead to the conclusion that the position of women in…
IA and HRA Call: Give a Chance to Peace and Ensure Respect for Human Rights of Dissidents
Institute Alternative (IA) and Human Rights Action (HRA) invite the Government, Director of the Police Administration, State Prosecution Office and Ombudsman, to urgently ensure respect for human rights and rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, prohibition of abuse of freedom of expression in Montenegro, in accordance with the Constitution and international standards. In this time…
Weekly Monitor: Interview on Public Procurement in Montenegro
Ana Đurnić, Public Policy Researcher at Institute Alternative (IA) spoke about public procurement practices in Montenegro weekly newspaper Monitor. 1. How do you comment on your organisation’s latest public opinion survey findings, according to which 71% of citizens don’t know what public procurement means? What does that tell us? Ana Đurnić: This finding is quite…
IA, CGO, CIN and Media centre: To open the dialogue as soon as possible
We are, with concern, following up the latest events in Budva, which have their roots in the ongoing and deepening divisions within Montenegrin society, accompanied by the feeling of injustice, but also the willingness of the authorities to choose any means necessary to shape the electoral will of citizens, including widespread abuse of power and…
Infographic: Women in public administration
In Montenegro, women are slightly more numerous than men, and they make up 50.5% of the population according the latest research. Also, now more than ever, women are highly educated and more often they achieve bachelor, specialist or master’s degree of educational level. However, it is not so common for a woman in Montenegro to…
Djukanovic’s Decision on the Elections Date is Unconstitutional
If the elections are held on 30 August, when the President scheduled them, Montenegro could have “two Parliaments” for the period of 36 days. The Decision of the President of Montenegro to hold elections for MPs on 30 August is unconstitutional. With a complete interpretation of the relevant provisions of the Constitution and Law on…
Public Administration Reform Council – first session in a year
The 12th session of the Public Administration Reform Council was held on Friday, June 19. The session was chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister for Political System, Interior and Foreign Policy, Zoran Pažin. Among others, on the Council’s agenda also were: Report on the Work of Public Administration Reform Council for 2019 year, 2019 Report…
Stevo Muk on the upcoming elections in TV show Načisto
Ambient during preparations of upcoming elections, political crisis and events that occurred in Budva, the Law on Freedom of Religion, ‘’Lists’’ affair – these are just some of the topics our Stevo Muk discussed in the TV show Načisto with Petar Komnenić, on TV Vijesti. Daliborka Uljarević (CCE) and Milica Kovačević (CDT) also participated in…
Reaction: Respect the law and do not block our path towards EU
Institute Alternative (IA), Centre for Civic Education (CCE), Center for Investigative Journalism of Montenegro (CIN CG) and Media Centre yesterday urged the institutions to do everything in their power to resolve the situation in Budva within the legal framework and without political interference, and appealed to the EU to warn the top officials about the inappropriate interference…