Rule of law
The goal of the program is to strengthen the integrity and good governance in the sector of defense and security. Special attention is devoted to democratic and civilian control – parliamentary oversight, internal control, civil and judicial oversight as well as to the control performed by independent instituions in this sector.
Civilian capacities for participation in peacekeeping missions
26. 10. 2013.
The meeting that was held in Oslo, Norway, marked the beginning of implementation of the project “Western Balkans Civilian Capacities for Peace Operations”. This project is realized by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) and Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), with the support of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Researcher Marko Sošić…
US Embassy supports IA’s project
02. 07. 2013.
Institute Alternative is one of 12 organizations whose project is supported by the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro under the “Criminal Justice Civil Society Program” (CJCSP). Grants were formally awarded to civil society representatives by the U.S. Ambassador to Montenegro Sue K. Brown. Our project is entitled “Strengthening inter-institutional cooperation in the criminal justice system” and…
Conference on oversight of data collection (DCAF, Ohrid)
27. 06. 2013.
Our researcher, Dina Bajramspahić, was invited by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) to be one of the panelists at the three-day round table held in Ohrid, Macedonia on June 24-26. Theme of the roundtable was “Security and Intelligence Oversight – Overseeing Information Collection and Information Sharing” and was primarily…
Third Regional Training on investigating police corruption
17. 06. 2013.
Our researchers, Marko Sošić and Dina Bajramspahić participated in the third training on investigating corruption in the police forces organized by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF). The topic was: “Evaluation of Research results” and it gathered representatives of civil society organizations dealing with security issues in the Western Balkans.…
Measures of secret surveillance in the 2012 Human Rights Report
20. 04. 2013.
The State Department’s 2012 Human Rights Report for Montenegro quotes the findings of our policy briefs “National Security Agency and Secret Surveillance Measures – Is there any control?” and ”Secret Surveillance Measures in Criminal Procedure – Neglected Control” on the number of persons who were subjected to these measeures and data collection, as well as…
Researching police corruption
18. 04. 2013.
Our researchers, Dina Bajramspahić and Marko Sošić, participated in the regional training course on researching police corruption. The workshops are specifically designed to improve the capacity of civil society organizations dealing with security issues in the region of Southeast Europe. Nine sessions of the first workshop dealt with “Theory and practice of researching police corruption”.…
