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.
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”.…
Statement: NSA should be politically and ideologically neutral
26. 03. 2013.
Question from the daily “Dan”: How do you comment on the fact that the Army of Montenegro and the National Security Agency (NSA), during 2006, led the lists of political orientation of Pljevlja’s garrison officers regarding the referendum, as evidenced in the document released today in daily „Dan“? Reply of our public policy researcher, Dina…
Press release: Transparency of the National Security Agency must be increased
22. 03. 2013.
Traditional opacity of intelligence services is an outdated concept and the National Security Agency (NSA) should also take a more proactive role in bringing their work to the public in accordance with best practices and standards of transparency. We call upon the Head of NSA to make steps toward increasing transparency and reveal information about…
