HF III Montenegro - Enhancing Human Rights protection for detained and sentenced persons
The Action will work in partnership with the Ministry of Interior/Police Administration, Administration for execution of criminal sanctions, Ministry of Justice, Ombudsman/National Preventive Mechanism, State Prosecutor’s Office, and Ministry of Health as well as other national stakeholders, including prominent civil society organisations active on the protection and promotion of human rights of detained persons.
The Action’s main areas of intervention will strive to enhance the rights of persons deprived of liberty and achieve the following outcomes:
- Treatment of persons detained in police custody is improved in line with the Council of Europe standards against ill-treatment and impunity;
- Authorities in Montenegro strengthen their capacity to better protect prisoners’ human rights;
- Detained persons in prisons receive improved health care services;
- Better monitoring of detention facilities through enhanced capacity of the NPM Office.
The Action addresses the findings and the recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), as well as the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the application of Conventions of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).
The duration of the project is set at 48 months, and will be completed by 31 December 2026, with an overall budget of 800,000 Euros.
Project documentation
Monitoring bodies of Montenegro further strengthen their ability to conduct visits to places of detention
The joint European Union and Council of Europe action “Enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced persons in Montenegro” organised a specialised training session for monitoring officers of the National Preventive Mechanism and the Ministry of Justice on 3-4 June in Podgorica....
Middle management staff better equipped to follow latest standards and practices in execution of criminal sanctions
The Action “Enhancing human rights protection for detained and sentenced person in Montenegro” organised a specialised training for 15 members of middle management staff of the Administration for Execution of Criminal Sanctions (AECS) to enhance their operational management skills, on 20-22...
Montenegrin national institutions send a strong message of zero tolerance of all forms of ill-treatment and impunity
A roundtable convened in Budva on 22-23 November gathered key investigating bodies in Montenegro to identify systemic shortcomings and jointly explore optimal solutions for the prevention of ill-treatment and combating impunity. The event was inaugurated by the heads of the State Prosecutor's...
Police training on human rights continues in Montenegro
Continuing the progress made in the previous phases, the national team of police trainers formed with the support of the Horizontal Facility (HF) action organized a 4-day training session for 35 police officers on 27-30 June 2023 in Budva. The training is especially important in the light of the...
Project beneficiaries in the Western Balkans reinforce commitment to preventing radicalisation and countering violent extremism in prisons
Project beneficiaries in the Western Balkans reinforce commitment to preventing radicalisation and countering violent extremism in prisons The first Steering Committee meeting of the Regional Action “Enhancing co-operation in the Western Balkans in managing violent extremism in prisons and...