News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro co-organizes annual discussion to mark International Human Rights Day
Publishing date: 10 December 2012
Montenegro’s participation in the United Nations Human Rights Council, the right to restitution, and human rights protection in penitentiary system were the three topics discussed at an OSCE-supported event in Podgorica to mark International Human Rights Day on 10 December 2012...
OSCE Mission, Union of Municipalities hold training for local civil servants on ethics commissions
Publishing date: 5 December 2012
The members of ethics commissions established in seven municipalities throughout Montenegro were in Podgorica on 3 December 2012 for training on their role and powers, as well as on how to handle complaints, including from citizens who wish to remain anonymous...
New Head of OSCE Mission to Montenegro commences his duties
Publishing date: 3 December 2012
PODGORICA, 3 December 2012 – Ambassador Lubomir Kopaj of Slovakia today commenced his assignment as the new Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro...
OSCE Mission in Montenegro holds Know Your Rights workshop for school children in Cetinje
Publishing date: 8 October 2012
Workshop on human rights under the motto Know Your Rights was held on 4 October 2012 for school children in the Municipality of Cetinje in South-West Montenegro. The event was organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the Municipal Secretariat for Social Welfare and Youth and non-governmental organization Youth Centre Proactive...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro condemns attack on journalists in Pljevlja
Publishing date: 5 October 2012
PODGORICA, 5 October 2012 – The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Waldemar Figaj, today condemned the assault on two newspaper journalists in the town of Pljevlja...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro signs agreement with Montenegro authorities to promote gender equality in municipalities
Publishing date: 22 June 2012
An agreement aimed at strengthening gender equality at the local level was signed between the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and local and national authorities in Montenegro on 22 June 2012...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro, UNHCR and Montenegrin authorities help displaced persons from Kosovo obtain personal documents
Publishing date: 21 June 2012
A collective visit to Kosovo by 41 displaced persons to obtain documents necessary to regulate their legal stay in Montenegro took place on 20 June 2012. It is one in a series of such visits facilitated by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro.