YOUTH INITIATIVE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (YIHR), MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND SUPREME PUBLIC PROSECUTION OFFICE AND SIGNED MEMORANDUM ON COOPERATION

Improving protection from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishing in Montenegro, contribution to faster and more efficient implementation of recommendations from international expert bodies, and improvement of cooperation between public institutions and civil sector, aiming to increase the level of respect of human rights of persons in closed institutions, are goals of the Memorandum on Cooperation. This Memorandum has been signed by the Ministry of Interior-Police Directorate, Supreme Public Prosecution Office, and nongovernmental foundation YIHR.

STATEMENT: JOINTLY AGAINST TORTURE

On the ocassion of 26 June – International Day of the support to victims of torture, partner organizations – Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHRMN), the Albanian Rehabilitation Cebter for Trauma & Torture (ARCT), Youth Initiative for Humna Rights Serbia (YIHRSR) and International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims IRCT invite competent institutions in Montenegro, Albania and Serbia to respect the right to rehabilitation of victims of torture and to fight efficiently against impunity.

TRAINING IN PODGORICA

Partner organization YIHRMNE, ARCT, YIHRSR and IRCT organize from 11 until 13 February the training named „Monitoring of facilities for deprivation of liberty conducted by civil society“ as the activity envisaged by the project „Building free of torture and impunity societies in Western Balkan“, supported by the EU. The training takes place in Human Resources Management Authoruty in Jovana Tomasevica street, no.2A.