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Montenegro ratified the OPCAT in 2009, with a declaration under Article 24 of the OPCAT postponing the establishment of an NPM for three years.
In 2011, the Protector on Human Rights and Freedom (Ombudsperson’s Office) was designated as Montenegro’s NPM, through amendments to the Law on the Ombudsperson’s Office.
The SPT member Aneta Stanchevska is the SPT Focal Point for Montenegro.
Rafitication with a declaration under Article 24 of the OPCAT, Part III, NPM Designation
National Human Rights Institution
OPCAT Ratification Law (17 December 2008) and Law on Ombudsman (Official Gazette of Montenegro n°42/2011, 24 August 2011), Articles 24-26
Communication to the SPT: Official Correspondence from Montenegro (01 February 2012)
CAT: Concluding Observations (November 2008)
UPR: Report of the Working Group (December 2008)
CPT: Report (September 2008)
Commissioner for Human Rights (Council of Europe): Report (June 2008)
