Commissioner Hammarberg continues dialogue with the authorities on the protection of the human rights of LGBT persons
Commissioner Hammarberg has published on 8 December 2010 a letter addressed to the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic, calling for further improvements in fighting against discrimination towards Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) persons.
Original source: http://www.coe.int/t/commissioner/News/archive/default_en.asp
In particular, the Commissioner encourages the authorities to broadly raise awareness on the principles contained in the Law on Anti-Discrimination adopted in July 2010 by Montenegro, which also includes a ban on discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. The letter is a follow up to the Commissioner’s report on Montenegro published in 2008, in which he recommended that the government ensure that LGBT persons enjoy the same human rights and fundamental freedoms as other members of society.
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Read the letter addressed to the Prime Minister of Montenegro
Read the reply from the Prime Minister of Montenegro


