Montenegro | HCRW

Montenegro has reported information on hate crimes to ODIHR, most recently for the 2023 and 2024 Hate Crime Reports.

In 2013, Montenegro's Police were trained under ODIHR's Training Against Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE), followed by cascading in 2013-2022 and the 2022 ODIHR refresher training. In 2023, ODIHR delivered the training-of-trainers to Montenegro’s prosecutors and judges on the Prosecutors and Hate Crime Training (PAHCT) programme.

In 2017, Montenegro adopted measures to facilitate the effective prosecution of hate crimes following the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Alkovic v. Montenegro (No. 66895/10). In 2023, Montenegro amended legislation to include public acts provoking or inciting racial and religious hatred (Article 370), as well as special circumstances for sentencing hate crimes (Article 42a).

SELECT YEAR

Download the 2011 hate crime report for Montenegro

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
2023	19	4	623
2022	3	Not available	602
2021	7	-	5
2020	Not available	Not available	Not available
2019	31	-	3
2018	-	0	1
2017	Not available	Not available	1
2016	Not available	Not available	Not available
2015	Not available	Not available	Not available
2014	Not available	Not available	0
2013	Not available	Not available	Not available
2012	Not available	Not available	Not available
2011	Not available	Not available	Not available
2010	Not available	Not available	Not available
2009	Not available	Not available	Not available

Hate crime recorded by police

KEY OBSERVATION

No information is available.

Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See

Reports

Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Juventas reported several incidents connected to a concert marking the International Day Against Homophobia: a tear gas bomb being thrown into the theatre venue, causing breathing difficulties for several attendees; a lighted torch being placed at the entrance of the venue; and one case of physical assault against a man and a woman after the concert. Juventas also reported one physical assault against a lesbian couple, one case of death threats, one physical assault against a transgender person, and repeated physical assaults against a gay man over a two-month period.

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) recommended that Montenegro strengthen initial and in-service training for police, lawyers, public prosecutors and judges on issues related to hate crime.