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To find organisations working for LGBTQI+ rights, visit our Montenegro LGBTQI+ Resources page.
For Montenegro country of origin information (COI) experts, reports, commentaries, and relevant documents visit our Montenegro COI page.
Refugee protection
Click here to see the numbers and origins of refugees hosted by Montenegro.
The following sections contain information on the most important international treaties and agreements of which Montenegro is signatory, as well as national legislation relevant to the protection of refugees.
Since 2001 Belarus has been both a party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and to its 1967 Protocol. Belarus, however, has not accepted the UN Statelessness Conventions.
In 1998, the government adopted the Immigration Law, establishing a legal framework for immigration within the country and providing, among others, rules for the departure of illegal migrants from the Republic of Belarus. The government also adopted in 2008 the Law on Granting Refugee Status, Complementary and Temporary Protection to Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Republic of Belarus, amended in 2014.
Legal aid organisations
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Address: Legal Center Podgorica, 4/1 Balsica Street
Tel: +382 20 23 09 13
Email: pravnicentar@t-com.me or sanjapc@t-com.me
The Pravni Centre is an implementing partner with the UNHCR that provides legal aid, counselling for refugees, and attempts to ensure the protection of their rights and provides assistance during their integration into the Montenegrin society. The main nationalities that seek their help are Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia. They are also concerned with statelessness in Montenegro and provide legal aid to the Roma, Ashkelia, and Egyptian (RAE) populations as well as victims of gender-based violence. They are staffed with lawyers with experience in providing legal assistance in accessing healthcare, pension issues and in preparing written and oral documentation for court or administrative bodies.
Organisations providing other support to refugees
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Address: Jovana Tomasevica 6, 81000 Podgorica
Tel: +382 20 24 18 19
Email: ckcg@t-com.me
Red Cross Montenegro provides assistance particularly to the Roma refugees from Kosovo. The Red Cross is the implementing partner of UNHCR and runs the Konik camp for them. As well as physical infrastructure there is an emphasis on education of women, preventing early marriage and the provision of legal aid, for example to acquire identity documents, which are a prerequisite for access to many other rights. Psycho-social support is also provided to other refugees and vulnerable people. The focus is on inclusion in society and access to education.
Montenegro LGBTQI+ Resources
Find organisations working for refugee LGBTQI+ rights in Montenegro.
Montenegro COI
Find Montenegro Country of Origin information (COI) experts, reports, commentaries, and relevant documents.
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Last updated May 2023