Coalition of 16 NGO condemn the death threats made against Zdravko Cimbaljević

We strongly condemn the death threats made against Zdravko Cimbaljević in any manner.

Each of these threats constitutes a criminal offense for which individual responsibility must be established and strictly punished.

We expect a serious investigation and identification of all those who threaten Zdravko Cimbaljević, starting from the author and all the perpetrators and accomplices in the action of publication of his obituary, and in all other cases.

We expect the State to show commitment to the application of the law even after the Pride Parade. We express our concern that the State is turning a blind eye to the perpetrators, because so far we have received no information that the prosecution of all those who acted violently and assaulted the participants of the legitimate walk in Budva, on 24 July 2013, had even started.

We will closely monitor the actions of the competent state bodies in these cases.

Members of the Coalition:

1.       Human Rights Action (HRA),

2.       Anima – Centre for Women and Peace Education,

3.       Centre for Antidiscrimination “EQUISTA”,

4.       Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEM),

5.       Centre for Civil Freedoms,

6.       Centre for Monitoring and Research (CEMI),

7.       Centre for Development of Non-Governmental Organizations (CRNVO),

8.       Women’s Rights Centre,

9.       European Movement in Montenegro,

10.   Institute Alternative,

11.   Institute of Social Inclusion,

12.   Juventas,

13.   LGBT Forum Progress,

14.   Women’s Safe House,

15.   SOS hotline for women and children victims of violence Nikšić, and

16.   Association of Youth with Disabilities of Montenegro (UMHCG)