Geneva: Minister Numanović presents reports on implementing Convention on Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Montenegro

Geneva, Switzerland (5 February 2014) – Montenegro’s Minister for Human and Minority Rights Suad Numanović presented in Geneva the Second and the Third Reports on the Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in Montenegro. The reports have been made in line with the United Nations’ general guidelines, with an emphasis on the recommendations from the UN Committe on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) with respect to the 2009 initial report.

In his opening remark, Minister Numanović referred to Montenegro’s efforts related to anti-discrimination and respect for human rights, stressing the concrete results and progress in developing and creating a stable regulatory and institutional system for safeguarding and promoting human rights and freedoms.

Members of the CERD, who took part in the discussion, commended the significant progress Montenegro made in the period between the two reports. In particular, they highlighted the improved legislative framework and development of institutional mechanisms in the field of anti-discrimination policies and human rights protection.