LGBT Complaints against Niksic Police
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LGBT Complaints against Niksic Police
The Civilian Police Control Council examined complaints from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of the LGBT Forum Progress and Hyperion, and came to a decision that in Niksic the police violated the right of LGBT representatives to freedom of peaceful assembly. The Council assessed that in this particular case, in some cases, there was no need to restrict freedom of assembly, and that the police were unable to take all appropriate and reasonable measures to ensure a peaceful assembly of the LGBT community.
Recall LGBT community planned to hold the event "Pride" on September 18, 2015, when the city of Niksic celebrates the anniversary of its liberation from fascism. The police canceled the meeting, citing the fact that the number of participants and the nature of peaceful assemblies, as well as the routes to the meeting, could endanger the safety of people and property and lead to a breach of public order.
The ban on the peaceful public assembly of the LGBT community in Niksic calls into question the sincerity of the government in the field of human rights, organizers of the parade consider. The next event is scheduled for July 2, community activists believe that enough time is enough for the police department to properly prepare for the event and set a safe route.
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