Kotor

Policy

Municipality of Kotor is the first municipality in Montenegro to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation with  Ministry for Human and Minority Rights to improve the status and protection of the rights of LGBTI persons. Memorandum was signed in April 2014.  In accordance with the signed Memorandum, in 2014, an advisor was appointed to carry out activities in the field of protection of the LGBTI community. The advisor is working in the Department  for Culture, Sports and Social Affairs. 

Goal

The goal is to educate people to accept differences, and to create more open society who will not have stereotypes and prejudice toward LGBTI comunity. Also we wolud like to create a network with the non governmatal organizations and schools in order to promote and protect the rights of LGBTI community. 

For how long has there been a specific LGBT emancipation policy?

Since 2014. 

Key focus areas

• Cooperation with LGBTI community; 
• Completion and implementation of the first local action plan for LGBTI community; 
• Reduction of exclusion and discrimination; 
• Visibility of LGBTI in art and culture. 

Municipal sectors/services involved

All sectors are involved, especially Department for culture, sport and social services 

Collaboration with advocacy / interest groups

Ministry for Human and Minority Rights, NGO Juventas, NGO Queer Montenegro 

Collaboration with social and/or health-care and welfare organisations

Social service department, the network of schools 

Other collaboration partners

Police 

Which parties will implement the policy?

Department for culture, sport and social services, Municipality of Kotor, NGO’s