In the nine cases of domestic violence recorded last year in the area of the Kolasin municipality, all the victims were women.
This is written in the information provided to the Municipal Assembly (SO) from the regional unit of the Center for Social Work.
They explain that these data refer to victims who are adults.
The number of children who are victims of domestic violence is 15, of which eight are female.
"Physical violence was not recorded, there was one case of sexual violence, neglect by parents and emotional violence were recorded in four cases, while in six cases children witnessed violence. Professional workers of the Center provided counseling and psychological support to all the victims," the document submitted to the members of the local parliament reads.
Behavioral problems were recorded in 27 children, of which 26 were male, nine were younger than 14 years old. Professional workers of the JU Center for Social Work last year mediated in 13 cases of disturbed family relations and marital disputes. According to the Information, the Regional Unit of the Center initiated court proceedings for restriction/deprivation of parental rights for one parent.
The increase in domestic violence, by the way, was also recorded in other municipalities. According to the report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in seven days, from April 8 to 15, 71 criminal offenses were registered on the territory of Montenegro, and during that period 12 criminal offenses in the field of domestic violence were registered, so it is in accordance with the Law on Protection from of domestic violence, 18 misdemeanor charges were filed.
President of the Basic Court in Bijelo Polje Gorica Đalović she stated, in the report on the work of that court, that is, when it comes to cases in the work of the Basic Court concerning domestic violence, their number is increasing, so that last year they had nine cases, eight of which have been completed, and one is ongoing. In those cases, five prison sentences, two house arrests and one measure of compulsory psychiatric treatment were imposed.
And the Freedom House report also warned that "domestic violence", i.e. family violence and femicide, are a growing problem in Montenegro.
Professional associates of LGBT Forum Progresa from Podgorica and Polygon for Women's Excellence "Sofia" from Beran created a report on the needs of multiple marginalized women with experience of violence.
"It is important to note that in the period from the first nine months of the implementation of the project, i.e. until the conclusion of the work on the publication, a total of 295 beneficiaries, i.e. women with experience of violence, from all three regions of Montenegro, in need of with a certain type of support and help, which indicates to us the alarming situation in Montenegrin society, i.e. how much violence is actually a deep-rooted social problem that requires comprehensive and continuous interventions", the announcement reads.
The number of beneficiaries of social benefits is growing
According to the Information, the number of beneficiaries of material security for families in Kolašin in December last year was 124. However, during some months of last year, that number was over 140. On this basis, a total of nearly 160.000 euros was paid out annually.
As many as 379 people from Kolašin and Kolašin used the right to the allowance for care and assistance, and the relevant Ministry paid a total of about 392.000 euros to that type of beneficiary in the area of the Kolašin municipality. The number of beneficiaries of the right to allowance for children up to 18 years of age is 564 and on this basis a total of 354.450 euros was paid out.
Behavioral problems were recorded in 27 children, of which 26 were male, nine were younger than 14 years old. Professional workers of the JU Center for Social Work last year mediated in 13 cases of disturbed family relations and marital disputes. According to the Information, the Regional Unit of the Center initiated court proceedings for restriction/deprivation of parental rights for one parent.
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