Family violence can be defined as violence between partners in relationship, when one person is trying to take control over the other one, by threatening or using physical force. Family violence can vary from threats, over verbal and emotional violence, to physical violence that sometimes ends up with a crime. Types ...

October 10th, 2016. In the city center, in the afternoon hours, in one of the most crowded streets in Nikšić, 46 years old women, mother of five children was killed. Her attempts to escape perennial family violence were silenced with a gunshots. This brutal crime was comitted by her husband ...

11th of October has been declared as an International day of girls, since 2011. by the Unated Nations. The main purpose of the day is to enhance the overall enthusiasm in creating a better world for the girls so that they can fulfil their strivings and potential.

Among the common reasons why women suffer from domestic violence are the following ones: fear – women very often fear that the rapist might get aggressive toward her children children – women are afraid that the rapist might take her kids away from her lack of information about her rights ...

On 26th of September our organization opened playground and hayloft of the shelter for domestic violence victims. The project was implemented with financial help of the Embassy of Poland, in area of cooperation development of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Support of promoting the goals and the project was given by ...

Today, SOS Nikšić has opened new playground and hayloft in the backyard of the shelter for women and children victims of violence. The project was realized with the financial help of Polish Embassy in Montenegro, within the program of the polish development cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ...

During twelve months of work, the National SOS hotline for victims of domestic vilolence has received 30 notifications about violence against children, from 10 municipalities in Montenegro. Total number of children regarding the notifications is 44.  Within them 25 violence victims were boys and 19 were girls. Approximate age of ...

Today the members of “Open atelier” studio painted the fence around the shelter for domestic violence victims in Nikšić. Their articistc inspiration came from the nature. SOS Nikšić is decorating the shelter’s yard within the project “Bulding the playground in a shelter for domestic violence victims”. The project is being ...

  Today is exactly a year since the National SOS line for victims of domestic violence began operating. During this period we received 3464 calls and provided 4580 different services to victims. Through advocacy of the interests of victims we helped a large number of people and we received positive ...

It is specified that the most calls come from Podgorica 858, then from Niksic 847, from Bar 340, 294 of Herceg Novi, Kotor, 220, 169 Berane, Budva 134 123 Pljevlja, Bijelo Polje 116, handle 92, Cetinje, 77, 62 Danilovgrad, Ulcinj 38, Tivat 28, Mojkovac 25, Blue 15, 11 Kolasin, Andrijevica ...