Career
She was the 2006 laureate of Amnesty International"s Ginetta Sagan Fund Award. Raicevic created Montenegro"s SOS LINE, the first non-governmental organization that in that country which served women by providing resources for women in abusive relationships. After noticing that the women calling the SOS LINE needed additional assistance, such a safe place to stay, as well as medical, psychological, and legal assistance, Raičević established the Women"s Safe House, the first shelter in Montenegro for victims of domestic violence.
With the Safe House, she successfully lobbied the Parliament of Montenegro for the adoption of a witness protection law.
Raičević was born in Podgorica, Montenegro. Her father was Milovan Petrović and her mother Lyubov, was a Belarusian from Minsk.
After high school, she entered the Faculty of History and Geography in Nikšić. She worked at the Medical Institute in Podgorica from 1970 until her retirement in 1999.
Between 1985 and 1989, she was president of the Union of Medical Workers.
She also served as an elected councillor in the Municipal Parliament for the Liberal Alliance of Montenegro. In 1996, she established the first women"s non-governmental organization in Montenegro, a hotline for victims of domestic violence, and served as its coordinator until 1999. In that year, she founded the non-governmental organization, Women"s Safe House, the first shelter for victims of domestic violence in Montenegro.
In addition to working with victims of domestic violence and human trafficking, Raičević educates police and state authorities on these issues.
