The Lithuanian Parliament has started the new year by making fresh attempts to restrict the freedom of the media and the public to express their views. Proposed changes threaten freedom to challenge views and criticise authorities Amendments to the Law on the Provision of Information to the Public, which were tabled on 2 January by …
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Critics of the recent child protection law reform in Lithuania say it is anti-family, while human rights organisations say that the implementation has been mishandled by authorities. How the law was adopted At the beginning of 2017, Lithuania adopted the Law on the Fundamentals of the Protection of the Rights of the Child, also known …
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At the Greste Baltic Freedom of Speech Awards, held on 6 November, the Lithuanian journalistic community as a whole was honored for its efforts in combatting the state’s attempts to limit public information. Also given an award was Liberties member the Human Rights Monitoring Institute, which was recognized for its role in defending freedom of …
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The Comparative Report “Tackling Hate Crime and Hate Speech in Europe” was elaborated as one of the outputs of the project titled Tackling Hate Crime and Hate Speech that has been jointly implemented by non-governmental organisations from Slovakia (People in Need), Czech Republic (In IUSTITIA), Hungary (Subjective Values Foundation), Lithuania (Human Rights Monitoring Institute), and Malta …
Finishing international project “Tackling Hate Crime and Hate Speech” which was supported by the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme of the European Union, Human Rights Monitoring Institute organized roundtable discussion “Support to victims of hate crimes”. In response to recent events in Lithuania, when several possibly hate motivated incidents took place, a lot of questions regarding …
The aim of the project is to make the system of torture prevention in Norway, Sweden, Lithuania, and Russia more effective by uniting stakeholders, sharing best practices, and learning from experts. It is intended to strengthen the capacity of civil society in the use of mechanisms developed within the framework of the UN human rights …
The Lithuanian government rejected draft amendments to the law that would have allowed journalists continued free access to the information held by the Center of Registers. The audio recording of the government hearing on this issue was destroyed. Free access to information limited In the middle of September, the Center of Registers decided to discontinue …
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The project aims to kickstart cooperation between NGOs and national police authorities with the purpose of tackling hate crime against vulnerable groups in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Vulnerable groups include LGBTI community, persons with disabilities, refugees, migrants. During the project, different stakeholders in each country are brought together on a number of events with the purpose …
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The video lectures were produced as part of the online training course “Implementing EU Victims’ Directive: Legal and Practical Novelties”. The full course together with self-assessment tests and supplementary reading materials is available on the online learning platform www.be-ribu.lt for registered participants. Intro Every year more than 40 thousand people in Lithuania become victims of …
Violence against women in the domestic environment is a significant societal problem and a violation of inherent human rights, both globally and in Lithuania. This crime is a very widespread phenomenon in Lithuania, which must be combated in order to contribute to the creation of a more open and mature society that respects and upholds …
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