Author name: Deimantė Juščiūtė

At the end of August, HRMI held a series of trainings for legal practitioners on the EU Victims Directive and the legal and practical novelties it brought to the Lithuanian legal system. The trainings were held as part of the EU funded project „Developing an EU training module for Victims‘ Directive“. The training was delivered …

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The Lithuanian Parliament finally passed the new Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data June 30. Lithuania was named among the EU outliers that failed to sort the national laws prior to the May 25 deadline. The adopted law came into effect July 16. The State Data Protection Inspectorate and the Office of the Inspector for Journalist Ethics — both tasked …

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In a new report to the UN Human Rights Council, professor Dainius Pūras argues that deprivation of liberty in the name of public health must stop. Countries around the world must stop routinely locking up citizens because of stigma, prejudice or health conditions, says the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Pūras. …

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Secretary General, Thorbjørn Jagland, published the 5th annual report “State of Democracy, Human Rights and Rule of Law. Role of institutions. Threats to institutions”. Report assesses the key building blocks of democratic security across Council of Europe member states: independent judiciaries, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and association, the functioning of democratic institutions and inclusive societies. …

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After media had published information about sexual harassment at EIGE, it must be stressed harassment cannot be considered acceptable or justified either in the workplace or in any other environment. Hints during a job interview After Politico.eu wrote about the incidents of sexual harassment at the European Institute for Gender Equality, several former employees and interns claimed such practices …

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