(broadcast will go live on October 27, 9 am to 2 pm) On October 27, the data protection experts and like-minded enthusiasts will come together for the first „Digital Rights Forum 2016“ in Lithuania (agenda). The first edition of the Forum centers around the recently adopted General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It is expected that …
HRMI Project Coordinator Kristina Normantaitė together with twenty other youth activists from across the OSCE region participated in a workshop on countering hate crime organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) from 25 to 27 September 2016 in Warsaw. During the training, held on the margins of the annual Human …
In response to Lithuanian politicians’ efforts to restrict the legal definition of what a family is, three NGOs organized a social campaign under the slogan “All Families Are Equally Important.” Julita, a single mother; granny Tamara, who raised her granddaughter by herself; Julija and Gintarė, two classy ladies living together as a family; these and …
Let’s Stop Discriminating, Since All Families Are Equally Important Read More »
The European Court of Human Rights will have to determine whether the images of Jesus and Mary in advertising are contrary to public morals. It has agreed to examine the complaint of designer Robert Kalinkin (represented by the Human Rights Monitoring Institute in this case) regarding the undue restriction of his freedom of expression. Fined …
Can Jesus Wear Jeans in Lithuania? The Strasbourg Court Will Decide Read More »
On 1 September, HRMI launched a new project on improving protection of victims rights through training of professionals. The primary purpose of the project “Developing an EU Training Module for the Victims’ Directive”, led by Irish Council of Civil Liberties, is to develop a new training module on Victims’ Directive, and provide trainings to relevant …
On 14th July, Human Rights Monitoring Institute attended the Fair Trials-hosted kick-off meeting of the Beyond Surrender project, which will look at the use and abuse of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) and its impact on the life of the defendants and their families. The project, funded by the EU Commission, is being coordinated by …
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Lithuanian MPs gave in to the pressure of religious groups, passing a new law on assisted reproduction that bans progressive fertility treatment methods and crushes the dreams of thousands of couples across the country. The long-awaited law on assisted reproduction was meant to help people cover the costs for fertility treatment by making public funding …
Ultraconservative Assisted Reproduction Law Crushes the Hopes of 50,000 Couples Read More »
EVP International, the company responsible for issuing Paysera Visa cards in Lithuania, expressed its fury over the Financial Crime Investigation Service’s attempt to snoop on its clients. “With reference to Article 7 of the Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, we ask you to provide us with the data of all clients …
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Roughly 2,000 people marched down the main street of Vilnius in celebration of equality and in memoriam of the victims of the Orlando attack. This year’s Baltic Pride March for Equality, for the first time in its history, did not resemble a bona fide warzone. The smiling, waving passers-by, the music, everyone’s high spirits and …
This Year’s Baltic Pride Parade Was Very Different Read More »
The court rejected a Belarusian man’s appeal against the Migration Department’s refusal to issue him a residence permit to stay in Lithuania. In September 2015, a male Belarusian married to a Lithuanian man applied to the Lithuanian migration authorities to be allowed to reside in Lithuania together with his spouse. The Law on the Legal …
