Human Rights Monitoring Institute organizes and hosts lectures, seminars to present the human rights situation, the system of human rights institutions and their activities in Lithuania, as well as to discuss the actual implementation of human rights in the country.
HRMI participates in law-drafting process by providing legal comments and suggestions concerning the draft laws, as well as opinions on their compliance with the European Human Rights Convention or other international human rights documents and international standards.
HRMI urged the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs to reject draft constitutional amendments aiming to narrow down the definition of a family to heterosexual marriage. In 2013, the amendments were initiated by 107 MPs who proposed to define a family as a marriage between a man and a woman or relations stemming from motherhood and …
Parliament Considers Draft Law Discriminating Families and LGBT Community Read More »
The project aims at strengthening HRMI’s financial independence and sustainability by creating a new product – elearning course on the legal (in)capacity reform in Lithuania Project period 2016 05 01 – 2016 09 30 Project snapshot Achievements On-line elearning course “Legal (in)capacity reform in Lithuania: the change of attitude and legal regulation” was developed and …
The primary objective of the project is to assist in raising awareness on the major changes to the data protection landscape in Lithuania brought about by the General Data Protection Regulation, and to advance the understanding of a right to personal data as a fundamental human right and the civil society’s role in its protection Project period …
Today, Human Rights Monitoring Institute (HRMI) jointly with the SOS Children’s Villages Lithuania and the Centre for Equality Advancement made a submission to the UN Human Rights Council on the occasion of Lithuania’s second Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The submission expands on the human rights issues around domestic and gender-based violence, human trafficking, right to …
HRMI Contributes to Lithuania’s Universal Periodic Review Read More »
Lithuania is one of the few EU countries that still have special schools for disabled children, with homeschooling being an exceptionally common occurrence. According to the Lithuanian Disability Forum, roughly half of disabled children in Lithuania are taught in isolation. This hinders efforts to fully include them and often stands in the way of their …
When Will Lithuanian Schools Become Open to All? Read More »
“This case is not just about ethical media. It is also about the societal attitudes and behaviours that are fostered by degrading, sexist language against women. It is neither funny nor dangerous – sexism towards women is directly linked to physical and sexual violence against women and the tendency to blame the victims themselves.” Mėta …
Human Rights Monitoring Institute (HRMI) introduced its research on pre-trial detention (PTD) in Lithuania to criminal lawyers, who also actively engaged in the discussion held after the presentation. The lawyers unanimously agreed that one of the biggest shortcomings of the criminal proceedings is the absence of adversarial elements, especially in the pre-trial stage. According to …
Defence lawyers: criminal proceedings would benefit from adversarial elements Read More »
HRMI conducted wide, unique, evidence-based research on PTD decision-making process and the use of alternatives through in-depth surveys of defense practitioners, monitoring detention hearings, reviewing case files, and interviewing prosecutors and judges. “The results of the research gave a twofold impression. On the one hand, the overall assessment of the situation in Lithuania is significantly …
Pre-trial detention rates are decreasing, but problems still remain – research report Read More »
