Author name: Deimantė Juščiūtė

HRMI provided information on migrants’ rights to the UN Special Rapporteur

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The Human Rights Monitoring Institute has provided the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants with up-to-date information on the rights of migrants in Lithuania. The Special Rapporteur is currently working on a report on “Human rights violations at international borders: trends, prevention and accountability”. In this document, HRMI provides an overview …

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Seimas Ombudsperson’s Office is asked to investigate the circumstances of the deportation of Nigerian asylum seekers who filed subsequent asylum requests

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The Seimas Ombudsperson’s Office of the Republic of Lithuania has received a complaint from Nigerian citizens regarding the actions of state authorities that may have violated the applicants’ for international protection right to an effective examination of their application for international protection, the right not to be returned to their country of origin, the right …

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Petition to ECtHR filed on lack of access to asylum procedures and violation of the principle of non-refoulement

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In November 2022, a petition has been submitted on behalf of Syrian applicants to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) regarding lack of access to asylum procedures in Lithuania as well as violation of the principle of non-refoulement. The applicants fled Syria because of a real threat caused to them and their close relatives …

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Human Rights in Lithuania 2020-2021 Overview: pandemic, migrant crisis, stalling civil partnership law, criminalization of stalking and other highlights

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The Human Rights Monitoring Institute has published its 12th biennial report – Human Rights in Lithuania 2020-2021, produced in partnership with various human rights experts, covers key developments in the areas of freedom of expression, assembly and religion, discrimination, violence against women, rights of LGBTQI+ community, rights of people with disabilities, rights of convicted persons, …

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Migration and asylum – strategic litigation programme

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Migrant and refugee crisis that started in the summer of 2021 at the Lithuanian – Belarussian state border and was facilitated by the Belarussian regime, caused a number of humanitarian, social and human rights challenges. The Lithuanian government’s response to this crisis has not been balanced enough in terms of human rights and national security, …

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At the border and beyond: monitoring and advocating for the rights of migrants and asylum seekers

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The project aims to strengthen the monitoring of the rights of migrants and asylum seekers and to advocate for the compliance of national legislation and practices with international human rights standards. The project also aims to incorporate the experiences and perspectives of migrants and asylum-seekers themselves in the formulation of solutions and recommendations, proposing public …

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Lithuanian Seimas Ombudsperson’s Office Issues Report on Implementation of the Rights and Liberties of Foreigners in the Medininkai Foreigner Registration Center

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On 7 July 2022, the Lithuanian Seimas Ombudsperson’s Office released a report on implementation of the rights and liberties of people held in the Medininkai Foreigners’ Registration Center (Medininkai FRC). Medininkai FRC houses some of the irregular migrants and asylum seekers who crossed the Lithuanian-Belarusian border in 2021 and were de facto detained.    Prolonged …

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Hate speech, Euroscepticism, citizenship. Comparative research report on Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania

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The aim of this international study, in which the Human Rights Monitoring Institute participated, is to analyse  hate discourses and practices in terms of concepts, European and national standards, objectives, actors, anti-discrimination policies and good practices. It examines the emergence and manifestations of Euroscepticism in countries where Euro-optimistic and Euro-realist sentiments prevail. It also examines …

Hate speech, Euroscepticism, citizenship.
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Human rights in Lithuania 2020-2021 Overview

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4 July. 5 pm. The 11th edition of the Lithuanian National Martynas Mažvydas Library was presented The Eleventh Review of the Situation of Human Rights in Lithuania “Human Rights in Lithuania 2020-2021”. The Human Rights Watch biennial report on the human rights situation, prepared in cooperation with independent experts, covers key developments in the areas …

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Call for participants: International youth event “Active Youth against Hate Speech” in Vilnius

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International interactive youth event “Active Youth against Hate Speech” 9 June, 2022, Vilnius, Lithuania   Human Rights Monitoring Institute in cooperation with partners across Europe is inviting active young people, aged 16-30, to participate in an interactive international event. A workshop “Active Youth against Hate Speech” will be held on 9 June in Vilnius, at …

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