Author name: Juste Kavaliauskaite

This academic article discusses economic and sexual violence against women, which are the two forms of intimate partner violence the least recognised by both Lithuanian society and the survivors of such abuse themselves. The authors of this article from Human Rights Monitoring Institute and Centre for Equality Advancement analyse the roots of this lack of …

Between experience and social ‘norms’, identification and compliance: economic and sexual intimate partner violence against women in Lithuania Read More »

This guide was developed within the framework of the project “Prevention of Torture: Practices, Standards and Regulations in Russia, Nordic and Baltic Countries” funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. The project was implemented by four partner NGOs: Citizens’ Watch (St. Petersburg, Russia), Human Rights Monitoring Institute (Vilnius, Lithuania), Civil Rights Defenders (Stockholm, Sweden) and …

Monitoring Places of Detention: A Practical Guide Read More »

Dainius Pūras, Director of HRMI. It is recognized today that mental health is as important as physical health, and that there is a need to seriously invest in mental health of society and each of its member. There are attempts globally to come to an agreement on the main principles about how to most effectively …

Human rights and mental health: contextual insights at the start of a new project Read More »

  Following its 2018 visit to Lithuanian prison facilities, the Committee Against Torture found that the state continues to infringe on the rights of prisoners. Violence comes from both guards and other inmates The Committee had the most to say about the Alytus, Marijampolė and Pravieniškės correctional facilities, which it visited in the April 20-27 …

Lithuania Continues to Infringe Prisoners’ Rights Read More »