News and updates on human rights developments in Lithuania and Europe
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 …
HRMI is starting a new project on the European Arrest Warrant Read More »
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 …
Outrage Over Lithuanian Investigators’ Mass Snooping Attempt on Visa Card Clients Read More »
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 …
Within the European Union, there are over 120,000 people being held in pre-trial detention at any given time. That’s more than 1 in 5 people held in prison that haven’t yet been found guilty of any crime. In June 2014, Fair Trials, Human Rights Monitoring Institute and 9 other organisations set out to collect a …
Measure of last resort? Report on detention in EU Read More »
Neither law, nor ethics violations have been found after the investigation conducted by The Office of the Inspector of Journalist Ethics (OIJE) concerning news portal‘s lrytas.lt previously published article „How do you identify a slut?“. Call them what you want? “How do you identify a slut?” asks the anonymous author of an article that …
Publications that degrade women remain unmonitored Read More »
The UN Disability Rights Committee has concluded its review of the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Lithuania. Next to the Government’s submissions, the Committee considered the alternative report compiled by NGOs, HRMI among them. Unfortunately, the findings were grim – little to no progress had been achieved. The United …
Lithuania Criticized by UN Disability Rights Committee Read More »
