News and updates on human rights developments in Lithuania and Europe
In September 2011, HRMI conducted a study “Right to Respect for Private Life: the use of personal code“, which aimed to review the developments of the legal framework and its practical application regarding the use of personal identification numbers, i.e. personal codes. The progress in comparison with the findings of similar research in 2004 was …
Human Rights Monitoring Institute submitted comments on the Draft Law on Freedom of Assembly currently being under consideration in the Lithuanian Parliament. The Law on Freedom of Assembly provides for necessary legal preconditions to enjoy one’s freedom of peaceful assembly enshrined in the Lithuanian Constitution. HRMI suggests, inter alia, to expand the list of potential …
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“The circumstances of the case reveal a limited legislative gap in gender reassignment surgery, which leaves the applicant in a situation of distressing uncertainty vis-à-vis his private life and the recognition of his true identity.” – European Court of Human Rights in L. v. Lithuania case Proceedings initiated: 2007 Proceedings closed: 2011 Nature of the case: due to the …
On 26 May 2011, HRMI presented its traditional independent assessment of human rights in Lithuania “Human Rights in Lithuania 2009-2010: Overview”, which is based on in-house research, reports and other documents prepared by government institutions, Lithuanian and international NGOs and intergovernmental organizations, media monitoring data, and consultations with experts. In 2009, when presenting the 2007-2008 …
Proceedings initiated: 2010 Proceedings closed: 2011 Case in brief: the applicant, whose monthly income amounted to 40 EUR, was refused legal aid Outcome of the case: the court ordered to provide the applicant with the legal aid Facts of the case: A.A. – a disabled woman who after her release from prison continued paying the damages awarded by …
“The decision of the Supreme Court is significant not only to HRMI and CEA but it is important to the whole society. It is the first time that the Supreme Court has reflected on the applicable standards of the freedom of assembly, and its conclusions are to prevent unreasonable restrictions or, as in this case, …
Human Rights Monitoring Institute (HRMI) in coalition with several Lithuanian NGOs forwarded two submissions to the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights practices in the country. On 11 October 2011, UN Human Rights Council will review the first report of Lithuania submitted for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). UPR is a unique procedure …
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Alternative Report prepared for the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination On the occasion of its review of Lithuania’s Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Date submitted: February 2011. See the full text of the Alternative Report here.
“Illegal constructions must be dealt with. Nevertheless, this right (and an obligation) must be implemented strictly in accordance with the provisions and requirements laid down in the law and the requirements of constitutional justice, proportionality and other principles of law. This obligation is binding on all state and municipal institutions with no exceptions. Derogation from …
“This visit to the clinic was not any different from the others. Together with my daughter we go there for ten years. Although the years go by, the conditions remain the same, but we change – my daughter is growing, while I am getting older. I am scared of the thought that very soon my …
