News and updates on human rights developments in Lithuania and Europe
Intimate partner violence remains a rampant public health and human rights problem globally. The World Health Organization estimates that 1 in 3 women will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime. The BehaviouralHack 2021 focuses on intimate partner violence in Lithuania, where domestic violence ranks as the #2 most committed crime in the country. The …
International interactive event “Active Youth Against Hate Speech” 5-6 November and 10-11 November 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 5-6 and 10-11 November, 2021 via …
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International interactive event “Active Youth Against Hate Speech” 10-11 November, 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 10-11 November, 2021 via an online platform. Hate speech …
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Lithuania, Latvian, and Polish civil society organizations approached the European Commission by signing an open letter to express deep concerns with regards to situation of migrants on the external EU border with Belarus. In Lithuania, the letter was signed by representatives from Diversity Development Group, Refugee Council of Lithuania, Human Rights Monitoring Institute, and Lithuanian Centre for Human Rights. …
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In this academic article we discuss the relationship between mental health and human rights, which is integral and interdependent. There are clinical, social and economic reasons, as well as moral and legal obligations to advance mental health care as fundamental to human rights. Significant considerations for this matter are especially crucial when addressing the COVID-19 …
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After assessing the human rights of foreigners in places of temporary accommodation, the Seimas Ombudsman, Head of the Office Augustinas Normantas submitted a report recommending the Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonyte to pay attention to violations identified in the report and take all measures to ensure that admission of foreigners fully complies with the European and international law, …
We are inviting you to read a summary of the research HATE-CRIMES-AND-HATE-SPEECH-OVERVIEW-OF-THE-SITUATION-IN-LITHUANIA carried out by European Foundation of Human Rights, together with the Human Rights Monitoring Institute, Lithuanian Centre for Human Rights and Lithuanian Police School. This publication is in the framework of the implementation of the project “#PoliceAcademy_LT: Promoting Effective Response to Hate Crime and Hate Speech in …
HATE CRIMES AND HATE SPEECH: OVERVIEW OF THE SITUATION IN LITHUANIA Read More »
On December 10, we invite you to participate at an online conference “Promoting Effective Response to Hate Crime and Hate Speech in Lithuania”. The conference is a part of a larger annual event, the National Forum on Human Rights. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the event will be held remotely. The conference aims at: …
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The seminar gathered experts and other stakeholders from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Croatia with the aim to discuss the current situation and challenges in regards to hate speech, outline best practices on how to tackle online and offline hate speech, how to empower young people and promote civic participation of migrants and minorities in …
Today international conference “Mind the Gap: Emotional Wellbeing and Social Solidarity during Covid-19″ was taking place in Kaunas on COVID-19 and mental health. Dainius Pūras, Director of the HRMI was among keynote presenters and delivered a speech about “Covid-19 and the right to health”. All human rights are indivisible and interconnected. The right to physical and mental …
