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Non-governmental Organizations Address Viviane Reding on Pre-trial Detention Regulation in EU

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Over 20 non-governmental organizations, including the Human Rights Monitoring Institute, addressed Vice-President of the European Commission Viviane Reding yesterday encouraging the European Commission to continue working on the establishment of minimum standards for the use of pre-trial detention in EU. Addressing NGOs emphasized the recognition of the European Commission, Council and Parliament that ”excessively long …

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HRMI Submitted Observations on the Draft Law Aiming to Ban Abortions

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During the autumn session parliamentary committees will consider the draft Law on Protection of Life in Prenatal Stage of Development. In HRMI’s view, such draft law is in conflict with Lithuanian obligations under international human rights law: European Convention on Human Rights, UN Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and UN …

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Submissions to the European Commision on Application of EU Criminal Justice Legislation in the Field of Detention

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On 25 November, 2011, a consortium of six non-governmental organisations, including Human Rights Monitoring Institute, presented their submission to the European Commission and European Parliament on the Green Paper on the Application of EU Criminal Justice Legislation in the Field of Detention prepared by the European Commission. The submission primarily covers three interrelated aspects of …

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Alternative Report and Submissions to the UN HRC 2010-2013

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In November 2010, HRMI submitted the alternative Report prepared for the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the occasion of its review of Lithuania’s Third Periodic Report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). See the full text of the Alternative Report here. In July 2012, the UN Human Rights Committee reviewed …

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Alternative Report to the UN Child Rights Committee 2012

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In August 2012, an informal group of Lithuanian NGOs submitted alternative report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child on the children’s rights situation in Lithuania. UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is now considering the shadow report in its preliminary session in Geneva. The third and fourth State …

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Comments on the Draft Legislation on Freedom of Assembly

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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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Submissions to the UN Human Rights Council for the Universal Periodic Review 2011

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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 to the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2011

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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.

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