Publications by the Human Rights Monitoring Institute
The EU’s rule of law cycle is still struggling to turn country-specific recommendations into reform, and it is failing to identify and respond to some of the most serious new threats to our democracies in Europe, 2026 “Liberties” Gap Analysis finds. . The new study compares the European Commission’s assessment with what national civil society …
The seventh annual report on the state of the rule of law in the EU, published by Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties), is the civil society network’s most comprehensive report on the rule of law in the EU to date. Produced by Human Rights Monitoring Institute together with Liberties and other national members and …
Liberties’ annual Rule of Law Report on the European Union is published Read More »
The sixth annual report on the state of the rule of law in the EU, published by the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties), is the civil society network’s most comprehensive report on the rule of law in the EU to date. Produced by Human Rights Watch together with Liberties and other national members and …
Liberties’ annual Rule of Law Report on the European Union is published Read More »
Human Rights Monitoring Institute presents an analytical study “The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in Lithuania: Challenges, Prospects and Implications for Strategic Litigation”. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which came into force in 2009, is a truly powerful instrument, bringing together not only the basic civil, political, economic …
The Human Rights Monitoring Institute, together with independent experts, has prepared the 12th Review of the Human Rights Situation in Lithuania, analysing the situation in the country in 2022-2023. The Review provides a detailed analysis of the state of human rights protection in Lithuania, the situation of vulnerable groups, changes in the legal framework, the …
The fifth annual report on the state of the rule of law in the European Union is published byLiberties, the European Union for Civil Liberties – the most comprehensive report on the rule of law in the EU to date from the civil society network. The report, prepared by the Human Rights Monitoring Institute together …
Liberties’ annual Rule of Law Report on the European Union is published Read More »
When the so-called migration crisis hit Lithuania in 2021, it became clear that Lithuania was unprepared for the challenge of the migration phenomenon in various senses, both in the short and the long term. While attempts are still being made to paint the migrant crisis as a “well-managed hybrid attack crisis”, it is important to …
Analytical study: the situation of migrants and asylum seekers in Lithuania Read More »
In March and April, the Human Rights Monitoring Institute invited media representatives to trainings in Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda on the topics of reducing hatred against the LGBTQ+ community and respectful communication. The training has resulted in a memo for media representatives, in which the team of the Human Rights Monitoring Institute provides some tips …
The high number of physical attacks, unjustified and humiliating lawsuits against journalists and laws that restrict freedom of expression or free access to information, are still a major and in some EU countries growing problem, according to Liberties’ Freedom of the Press Report 2023. In this report Liberties’ (watchdog CSO that safeguards the human rights …
The Human Rights Monitoring Institute has published its 12th biennial report – Human Rights in Lithuania 2020-2021, produced in partnership with various human rights experts, covers key developments in the areas of freedom of expression, assembly and religion, discrimination, violence against women, rights of LGBTQI+ community, rights of people with disabilities, rights of convicted persons, …
