Alternative reports submitted by the Human Rights Monitoring Institute
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 »
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 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 »
Today, Human Rights Monitoring Institute (HRMI) jointly with the SOS Children’s Villages Lithuania and the Centre for Equality Advancement made a submission to the UN Human Rights Council on the occasion of Lithuania’s second Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The submission expands on the human rights issues around domestic and gender-based violence, human trafficking, right to …
HRMI Contributes to Lithuania’s Universal Periodic Review Read More »
Human Rights Monitoring Institute has submitted an alternative report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in order to assist the Committee in assessing Lithuania’s progress when implementing women’s rights, while reviewing Lithuania’s fifth periodic report. To ensure appropriate protection for victims of domestic violence, to respect the privacy of women …
During the 52nd session (28 Apr 2014 – 23 May 2014), the UN Committee against Torture will review Lithuania’s third periodic report. On this occasion, Human Rights Monitoring Institute (HRMI) has submitted an alternative report, which will assist the Committee in assessing Lithuania’s progress. HRMI has identified severe overuse of pre-trial detention and ineffectiveness of …
HRMI submitted alternative report to the UN Committee against Torture in order to assist the Committee in assessing Lithuania’s progress during the 52nd session (28 Apr 2014 – 23 May 2014) in which Lithuania’s third periodic report will be reviewed. Human Rights Monitoring Institute submitted HRMI has identified severe overuse of pre-trial detention and ineffectiveness …
Alternative Reports to the UN Committee against Torture 2014 Read More »
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 …
Alternative Report and Submissions to the UN HRC 2010-2013 Read More »
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 …
Alternative Report to the UN Child Rights Committee 2012 Read More »
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 …
Submissions to the UN Human Rights Council for the Universal Periodic Review 2011 Read More »
