Strategic cases

Strategic litigation initiated by the Human Rights Monitoring Institute.

Ruling of the Supreme Administrative Court: the Migration Department unlawfully and unjustifiably failed to examine an asylum application submitted at the Embassy

The Vilnius Regional Administrative Court (VRAAT) in case No eI2-2077-535/2023 found that the Migration Department unlawfully and unjustifiably failed to examine an asylum application submitted by a Cuban citizen at the Lithuanian Embassy. Applicant deported to Cuba without an asylum decision The applicant fled Cuba to escape persecution by the authorities for participating in pro-democracy …

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CCTV cameras installed without the consent of the residents of an apartment block are a privacy risk

CCTV cameras installed without the consent of the residents of an apartment building violate the residents’ right to privacy, according to a ruling by the Supreme Court of Lithuania in late December 2017. The dispute arose when a resident of the house, claiming to protect his property and that of the other residents, installed CCTV …

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