The Vilnius Regional Administrative Court issued a ruling in case No eI2-2374-1066/202, in which it found that there is no legal basis for refusing to accept an application for a residence permit on the basis of a work contract when a person has applied for asylum in Lithuania. The applicant in the case came to …
The Seimas Ombudsperson’s Office of the Republic of Lithuania has received a complaint from Nigerian citizens regarding the actions of state authorities that may have violated the applicants’ for international protection right to an effective examination of their application for international protection, the right not to be returned to their country of origin, the right …
Migrant and refugee crisis that started in the summer of 2021 at the Lithuanian – Belarussian state border and was facilitated by the Belarussian regime, caused a number of humanitarian, social and human rights challenges. The Lithuanian government’s response to this crisis has not been balanced enough in terms of human rights and national security, …
Migration and asylum – strategic litigation programme Read More »
By banning ads featuring characters resembling Jesus and St. Mary, Lithuania unreasonably restricted free speech and the freedom of expression, concluded the ECtHR in the case of Sekmadienis Ltd. v. Lithuania. The Lithuanian authorities acted unreasonably when they fined Sekmadienis Ltd. for ads with people resembling religious characters, ruled the European Court of Human Rights. The State’s …
Sekmadienis Ltd. v. Lithuania: When Freedom of Expression is Restricted on a Whim Read More »
A few months ago, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that Lithuania violated Article 3 (“no one shall be subjected to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The group of prisoners who won the case are pleased with the results – now, Lithuania will have …
Urgent Changes Needed to Reform Lithuania’s Outdated Prison System Read More »
“I got scared – if I refuse to work with Taliban, they will kill me. I was told that Lithuania helps people.” – Q.N., applicant in the case Proceedings initiated: 2013 Proceedings closed: 2015 Case in brief: minors asylum-seekers from Afghanistan were unlawfully detained in Lithuania and convicted for illegal border crossing Outcome of the case: …
Case of Afghan minors – unlawful detention and conviction Read More »
“The grounds for pre-trial detention should be substantive and conclusive, not general and abstract; the court should ground its decision in the specific circumstances of the case. When sanctioning pre-trial detention or extending it, the court should consider arguments both in favor and against a restriction of person’s liberty and may order to detain a person only when convinced …
Gataevs’ Case – compensation for unlawful detention Read More »
“Less favorable treatment of an employee due to pregnancy is considered to be direct discrimination on the basis of gender. And even though gender discrimination is forbidden in Lithuania, quite often we receive information that employers are doing just that. For example, career-minded men or single women are always prioritized; at the interview, a woman …
Romanian embassy’s case – gender-based discrimination Read More »
“This judgement is of great significance on national as well as international level. It is a huge step forward in protecting human rights Lithuania.” – Mėta Adutavičiūtė, HRMI Advocacy Officer Proceedings initiated: 2013 Proceedings closed: not closed yet Case in brief: one of the CIA Extraordinary Rendition Programme’s victims might have been held in Lithuania Facts of the …
Mustafa al-Hawsawi case – a right to be free from torture Read More »
