LGBTQI

Lithuania is failing to meet its obligations to transgender people

Transgender people’s rights under EU law are protected in 4 areas: access to and supply of goods and services, access to employment and social security, crime victims’ rights, and right to request asylum.1 However, Lithuania is failing to meet its obligations to transgender people. Indeed, there are administrative and judicial processes for changing personal names …

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The amendment was initiated due to the discriminatory provision of the law in Lithuania

On July 14, 2023, The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania initiated an amendment to a provision in the Law on the Protection of Minors from the Negative Effects of Public Information, which was found to be discriminatory against people of the LGBTQI+ community. The Human Rights Monitoring Institute supports this proposal and …

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