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“Lithuania is a catholic country, therefore\u00a0a public gay event is not pleasant for Lithuanians. As long as I am a mayor, I won’t allow homosexuals to advertise themselves in the city”<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

– Juozas Imbrasas, fomer mayor of Vilnius<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Proceedings initiated: <\/strong>2008
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\nProceedings closed:<\/strong> 2010<\/p>\n

Case in brief:<\/strong> Vilnius city municipality declined to issue a certificate for the event promoting tolerance and non-discrimination<\/p>\n

Outcome of the case:\u00a0<\/strong>the decision of municipality did not violate subjective rights of the Lithuanian Gay League<\/p>\n

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Facts of the case:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In July\u00a02008, a PR company requested\u00a0Vilnius Municipality to issue\u00a0a certificate allowing to host an EU-wide event in Vilnius. The idea of the event was to park the\u00a0EU Truck \u201cFor Equality. Against Discrimination\u201d in front of the City Hall and organize a campaign promoting tolerance and human rights around it. The truck itself was a part of the EU-wide road-trip and was co-hosted in at least 10 other EU Member States. Vilnius Municipality refused to issue\u00a0a certificate.<\/p>\n

Legal proceedings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Subsequently, Human Rights Monitoring Institute\u00a0<\/strong>and the Lithuanian Gay League requested Vilnius Prosecution Office to assess the decision of the Vilnius Municipality; the requested was referred to the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson which in turn refused to consider it.<\/p>\n

The Lithuanian Gay League appealed\u00a0the Ombudsperson’s decision\u00a0to the Vilnius Administrative Court; HRMI joined the proceedings as a third party. The Court dismissed the complaint as unfounded.<\/p>\n

On 19 April 2010, the Supreme Administrative Court dismissed the case on appeal. The Court\u00a0stated that Vilnius Municipality administration, refusing certificate for the event, did not violate subjective rights (equal opportunities) of LGL. The Court also stated that both Equal Opportunities Ombudsman and Vilnius Administrative Court rightly held that it is unclear on what grounds the applicants had complained to the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman. The Court rejected the argument made by the applicants, that any person feeling his or her equal opportunities had been violated may appeal to Equal Opportunities Ombudsman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Lithuania is a catholic country, therefore\u00a0a public gay event is not pleasant for Lithuanians. As long as I am a mayor, I won’t allow homosexuals to advertise themselves in the city” – Juozas Imbrasas, fomer mayor of Vilnius Proceedings initiated: 2008 Proceedings closed: 2010 Case in brief: Vilnius city municipality declined to issue a certificate …<\/p>\n

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