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\u201cThe decision of the Supreme Court is significant not only to HRMI and CEA but it is important to the whole society. It is the first time that the Supreme Court has reflected on the applicable standards of the freedom of assembly, and its conclusions are to prevent unreasonable restrictions or, as in this case, bans of peaceful assemblies\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

– Henrikas Mickevicius, HRMI Founder<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Proceedings initiated:<\/strong> 2009<\/p>\n

Proceedings closed:<\/strong> 2011<\/p>\n

Case in brief:<\/strong>\u00a0human rights NGOs were denied a right to organized peaceful rally\u00a0invoking unsubstantiated threats to safety, order and health
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Outcome of the case: <\/strong>refusing to allow a rally, Vilnius city municipality violated NGOs right to peaceful assembly<\/p>\n

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

In 2009, HRMI together with the\u00a0Center for Equality Advancement (CEA) notified Vilnius city municipality about the intention to hold a peaceful rally \u201cAgainst Racism and Xenophobia \u2013 For Tolerance\u201d on 11 March \u2013 Day of Regaining Independence of Lithuania. The Administration of the Municipality\u00a0refused to issue a certificate for the rally stating that the information gathered by surveillance allowed them to believe that counter-demonstrations and the acts of violence are likely to occur\u00a0during the planned demonstration.<\/p>\n

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

Human Rights Monitoring Institute\u00a0<\/strong>and CEA challenged the municipality’s decision in court. The courts of the first and the second instance dismissed the applicants’ complaint.<\/p>\n

On 4 April 2011, the Supreme Court quashed decisions of lower courts.\u00a0The Supreme Court, invoking the case-law of European Court of Human Rights and the rulings of Lithuanian Constitutional Court, has stated that refusal to issue a certificate on the grounds of a danger to the State security, public safety, public order, public health, morals and the rights and freedoms of others, as argued by the municipality, had to be based on the convincing evidence rather than assumptions based on classified information.\u00a0 In this context, the Court reminded of the State\u2019s positive obligation to ensure practical enjoyment of the freedom of assembly.<\/p>\n

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

Judgment of the Supreme Court (in Lithuanian)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe decision of the Supreme Court is significant not only to HRMI and CEA but it is important to the whole society. It is the first time that the Supreme Court has reflected on the applicable standards of the freedom of assembly, and its conclusions are to prevent unreasonable restrictions or, as in this case, …<\/p>\n

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