Lithuanian Centre for Human Rights

NGO urges Nausėda, presidential candidates to speak out for ratifying Istanbul Convention

The Lithuanian Human Rights Centre has urged President Gitanas Nausėda and other presidential candidates to advocate for the ratification of the Istanbul...

Lithuanian Film Centre steps against sexual harassment in the film industry

The Lithuanian Film Center, together with the Center for Equality Advancement and the Lithuanian Center for Human Rights, is launching a project which aims...

Over 100 NGOs, academicians call on president to veto family law

Eighty non-governmental organizations and almost 30 academicians have asked Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė to veto the recently-passed Law on...

Lithuanian parliament endorses new media self-regulation procedure

The Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday adopted amendments to the Law on Pubic Information, changing the way the commission for media ethics is formed.

Lithuanian foreign minister and human rights activist greet Latvian foreign minister's coming out

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics came out as gay on Thursday, stirring reactions across the Baltics. Lithuanian foreign minister congratulated his...