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Lithuania's controversial law aimed at protecting minors from public information deemed harmful to their development has once again appeared under the radar of European Union (EU) institutions. The law, which says that minors should not be exposed to information denigrating "family values", is said ...
Israel's first ambassador residing in Vilnius, Amir Maimon, says Lithuania should be more active in inviting tourists from his country and step up cooperation in the fields of defence and high technologies.
On 30 January 2015, the National LGBT* Rights Organization LGL and the Swedish Embassy in Vilnius organized a meeting to discuss preparations for this year’s celebration of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) in Lithuania. The meeting was hosted in the residence of the ...
The Government of Lithuania on Wednesday backed an inter-institutional action plan for promoting non-discrimination and will allocate over EUR 1.4 million for research and promotion of public tolerance towards groups suffering from discrimination.
Reprieve human rights organization says it has sent new documents to Lithuanian prosecutors in connection to detention of suspected terrorists in Lithuania.
The Lithuania Tribune spoke with Professor Fernand de Varennes, a world-famous expert in human rights law. The interview was conducted by Liudvikas Jakavičius-Grimalauskas, and presented in cooperation with the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR).
Lithuania has reached the half-point in its two-year membership in the United Nations (UN) Security Council. Throughout 2014, the Lithuanian delegation mostly focused on the conflict in Ukraine, the rule of law, protection of civilians in armed conflicts, reinforcement of UN cooperation with the Eur...
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office has set up a special group for investigation of all data about the alleged prison of the US Central Intelligence Agency in Lithuania for interrogation of suspected terrorists, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Lithuania and other European Union (EU) countries must carry out independent investigations into the allegations of having hosted secret US detention centres for interrogation of suspected terrorists, the European Commission said.
The Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations together with non-governmental organizations in the margins of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on 11 December held a round-table discussion on the role of the International Criminal Court ...
The European Parliament will next week discuss the report published by the United States Senate earlier this week about detention of suspected terrorists in secret CIA centres, including one allegedly on the Lithuanian soil.
The Vilnius-based Human Rights Monitoring Institute (HRMI) presented its annual human rights award to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius. The award is presented on the international Human Rights Day, 10 December.
Human rights activists on Wednesday urged Lithuanian prosecutors to turn to the United States with a request to provide its full report about overseas prisons of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), including one that allegedly operated in Lithuania.
More than half of Lithuanians know where to turn in case their rights are violated, a recent survey has revealed.
Lithuania's Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld previous court rulings in the criminal case of Chechen spouses Malik and Khadizhat Gatayevs who have been granted asylum in Finland. The pair had been sentenced for minor impairment to health of their former foster daughter.
Lithuania's delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Neris Germanas participated in the events of the 27th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on 22-24 September. During the visit, particular attention was given to the human rights and humanitarian situation in U...
A social video ad about LGBT families is detrimental to minors and therefore must be restricted, the Office of the Inspector of Journalist Ethics told the Lithuanian Gay League on Wednesday.
On Thursday, Lithuania's parliament held a public hearing on the report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on the Participatory Assessment of refugees' integration opportunities and challenges in Lithuania, the Seimas' press service informs.
The situation of Russian-speakers in Lithuania is different from the one in Latvia and Estonia, Larisa Dmitrijeva, a member of the Lithuanian Russian Union, has said in response to Russia's recent allegations that the rights of Russian-speakers in the Baltic states are violated.
A series of public events for and about transgender people, organized by Lithuania's national LGBT* rights organization LGL on the 26th-28th August 2014, were the most exciting days for transgender individuals and their allies in Lithuania. They met and interacted with each other, they laughed and s...