European Court of Human Rights

Constitutional amendments that would allow Lithuania's impeached former president, Rolandas Paksas, to run for parliament are planned to be introduced in the Seimas on Tuesday.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday rejected a complaint by the daughter of the late Lithuanian writer Vytautas Petkevičius over her liability for false statements published in her father's book about the father of Lithuania's first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis.

The European Court of Human Rights is to deliver on Tuesday its judgment in a case regarding liability for false statements published in a book by the late writer Vytautas Petkevičius about the father of Lithuania's first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis.

The ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on the advertisement with Jesus and Mary dangerously paves way for businesses to profit by insulting religious members of the society and desecrating their religion, says Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, the chairman of the Lithuanian Conference of Bishops...

The Lithuanian State Consumer Rights Protection Authority says it will take into consideration the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, which suggests that Lithuania unjustifiably restricted a clothing advertising campaign that used models and captions referring to "Jesus" and "Mary".

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Lithuania unjustifiably restricted a clothing advertising campaign that used models and captions referring to "Jesus" and "Mary".

Lithuania's Justice Ministry has drafted a bill that would give hope to persons serving life sentences to walk out of prison, Lietuvos Rytas daily said.

The European Court of Human Rights is expected to deliver on Tuesday its judgments on four complaints field by Lithuanian nationals over alleged violations of their right to property.

Here are some of the major events to watch for in Lithuania's politics, culture and society in 2018:

Kęstutis Pūkas, a member of the Lithuanian parliament, calls the Constitutional Court's decision that he breached oath "unjust" and plans to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

The Chairman of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) Gabrielius Landsbergis and members of the TS-LKD Andrius Kubilius (former Prime Minister of Lithuania), Algirdas Saudargas (Member of the European Parliament), Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė (former Member of the European Par...

Lithuania's government does not rule out cooperation with the International Criminal Court on the US Central Intelligence Agency's alleged prison near Vilnius, however, sticks to its version that Antaviliai accommodated an intelligence support center rather than a secret interrogation center.

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor on Monday asked for authorization to investigate alleged crimes committed during the armed conflict in Afghanistan, including allegations that suspected terrorists were tortured in a secret detention facility in Lithuania.

Lithuania's Justice Ministry has drafted a bill that would allow transgender individuals to have their gender, first and last names, and personal code changed in their identification documents without a court ruling.

Lithuania has been reproached for not inviting representatives of the Russian Constitutional Court to a global constitutional justice congress that got underway in Vilnius on Tuesday.

Konstantin Mikhailov, a former member of a Soviet special police unit who is serving a life sentence in Lithuania for his role in the killings of Lithuanian border guards and police officers at the Medininkai checkpoint in 1991, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

While Lithuania still struggles to defend equal rights for all her citizens, some of them are tired of waiting and are starting to take brave initiatives to change their society themselves. One such initiative is the Friendly Kaunas map, launched on Monday, July 31st. 10,000 free copies will be dist...

The austerity measures taken by the earlier conservative government during a crisis did not violate human rights, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday.