Istanbul Convention

Valentinavičius. The Lithuania of Rustic: What is its future in the EU?

“Pray to God that a rustic will not become a noble one” or “It’s hard for a rustic to be a noble“ is probably the best way to describe the attitude...

Valentinavičius. Lithuania’s political agenda on human rights: keep gays and migrants out of Lithuania

How are gays and migrants alike? They are instrumentalised. The ones were instrumentalised by the East, the others by the West, so neither is needed in...

MEPs vote ‘yes’ to EU accession to Istanbul Convention

The European Parliament voted on Wednesday in favour of the European Union ’s accession to the Istanbul Convention aimed to prevent and combat...

Women’s rights activists urge Seimas to ratify Istanbul convention

On Thursday, an association of women’s rights activists held a brief street campaign calling on MPs to ratify the Istanbul Convention and introducing...

Family Movement held rally in Vilnius on Saturday

The Lithuanian Family Movement (Lietuvos šeimų sąjūdis) held a rally in Vilnius on Saturday, 22 October, “to defend the Constitution of Lithuania”.