Istanbul Convention
Court rules that Istanbul Convention does not contradict Constitution
The Constitutional Court judged Thursday that the Istanbul Convention does not contradict provisions of the Constitution of Lithuania.
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...
Parliament Speaker: discussions on ratification of Istanbul Convention to resume after court’s ruling
Latvia ratified the Istanbul Convention in November 2023, while Estonia did so in 2017, leaving Lithuania the last of the Baltic countries to approve the...
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...
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