Human rights violations in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia discrimination based on national origin, and infringement of human rights are becoming one of the important problems…
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Lithuania, Latvia and Poland discussed human rights of migrants
Monday, June 27, 2022June 24 saw the 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, and included an intervention from the Lithuanian representative…
Lithuania will allow impeached president to run for parliament
Thursday, June 10, 2021The proposed amendment to Article 74 of the constitution would pave the way for a person impeached and removed from office to stand for election…
The Global Elite’s Coup d’Etat that Is Destroying Life as We Know It
By Robert J. Burrowes on Monday, May 3, 2021Politically savvy individuals know that democracy has rarely existed and probably never outside small groups of humans who deliberately organize themselves to share power or…
Latvian Human Rights Activists Condemn Homophobia In China, Latvia And The World
Wednesday, April 28, 2021The issue of human rights of LGBT persons is like a hot potato – hard to spit it out, but also hard to swallow. Despite…
Freedom of speech as a threat to national security of the Baltic States
By Antanas Tubelis on Monday, February 8, 2021Freedom of speech is one of the basic democratic values. Media Freedom, Freedom of Opinion and Expression are fundamental principles of democratic society. Citizens of…
Lithuania’s liberal parties to focus on tax breaks, human rights in new coalition
Monday, October 26, 2020Lithuania’s Liberal Movement and the Freedom Party, who are in talks to form a ruling coalition with the conservative Homeland Union, say they will focus…
Beijing outraged at calls by 39 states including Lithuania to respect human rights
Wednesday, October 7, 2020Thirty-nine countries, including Lithuania, have called on China to respect minority rights of Uighurs and other Muslims and expressed concern about the situation in Hong…
Lithuanians reject ‘otherness’, human rights report says
Tuesday, June 16, 2020A report on human rights in Lithuania has criticsed the country’s rejection of perceived otherness. However, recent years have also seen significant progress. Lithuania is…
Greater state security powers no threat to human rights, intelligence chief says
Friday, January 10, 2020Amendments granting more powers to state security, allowing “preventative conversations,” administrative detention and ID checks, would not violate human rights, Darius Jauniškis, head of the…