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Events 2016/07/04

Court’s decision: “w” is to be written in the Lithuanian’s passport

On 4th July 2016 the Vilnius Regional Administrative Court adopted the definitive ruling regarding the original spelling of first and

Our interventions 2016/07/01

One More Victory Regarding Original Spelling of First and Last Names

On 1st July the Vilnius City District Court adopted a ruling in which it obliged the Registry Office to issue

Projects 2016/06/30

EFHR’s ‘Application of international and European Union law in cases of discrimination in Lithuania’ training

For the past five years, the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) has been offering free of charge legal advice

Events 2016/06/29

EFHR’s Visit to the Campanile of St John’s Church

Last Friday (17.06.2016) the EFHR team – both staff and volunteers – enjoyed an afternoon excursion to the campanile of

Projects 2016/06/23

EFHR training course on “International and EU law implementation in cases of discrimination in Lithuania”

EFHR invites you to attend our training course on “International and EU law implementation in cases of discrimination in Lithuania”

Legal Aid Centre 2016/06/22

Another win. Courts agree — ”w” has the right to exist

On 22nd June 2016 Vilnius City District Court issued a ruling which obliges the Registry Office to change the spelling

Projects 2016/06/21

EFHR competition in honour of the 20th anniversary of EVS – Results

The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) organized a Facebook competition on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the

Traineeships & Volunteering 2016/06/20

EFHR encourages ZIS Foundation Travel Grant applicants

Every year the German ZIS Foundation grants scholarships to young people aged between 16-20 who have not yet started studying

EVS - European Voluntary Service 2016/06/19

EFHR Europos Parkas Excursion

Staff and volunteers from the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) office enjoyed a visit to Europos Parkas on Friday

Events 2016/06/14

Discriminative criteria of hiring employees – recent warnings for employers

In 2015, the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR), together with the Service of the Spokesman for Equal Opportunities (furtherly

Our trainees 2016/06/13

New EFHR trainee

Gabrielė Račaitytė is a third year student at Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science (VU TSPMI). Originally

EFHR 2016/06/09

EFHR Competition to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of EVS

The European Voluntary Service (EVS) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year! To honour this special occasion the European Foundation

Our trainees 2016/06/06

New intern at the European Foundation of Human Rights

Karina Gędłek is a student at the United World College in Armenia. In 2015 she was given the opportunity to

EFHR 2016/05/27

Europe Day Poster Gallery at the European Commission Representation in Vilnius

We are pleased to announce that a number of the posters from our recent EFHR Europe Day competition have been

Training and conferences 2016/05/26

Protecting Minority rights using theatre as a tool

The training course „Minority Rights in Europe – Play and Change“ was organized by the Roma Youth Centre for youth

EFHR 2016/05/25

US Department of State reports on minority rights violations in Lithuania

The US Department of State has released its annual report on Lithuania. The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

EVS - European Voluntary Service 2016/05/18

Presentations for Europe Day

On the 10th and 11th of May 2016 our European Voluntary Service (EVS) volunteers gave two presentations about the European Union

Training and conferences 2016/05/16

The problem of spelling of first names and surnames was talked over during the conference

On the 13th of May 2016, European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) organised a conference entitled “The Spelling of Names

Our activities 2016/05/11

Europe Day – Poster Competition Results

In order to celebrate and promote Europe Day on the 9th of May, the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR)

Our activities 2016/05/06

‘The Spelling of Names and Surnames – Challenges and Decisions’ Conference

On the 13th of May in the Council Chamber of the City of Vilnius’ local government, the European Foundation of