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Presidential Candidates on the protection of minority rights and original spelling of non-Lithuanian surnames

The presidential election in Lithuania will take place on the 11th of May this year. The text that enables us
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Vilnius Regional Administrative Court prevents reorganization of Trakai High School internal structure

Further development in the case of lack of accreditation for the High School in Trakai: On March 31, 2014, the
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The Strasbourg Manifesto

On 17 April 2014 the Intergroup for Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages of the European Parliament approved “The Strasbourg
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The aim of EFHR court cases – detecting gaps in the law

The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) is a non-governmental organization working for the sake of defending human rights and
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Draft law concerning spelling of names and surnames – a big failure

On April 10 this year, the next draft law in the Lithuanian Parliament concerning the spelling of names and surnames
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Lithuanian courts still assigning financial penalties for bilingual street signs

The Vilnius City District Court has assigned a financial penalty for bilingual street signs, which are consistent with international law
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45 writers oppose the original spelling of names and surnames

On 8th April 2014, 45 Lithuanian writers addressed a declaration to the highest authorities in Lithuania in which they expressed objections
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The bill “liberalizing” the spelling of names – still no solution to the problem

The vice-chairman of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Gediminas Kirkilas, and the governor of the social democrats’ parliamentary
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Conference on the Cooperation between NGOs and Local Governments

On 3rd April this year representatives of the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) took part in a conference organized by
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EFHR is a member of the Lithuanian Association of Responsible Business (LAVA)

The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) would like to announce that it has become a member of the Lithuanian
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The case of the lawful non-granting of the right of accession to the accreditation to

On 19th December, 2013, at a meeting of the local government of the Trakai district, with votes 14 to 25
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The next hope for approval of the law on national minorities

On 29th March 2014 the inter-party agreement concerning the basic guidelines on foreign policy, security and defense for the years
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EFHR at the solemn award ceremony of the “Say NO to discrimination” contest

On 20th March in Vilnius, the Research and Protection of Fundamental Rights Centre organized an awards ceremony for their contest
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EFHR at the opening of the campaign „Myliu Panda”

On 20th March in the National Gallery of Art, the opening ceremony of the campaign “Myliu Panda” took place. The
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The Success of EFHR: The Committee on Petitions is going to consider the EFHR Petition

On 19th March the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament considered the petition of the European Foundation of Human
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The European Week Against Racism

Like every year, on 15-23 March the Europe-wide action entitled “European Week Against Racism” will be held. This is a special
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EFHR starts a new project: ‘We are similar’

The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) is happy to inform you about the start of a new project for
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Another attack on bilingual street signs

The latest incident in Jašiūnai proves that the fears of the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) were well-founded. On
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EFHR re. the legal complaints to Equal Opportunities Ombudsman’s Office

Following a motion of the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR), the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman’s Office (Lygių galimybių kontrolieriaus tarnyba) shared results and
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Regulation of spelling of names and surnames in the hands of Commission of the Lithuanian

On 27th of February 2014, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania recognized that the spelling of names and
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