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First court decision in Klaipeda: Letter ‘W’ allowed

On the 3rd of April this year Klaipeda District Court issued a decision about the original spelling of a letter
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International Brain Battle for The European Week Against Racism

This year the European Foundation of Human Rights, together with ESN Vilnius University and “No labels” organized an international quiz
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EFHR visiting the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania

On Friday, 15th March 2019, the team of EFHR visited the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania on their work
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The „w” letter wins again

On March 15 this year Vilnius District Court made a decision to allow spelling of the surname of a Lithuanian
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Jędrzej Błaszczak – a new intern at EFHR

Jędrzej Błaszczak is a student at the University of Silesia in south of Poland, where he studies law. During his
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New intern at EFHR – Alessandra Bisaccioni

Alessandra is native to the center of Italy and she is attending an internship at the EFHR for three months.
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Promises of municipal and mayor elections’ candidates regarding national minorities

On March 3rd we will find out who will represent the interests of Vilnius residents in local government. European Foundation
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New intern at the EFHR

Oskar Pytka, a new intern at the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR), is currently a full-time student at Coventry
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The EFHR lawyer became the Laureate Award of Human Rights

On the occasion of the Century of the Independence of Lithuania, the Embassy of Sweden in Lithuania together with the
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CJEU: Unemployed Persons Are Entitled to Family Benefits

On 7th of February, 2019, Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a judgment, stating that under EU
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The European Court of Justice: Good Friday is for everyone

Granting Good Friday paid leave or holiday supplements only those workers belonging to a particular religion is discriminatory, according to
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Failure to provide psychiatric care in a language understood by a person is a violation

2019 January 31 The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights delivered a judgment in the case of
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New intern at the European Foundation of Human Rights

Elisa is native to the south of France, and is a new volunteer at the EFHR for 5 months. After
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The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language abolished The List of Major Language Mistakes

On 31st of January this year The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language (VLKK) has adopted the act to abolish
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Is the acceptance of every child into minority kindergartens enough?

Kindergartens with Polish and Russian language accepted more children than there were applications received (according to the first priority). During
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Signs of gender discrimination still appear in job offers

European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) constantly monitors job advertisements online and together with the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman’s Office have
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Court ruled – the bilingual street signs do not breach law. What’s next?

On 23rd January, the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania has issued a ruling on bilingual street signs. This ruling, therefore,
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Lecture on hate speech at John Paul II gymnasium

Lawyers of the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) were invited to give a lecture to the students of John
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Courts still close loopholes caused by legislature

In 2014, the Constitutional Court noted that in some cases non-Lithuanian names and surnames can be registered not only by
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Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: The Fourth Opinion

On 8th of January, 2019 Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities published recommendations regarding
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