European Foundation of Human Rights forwards three further petitions to Brussels

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 On Wednesday, 28thSeptember the European Foundation of Human Rights forwarded three petitions to the EU structures: European Parliament and the European Commission against:

  1. Processing of personal data revealing ethnic origin;
  2. Education Act, which discriminates ethnic minorities in Lithuania;
  3. Suppression of rights of the Polish minority in Lithuania (in support of the complaint of Mr. Tomasz Snarski) (the content of the petition (can be found)on the website: www.efhr.eu).

 

Gintaras Steponavičius accused of national hostility and illegal use of personal data

The Lithuanian Minister of Education and Science, Gintaras  Steponavičius, has been accused of accessing personal data and ethnic hostility. European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR), a public institution, has lodged a petition to the General Prosecutor’s Office in this case. According to the Foundation, Steponavičius has violated the Lithuanian law on personal data protection and international agreements by writing a letter to minority representatives. While, the Minister’s public statements are subject to punishment pursuant to the article of the Penal Code concerning accountability for ethnic hostility. However, G. Steponavičius himself doesn’t take the accusations seriously.

European Foundation of Human Rights kindly asks the parents

European Foundation of Human Rights kindly asks the parents whose children received the letter from the Minister of Education and Science, Gintaras Steponavičius written either in Russian or Belarusian to send a copy of it to the Foundation. Please send the scanned copy of the letter to the following e-mail address of the Foundation: efhr@efhr.eu.…