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Charity campaign for orphanages organized by EFHR

The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) is very glad that we had an opportunity to wage a charity campaign in
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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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EFHR at the International Academic Conference

On 9th April the international academic conference entitled  „The home Europe: European political thought and the challenges of the XXI
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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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A New movie of Council of Europe

The Council of Europe, the organization working on the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy, the rule of law
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Educational session in Budapest

From the 16th to the 23rd of March the international educational session ‘ Be active, be open, be YPA!’ in
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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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EFHR lecture for German students

On March 15 2014, the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) organized a lecture about the situation of national minorities
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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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