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Learn on human rights with a test
When the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted, on 10 December 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), it
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Meet our new Volunteer, Giulia Marasca!
Giulia Marasca is a recent graduate of the Master in Migration Studies at Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona. She has
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State examination for minorities in Lithuania returns!
The newest information reveals that Jurgita Šiugždinienė, the Minister of Education, Science and Sports, signed the decision to restore the State
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There is another Europe beyond populism: examples of solidarity, tolerance and hospitality
Giulia Marasca According to the latest estimate released by UNHCR, the number of displaced people registered at the end of
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Building tolerance for LGBT+ starts with news media
Aistė Turčinavičiūtė Objectivity, neutrality, and factuality – these are some of the values that every professional journalist or media representative
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The Supreme Court of Lithuania inquires a case about the writing of diacritical marks in
The Supreme Court of Lithuania inquired a civil case in which the writing of secondary (diacritical) marks in the records
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The court ruled in favour of another family on the right to spell their surname
On 29 April 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision that obliged the Civil Registry Office to
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Welcome to our new trainee Kinga Pytel
Congratulations to the trainee Kinga Pytel on joining the EFHR team! Kinga is a third year Russian philology student at Adam Mickiewicz
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Meet our new Volunteer, Katarzyna Borowska!
Katarzyna Borowska is a new Volunteer at the EFHR. She was raised in United Kingdom where she successfully completed her
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EFHR invites you to have a look at the statistical information for 2013-2021 concerning the
The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) has been taking action for the right to the original spelling of names
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Lithuanian education policy (2021–2030) – EFHR evaluates the signed agreement
On September 1, 2021, in the seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the chairmen of the political parties signed an agreement
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Another success of the EFHR in the fight for the right to the original spelling
On 20 April 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision which obliged the Civil Registry Office (CMS)
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The Court stated: the refusal to enter the surname “W.” in the marriage record infringes
On 15 April 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision which obliged the Civil Registry Office (CMS)
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The EFHR welcomes a new team member
Congratulations to the lawyer Darius Kazinec on joining the EFHR team! Darius holds a Master of Laws degree from Mykolas
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The Court took another decision allowing the registration of the surname in its original form,
On 12 April 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision that obliged the Civil Registry Office to
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New EFHR Volunteer – Brigita Gerikaitė
Brigita Gerikaitė is a fourth year International Relations & Chinese student at Goldsmiths University of London. Brigita became interested in
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Another victory for the EFHR in the fight for the right to the original spelling
On 6 April 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision that obliged the Civil Registry Office (CMS)
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Court standardized the spelling of another family’s name
On 25 March 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision that obliged the Civil Registry Office (CMS)
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A new member of the EFHR team – Lawyer-administrator Agata Palinska
Agata was born and grew up in Vilnius, where she graduated from the National M.K.Čiurlionis School of Arts (specialising in
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