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EFHR 2013/04/16

Promote the activities of EFHR!

As every year, until 2nd May everyone can give the 2% of their income to our Foundation. Thanks to your

EFHR 2013/04/04

Tomasz Prądzyński — an intern in the EFHR

Tomasz Prądzyński has already begun a six-month internship at the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) within a European Commission

EFHR 2013/03/31

We invite you to participate in the International Summer Academy for Peace and Intercultural Dialogue!

The Institute for Peace and Dialogue organises the International Summer Academy for Peace and Intercultural Dialogue. The training will take

EFHR 2013/03/31

Professor Fernand de Varennes visits Lithuania

One of the most famous experts in defending human rights, professor Fernand de Varennes has visited Lithuania. He is considered

EFHR 2013/03/31

Trainings „Diversity among us”

A diversity policy, if introduced in a sensible way, may become a source of comfort for people working in an

EFHR 2013/03/31

Another criminal penalty for a comment in the cyberspace

The Adminisative Court of Raseiniai ordered a criminal penalty for an inhabitant of Raseinai as punishment for a humiliating comment

EFHR 2013/03/29

Stop the increase of racism and discrimination!

The European Action Week Against Racism is coordinated by a network of non-governmental organisations, called UNITED for Intercultural Action. The

EFHR 2013/03/13

A week against racism

Changes in today’s society are taking place faster and faster. The meaning of terms such as state, nation, Europe are

EFHR 2013/03/01

The results of EFHR activity during past conferences

The interest in the Polish minority in Lithuania is still growing, even on the international stage. Dr László Marácz has

EFHR 2013/02/27

Running away from inconvenient facts

On numerous occasions we at EFHR have informed readers about the petition submitted by Mr Tomasz Snarski on the 31st of March

EFHR 2013/02/25

What happens next with proper names?

In the media, Lithuanian politicians increasingly express their opinions concerning the original spelling of names and surnames. Remigijus Šimašius, former

EFHR 2013/02/19

The Foundation organized the meeting to discuss changing the spelling of surnames.

It is widely known that the Lithuanian law – which regulates the issue of name/surname spelling in official documents, as

EFHR 2013/02/13

Nobody will be punished for writing “hairdresser” or “shop”

Now, nobody can be afraid of being punished for writing anything in Polish, Belorussian or Russian. The aim of writing

EFHR 2013/02/13

More contradictions in law on cases of original names and surnames spelling

EFHR has received another official statement of statistical data about non-Lithuanian surnames registered in Lithuania from the Bureau of Population

EFHR 2013/02/10

EFHR is not the victim – “Saw for the Poles” case continued

Some time ago, the European Foundation of Human Rights came across an outrageous group on social networking site Facebook called “Saw for

EFHR 2013/01/28

Why does the number of requests concerning change of surname fall?

On 22 January, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania announced on their website that during the years

EFHR 2013/01/14

Another Human Rights Report Critical Towards Lithuania

On 6 December of this year the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation published an unprecedented document – a

EFHR 2013/01/08

This year the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity is going to play in Vilnius for

This year the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity is going to play in Vilnius for the first time! The partner

EFHR 2012/12/29

EFHR brings Christmas presents to the Orphanage in Podbrodzie

Last Thursday, a team of people was sent by the European Foundation for Human Rights to deliver Christmas gifts to

EFHR 2012/12/28

“W” lawful in Lithuania after all

The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) has once again detected the hypocrisy of contradictory legal acts and practices which