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Petitions 2017/05/03

Petition on language rights of Poles in Lithuania in the radar of EP

On the 4th of May a meeting of Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament has been held, considering petition

Reports 2017/04/30

The report of the Commissioner for Human Rights on Lithuania in a nutshell

On 19 April this year, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Nils Muižnieks made the report

Spelling of names and surnames 2017/04/12

The letter “w” challenge – Parliament hesitates, and the courts are working

On April 11th 2017 Vilnius District Court passed another ruling on the writing of the letter “w” in the marriage

Spelling of names and surnames 2017/04/04

Migration office urges Lithuanians to abandon their nationality

The matter of spelling names and surnames, especially problematic for families where one parent is a Lithuanian citizen and another

Spelling of names and surnames 2017/03/07

The final verdict – letter ‘w’ in identity card

Today the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania issued final and not debatable rule on the inscription of the letter ‘w’

Spelling of names and surnames 2017/03/03

Juridical nihilism continues – ‘x’ in documents issued by Lithuania

This week the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania issued two final rules on the spelling of proper names – in

Spelling of names and surnames 2017/02/23

Kaunas Regional Administrative Court said “yes” for “w”

On 23 February 2017 the Kaunas Regional Administrative Court referred to the case of the refusal to issue children with

Spelling of names and surnames 2017/02/20

One more achievement in case of writing original surname

European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) is happy for the new achievement. On 2017 January 16 Vilnius Country Court obliged

Spelling of names and surnames 2017/02/18

New achievement in the case of proper names spelling

On 3 February, 2017 the district court of Kaišiadoriai obligated the Civil Registry office (municipality’s administration) of the area of

Events 2017/01/17

Lithuanian’s year in the European Court of Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Court”) in Strasbourg is one of the core bodies of the Council of

Events 2017/01/13

Restriction of personal liberty for one year and a half for 15 comments on the

On January 5th, Kaunas Regional Court examined the penal case of R.P. on grounds of his appeal against the judgment

Discrimination in job advertisements 2017/01/10

Increase of the criminal liability for discrimination in the workplace

Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson announces that the Code of Administrative Offences entering into force starting from January 1st

Events 2017/01/02

EFHR fights with discrimination in electronic space

For several years the European Fundation of Human Rights (EFHR), together with the Office of the Equal Opportunities, has struggled

Events 2016/12/29

The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released Hate Crime Statistics of 2015

On 16 November 2016, in Warsaw, Organization’s for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human

Events 2016/12/27

Courts continue to settle the issue of the spelling of the names – two won

On November 22nd, The Vilnius City District Court adopted a decision concerning the complaint of a Lithuanian citizen. The court

EFHR 2016/11/21

CERD concluding observations on Lithuania

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is a body of independent experts, which monitors implementation of the

Events 2016/11/07

The Court determined: the diverse spelling of surnames causes inconveniences

On 7 November 2016, the District Court of Vilnius City passed the judgement in the case of ‘Wardyn’. The Court

Events 2016/11/04

The court has decided – the government is not a socially vulnerable group

On 4 November 2016, after examining the criminal case, the district court of Kaunas city acquitted Viktorija K. and Linas

Events 2016/10/25

Another case concerning hate speech won

Another case of comments inciting hatred has been won – on October 17th 2016, The District Court of Keidainai Region

Events 2016/10/20

The fight for original spelling of names and surnames does not stop – how much

European Foundation of Human Rights’ already in July 2016 noticed that there were won eight cases related to entry of