Our interventions

EFHR can help with contesting results of the Matura exam in Lithuanian

On Thursday 2nd July, the National Education Centre released this year’s results of the Lithuanian Matura exam. EFHR has analysed the
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Parental responsibility for the actions of underage children in cyberspace

These days, the internet is not only a source of information. It is also a space for work or making
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Nationality in passport entry – step by step

In accordance with the changes in Lithuanian passport law on January 1st 2015 there is a possibility to record one’s
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Spelling of names and surnames in Poland and the possibility of their change

In recent years, Poland has introduced many changes in legislation concerning the spelling of names and surnames and also in
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EFHR encourages law enforcement bodies to change their attitude towards cyber-crimes

On January 29, EFHR was searching the internet and found a page, “People’s Republic of Vilnius – Виленская Народная Республика”, created
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Third Opinion of the Advisory Committee on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the

The Third Opinion of the Advisory Committee of the Council of Europe on the implementation of the Framework Convention for
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EFHR fights against Racism and Anti-Semitism

The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) wishes to express its concerns regarding the growing success of extreme right nationalist
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EFHR’s lectures in schools

The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) had the honour to lead a series of 15 courses on discrimination and hatred
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Discrimination in advertised vacancies

Much of the time, it seems that we give very little thought to vacancy notices on the internet or in
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The discussion concerning unusual spelling of names and surnames

On September 13th 2014 the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) representative, Ewelina Baliko, participated in radio discussion concerning the
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Report of EFHR ”Observance of human rights in Lithuania for years 2012 – 2013” in

The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR), a non-governmental organization established in Lithuania in 2010, was created as a response
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Lithuanian women’s rights in a CEDAW report

The international community has been observing the issue of worldwide protection of women’s rights with increasing interest. Such a conclusion
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When personal opinion becomes public: EFHR fights against discrimination in the virtual space

Life online never stops – the internet provides more information about our world than we have ever had, facilitates access
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Original spelling of names and surnames is a problem for all Lithuanian citizens

The Right to the original spelling of name and surname constitutes one of the core rights of every citizen. The
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EFHR report on implementation of human rights in Lithuania in 2012-2013

On the 24th July 2014, representatives of the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) presented a report: ”Implementation of human
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Foreign personal names will be able to be adjusted to the original spelling

On the 15th July 2014, in the 1st reading at the Seimas, two projects related to the Law on the Spelling of
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Record-breaking punishment for a comment urging for national hatred among EFHR’s victories

For years, the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) has been running a campaign based on monitoring the Internet and looking
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SCLL is not against the original spelling of forenames and surnames

In April of this year the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) appealed to the State Commission for Lithuanian Language
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Report of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on “State of Democracy, Human

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe has recently published a report on the “State of Democracy, Human Rights
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EFHR invites you to enter our short stories competition!

The IEMed and the Anna Lindh Foundation have launched a call for participation in the seventh edition of the international
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