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New year – new victories

The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) began 2013 by winning a cyberspace hate speech case. The Foundation spotted that
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Deprivation of liberty for an internet comment

The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) welcomes another court order issued against the author of an offensive comment on the
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“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
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The struggle for surname spelling continues.

The public signs in Lithuania should be written in the country’s official language (according to article 17 of the state
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Results of the action taken against discrimination. Don’t be deceived!

Discrimination based on gender, age, nationality, religion, language, origin, social status or views is not only a problem for a
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Visible effects of the campaign led by EFHR against offensive comments in the cyberspace

“I won’t write any more comments about Poles. I’m scared and I obviously don’t want to be sued.” (http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/rsikorskis-lietuvoje-lenku-teises-butu-beveik-pakankamos-bet-jos-silpninamos.d?id=58876573&com=1&s=2&no=200). This
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A hefty financial fine for the internet comment

The European Human Rights Foundation was glad to receive a piece of information concerning  the fine that has been issued
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A major step forward in the fight against the hatred on the grounds of nationality

Despite unfavourable commentators, the European Foundation of Human Rights can be proud of its next victory. The deputy of the
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The European Foundation of Human Rights campaign on the case of inappropriate comments is still

The European Foundation of Human Rights received a report that another penalty has been put on the author of one
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Punishing for comments gains pace

The European Foundation of Human Rights would like to inform that another injunction for an author of an offensive comment
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EFHR has achieved another success with respect to comments on the web!

The European Foundation of Human Rights has been informed that on the basis of petitions filed by the Foundation another
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Another success of EFHR: Court of Appeals rejects appeal of the Inspector of Journalists’ Ethics

Lithuanian Court of Appeals agreed with arguments of lawyer Tadeusz Gudzińśki representing Wilnoteka on behalf of the European Foundation of
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Surnames – no, the names of companies – of course

European Foundation for Human Rights filed five applications to the State Language Inspectorate asking for an explanation of why the
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3 wins concerning comments!

The European Foundation of Human Rights has received further notifications that three penal orders had been issued against the authors
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The European Parliament considers the rights of the Polish minority in Lithuania to be a

The European Parliament Committee on Petitions has held a meeting on the 24th of April 2012 during which the petition
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Another punishment for the comments.

District Court of the region Šiauliai issued a writ against one of the inhabitants of Šiauliai region Virgiljus Putramentas for
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March of freedom or march of independence?

On Sunday, 11th March, on the day of the independence of the Lithuanian state, two marches took place in Vilnius:
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A petition of the European Foundation of Human Rights

 A petition of the European Foundation of Human Rights, reference number 1008/2011, against gathering and processing of data revealing ethnic
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The court rescinded the Inspector‘s penalty for Wilnoteka.lt

December 22, 2011. The Vilnius County Administrative Court revoked the penalty of an admonition imposed by the Inspector of Journalistic
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European Foundation of Human Rights sends 3 more petitions to Brussels

On Wednesday, September 28th, EFHR sent 3 petitions to the following European institutions: European Parliament and European Commission. The petitions
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