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Training for new European Voluntary Service volunteers

From Tuesday 21 to Friday 24 of August Giulia went to Moletai for her on-arrival training with other volunteers. The
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New intern at the European Foundation of Human Rights

Jurgita Gurskaitė, a new intern at the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR), is a third-year student of World Politics
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Volunteers experience in LGL organisation

On August 9 the EVS volunteer Giulia went volunteering for a day at the Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) association in
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Giulia’s experience in Animalt Shelter

On August 8 Giulia went to the Animal Shelter “Lese”, in Vilnius. Lese has a program for homeless cats and
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Job offers are still discriminatory

For several years, European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) together with the Equal Opportunities Ombudsman’s Office have been fighting against
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New volunteer at Silas School

Giulia is the new EVS volunteer from Italy. She is studying Psychology and would like to major in Developmental Psychology.
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Courts work also in summer – next ruling on “w”

On 6 August this year, the Vilnius District Court adopted next ruling on the spelling of names and surnames. The
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Statement of the European Foundation of Human Rights

The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) critically appraises the bill registered in the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania
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A Lithuanian living in Alaska won the surname with “w”

On July 25th 2018 The Vilnius District Court passed yet another verdict on the original spelling case of names and
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EFHR training in Niemenczyn

On July 24 this year there was a free training at the Multifunctional Culture Center in Niemenczyn (12 Švenčionių street,
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EFHR representative took part in an alternative FIFA World Cup

During the FIFA World Cup, a football club of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vilnius organised an alternative version of
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Hate speech: there are fewer comments, but the view does not change

On 4 July 2018 the District Court of the City of Vilnius accepted a judgement, in which D. K. was
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New intern at the EFHR

Paulina Kasprzak, a new intern at the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR), is a third-year student of European Diplomacy
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The EFHR welcomes a new intern – Olga Chizhevskaya

Olga Chizhevskaya is a third-year student of European Diplomacy at the University of Wroclaw. Her biggest interest are the technical
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Milena Kloczkowska – a new intern at EFHR

Milena Kloczkowska graduated from the fourth year of law at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. She started
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EFHR’s training course at Juodšiliai community’s Social Services Centre

On June 29th the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) held a free of charge training course on hate speech
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EFHR held a training course at the International Civic Initiative Centre “Nash Dom“

On 21st June 2018 the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) held a free of charge training course entitled „Hate
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EFHR topic at the “Būtent“ Discussion Festival

This year, The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) decided to take part in the “Būtent” Discussion Festival for the
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Vilnius city courts are still considering cases about surname spelling with the letter “w”

The Vilnius City District Court ruled on the case of surname spelling of the Wardyn′s family’s third child. The court,
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Impressions of the EVS project “Notice it! Human Rights in our daily lives”

The EVS project “Notice it! Human Rights in our daily lives” finished on 31st May after running for 10 months.
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