EUROPEAN FOUNDATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Law 2017/01/18

CASE OF URBŠIENĖ and URBŠYS v. LITHUANIA – Application no. 16580/09 (2016)

Chamber Judgement 8 November 2016 Violation of Article 6 § 1 – on account of the refusal of legal aid

Law 2017/01/18

CASE OF GEDRIMAS V. LITHUANIA – Application no. 21048/12 (2016)

Chamber Judgement 12 July 2016 Violation of Article 3 (inhuman treatment) (procedural limb) The applicant, Aleksandras Gedrimas, is a Lithuanian

ECtHR 2017/01/18

CASE OF BAKANOVA v. LITHUANIA – Application no. 11167/12 (2016)

Facts: Chamber judgement 31.5.2016 Violation of Article 2 (effective investigation) The applicant, Liudmila Bakanova, is a Lithuanian national who was

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

Hate Speech 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

Our interventions 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

Legal Aid Centre 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

Wins 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

Events 2016/12/20

EFHR has chosen the winners of the art contest

On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, celebrated on the 10th of December, the European Foundation of Human

Our activities 2016/12/06

EFHR attended the annual meeting of the organisations coordinating EVS in Lithuania

On the 1st and the 2nd of December 2016 the annual meeting of the organisations coordinating the implementation of projects

Competitions 2016/11/29

International Human Rights Day – new artistic competition for pupils

In celebration of the International Human Rights Day on the 10th of December, the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR)

Our interventions 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

EFHR training 2016/11/18

EFHR about the equality and the protection of private life in the workplace

On November 15th, the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) organised a training course at the head office of the

Events 2016/11/11

Joanna is a new volunteer from Poland

Joanna Andrecka is a third year student of law at the University of Lodz In Poland. Currently she is studying

EFHR training 2016/11/10

International Day Against Fascism and Antisemitism

On Wednesday 09th of November, an historical day in two ways, the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) held a

Training and conferences 2016/11/09

EFHR at the training course for the EVS supporters

On November 3-7, the employees of organisations implementing the European Voluntary Service’s projects and people cooperating with volunteers from abroad

Our interventions 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

Our activities 2016/11/06

EFHR participated once again in the conference UNITED

On 26 and 31 October this year, in Macedonia, right next to the picturesque town of Ohrid, a representative of

Wins 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

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