EUROPEAN FOUNDATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

EFHR 2021/11/16

Building tolerance for LGBT+ starts with news media

Aistė Turčinavičiūtė Objectivity, neutrality, and factuality – these are some of the values that every professional journalist or media representative

Spelling of names and surnames 2021/10/07

The Supreme Court of Lithuania inquires a case about the writing of diacritical marks in

The Supreme Court of Lithuania inquired a civil case in which the writing of secondary (diacritical) marks in the records

Wins 2021/10/06

The court ruled in favour of another family on the right to spell their surname

On 29 April 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision that obliged the Civil Registry Office to

Our trainees 2021/09/24

Welcome to our new trainee Kinga Pytel

Congratulations to the trainee Kinga Pytel on joining the EFHR team! Kinga is a third year Russian philology student at Adam Mickiewicz

Our trainees 2021/09/17

Meet our new Volunteer, Katarzyna Borowska!

Katarzyna Borowska is a new Volunteer at the EFHR. She was raised in United Kingdom where she successfully completed her

Spelling of names and surnames 2021/09/15

EFHR invites you to have a look at the statistical information for 2013-2021 concerning the

The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) has been taking action for the right to the original spelling of names

EFHR 2021/09/02

Lithuanian education policy (2021–2030) – EFHR evaluates the signed agreement

On September 1, 2021, in the seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the chairmen of the political parties signed an agreement

Spelling of names and surnames 2021/08/12

Another success of the EFHR in the fight for the right to the original spelling

On 20 April 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision which obliged the Civil Registry Office (CMS)

Spelling of names and surnames 2021/08/09

The Court stated: the refusal to enter the surname “W.” in the marriage record infringes

On 15 April 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision which obliged the Civil Registry Office (CMS)

EFHR 2021/08/06

The EFHR welcomes a new team member

Congratulations to the lawyer Darius Kazinec on joining the EFHR team! Darius holds a Master of Laws degree from Mykolas

Wins 2021/08/04

The Court took another decision allowing the registration of the surname in its original form,

On 12 April 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision that obliged the Civil Registry Office to

Our trainees 2021/08/03

New EFHR Volunteer – Brigita Gerikaitė

Brigita Gerikaitė is a fourth year International Relations & Chinese student at Goldsmiths University of London. Brigita became interested in

Spelling of names and surnames 2021/08/02

Another victory for the EFHR in the fight for the right to the original spelling

On 6 April 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision that obliged the Civil Registry Office (CMS)

Wins 2021/07/23

Court standardized the spelling of another family’s name

On 25 March 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision that obliged the Civil Registry Office (CMS)

EFHR 2021/07/23

A new member of the EFHR team – Lawyer-administrator Agata Palinska

Agata was born and grew up in Vilnius, where she graduated from the National M.K.Čiurlionis School of Arts (specialising in

Wins 2021/07/12

Another victory for the right to the original spelling of surnames – the Court obliged

On 25 March 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision that obliged the Civil Registry Office (CMS)

Wins 2021/07/07

In the Court’s view, the refusal to change the letter of the applicant’s surname from

On 24 March 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision that obliged the Civil Registry Office (CMS)

EFHR 2021/06/29

New EFHR office in Vilnius

European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR), a non-governmental organisation that works every day to protect human rights and national minorities’

Spelling of names and surnames 2021/06/25

The Court states: the current legal regulation is not sufficient to guarantee the rights of

On 23 March 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision which obliged the Civil Registry Office (CMS)

Wins 2021/06/22

Another new surname with an “X” will be added to the Residents’ Register of the

On 22 March 2021, the District Court of Vilnius City issued a decision that obliged the Civil Registry Office (CMS)

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