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Europe Day Celebration

Every year on the 9th of May we celebrate Europe Day. And this year was no exception. The European Foundation
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EFHR supports OSCE in trying to improve the voting rights in Lithuania, which would enable

In relation to the report from July 2012 about preparation to parliamentary elections in Lithuania, on January 3rd 2013 OSCE
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Check your knowledge!

On the eve of the Presidency of Lithuania in the Council of Europe, the “European examination” is organized for the
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Europe Day – let’s celebrate it together!

Europe Day is celebrated on May 9th. It commemorates the date of May 9th, 1950, when Robert Schuman, a French
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Court admits that EFHR is right in argument with Equal Treatment Controller’s Service

The decision of the Equal Treatment Controller’s Service (ETCS) is contradictory to its aims and tasks. Therefore, in an obvious
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Another success of EFHR – 3 criminal cases won

The freedom of speech is guaranteed in the legal system of each democratic country and in international documents. However, some
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Contracts of employment in a foreign language also in Lithuania

The internal law of a member state of the European Union (EU) cannot impose that contracts of employment with an
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Apple is not always an apple and Kowalski is not always Kowalski

According to rules of the game of connotations, in which we have to tell a word that comes to our
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Promote the activities of EFHR!

As every year, until 2nd May everyone can give the 2% of their income to our Foundation. Thanks to your
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Tomasz Prądzyński — an intern in the EFHR

Tomasz Prądzyński has already begun a six-month internship at the European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) within a European Commission
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We invite you to participate in the International Summer Academy for Peace and Intercultural Dialogue!

The Institute for Peace and Dialogue organises the International Summer Academy for Peace and Intercultural Dialogue. The training will take
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Professor Fernand de Varennes visits Lithuania

One of the most famous experts in defending human rights, professor Fernand de Varennes has visited Lithuania. He is considered
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Trainings „Diversity among us”

A diversity policy, if introduced in a sensible way, may become a source of comfort for people working in an
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Another criminal penalty for a comment in the cyberspace

The Adminisative Court of Raseiniai ordered a criminal penalty for an inhabitant of Raseinai as punishment for a humiliating comment
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Stop the increase of racism and discrimination!

The European Action Week Against Racism is coordinated by a network of non-governmental organisations, called UNITED for Intercultural Action. The
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A week against racism

Changes in today’s society are taking place faster and faster. The meaning of terms such as state, nation, Europe are
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The results of EFHR activity during past conferences

The interest in the Polish minority in Lithuania is still growing, even on the international stage. Dr László Marácz has
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Running away from inconvenient facts

On numerous occasions we at EFHR have informed readers about the petition submitted by Mr Tomasz Snarski on the 31st of March
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What happens next with proper names?

In the media, Lithuanian politicians increasingly express their opinions concerning the original spelling of names and surnames. Remigijus Šimašius, former
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The Foundation organized the meeting to discuss changing the spelling of surnames.

It is widely known that the Lithuanian law – which regulates the issue of name/surname spelling in official documents, as
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