Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson

On March 1, the world commemorates Zero Discrimination Day. On this day, people are urged to fight all kinds of discrimination and turn to those who still experience a limited capability of participating in public life due to various reasons. How are things in Lithuania in this regard? How much do t...

8 March is International Women’s Day, and members of the fair sex are carrying armfuls of spring flowers and enjoying heart-warming attention. The world has been celebrating International Women’s Day for over a hundred years, but its meaning goes way deeper. Do women really enjoy the rights to parti...

People with disabilities did not have an equal opportunity to cast their ballots in Lithuania's parliamentary elections last October as more than a half of the polling stations were not adapted for voting by the disabled, Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson Agneta Skardžiuvienė has found.

People in Lithuania have become more forthcoming in reporting discrimination. The Seimas Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson has received 260 complaints so far this year, significantly up nearly 30% on the 202 submitted last year.

Bullying remains a pandemic problem in Lithuanian schools and can sometimes lead to tragic consequence, including suicide. The Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson's Office has conducted a survey among school students, a fifth of whom said they were bullied for one reason or another.

LGBT groups on Thursday expressed regret over the choice of Polish organizations in Lithuania to wear homophobic T-shirts with slogans Vilnius on Bicycles without Pedals (Wilno Na Rowerach Bez Pedalow) during their recent congress.

From advisor on legal issues to the speaker of the Lithuanian Parliament, to deputy culture minister and, finally, to ombudsperson in charge of equal opportunities (EO). This would seem like a surreal career journey to some, but Agneta Lobačevskytė, the new EO ombudswoman, sees what seems like a str...

The Seimas of Lithuania has appointed Deputy Culture Minister Agneta Lobačevskytė as the head of the Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson. The candidate was proposed by Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė.

Lithuania's Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson's Office has launched an investigation into the sale of T-shirts allegedly insulting women by one Vilnius shop, and also turned to prosecutors over this incident.

Lithuania's Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson's Office has received a complaint over its own social anti-violence campaign "Men for Women" showing men as dogs, pigs and jackasses and calling on men not to use violence against women.

In a gala ceremony on Tuesday night, national awards were handed out to individuals, organizations and initiatives that contributed most to promoting equality and diversity in Lithuania. The annual event was organized by the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson's Office and a forum of seven NGOs for the...

The Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsman, National Equality and Diversity Forum, the Committee on Human Rights of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the European Information Office of the Seimas organize the Human Rights Conference on "Equal Opportunities Policy in Europe and in Lithuani...

The Lithuanian Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson is investigating a complaint filed by a man from Šiauliai who was not allowed to enter a Chippendales show.

59 percent of complaints received by the Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson of Lithuania last year came from men, figures show, marking the fourth consecutive year when more complaints are received from men than women.

More than half of Lithuanians know where to turn in case their rights are violated, a recent survey has revealed.

The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday again rejected a candidate for equal opportunities ombudsperson.

The Lithuanian Office of the Ombudsperson for Equal Opportunities has expressed criticism for the conclusion of the Journalist Ethics Inspector, which suggests that fairy tales about same-sex couples are harmful for children under the age of 14.

Lithuania's Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson's Office says it has received a complaint over a high school graduation diploma presentation ceremony held in a church.

The State Consumer Rights Protection Authority of Lithuania forwarded a claim received from a foreign national to the Lithuanian Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson.