Discrimination

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...

The Constitutional Court judged Thursday that the Istanbul Convention does not contradict provisions of the Constitution of Lithuania.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Lithuanian law-enforcement authorities discriminated against a gay couple when they refused to open an investigation into hateful comments against them on social media.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, who is being treated for lymphoma, says his own case illustrates how cancer patients are discriminated against in the country.

Lithuania's parliament will Friday discuss the effects of ratification of the Istanbul convention for the Baltic state.

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.

Although Lithuania is on the bottom of the European Union (EU) list in terms of the situation of LGBT people, there have been very few discrimination complaints, especially about mistreatment at work.

The pay gap between men and women in Lithuania was one of the lowest among 28 EU Member States in 2013, data from Eurostat shows.

The Government of Lithuania on Wednesday backed an inter-institutional action plan for promoting non-discrimination and will allocate over EUR 1.4 million for research and promotion of public tolerance towards groups suffering from discrimination.

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

The European Network Against Racism (ENAR), comprising of more than 170 non-governmental organizations, has turned to the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania and has asked for an official apology to Lithuanian Muslim community, the Lithuanian Centre for Human Rights (LCHR) informs.