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Prosecutors have to present the final conclusions over the European Court of Human Rights' accusations that there was a secret American prison in Lithuania more than ten years ago, Darius Jauniškis, head of Lithuania's State Security Department (VSD), says.
The Lithuanian government's representative at the European Court of Human Rights has started consultations with the justice and foreign ministers one whether to appeal the ECHR's ruling on the operation of a CIA prison in Lithuania.
Lithuania is facing sanctions if amendments paving the way for Rolandas Paksas to stand as a candidate in elections do not more forward in the Seimas, says Donatas Murauskas, head of the Lithuanian Justice Ministry's Division of Representation at the European Court of Human Rights.
The European Court of Human Rights has awarded thousands of euros to several Lithuanian citizens for stalling land restitution in Vilnius Region.
Lithuanian prosecutors say they will decide on further steps in their ongoing pre-trial investigation after examining in detail the European Court of Human Rights' ruling that the country hosted a secret CIA detention facility.
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that there is no need for new investigations regarding a secret CIA detention facility in Lithuania.
Lithuania will consider appealing the European Court of Human Rights' ruling that a secret CIA prison operated in Lithuania, Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius says.
A secret CIA prison for suspected terrorists operated in Lithuania in 2005–2006, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday.
The owner of the so-called "Vijūnėlė estate", a large house in the spa resort of Druskininkai, southern Lithuania, has turned to the European Court of Human Rights, Druskininkai Mayor Ričardas Malinauskas says.
A draft constitutional amendment to allow Lithuania's impeached former president, Rolandas Paksas, to run both in parliamentary and presidential elections passed the first reading in the Seimas on Tuesday.
The Chairman of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) Gabrielius Landsbergis and members of the TS-LKD Andrius Kubilius (former Prime Minister of Lithuania), Algirdas Saudargas (Member of the European Parliament), Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė (former Member of the European Par...
A group of parliamentarians suggest changing the Civil Code stipulate that gender is a genetically determined quality, banning change of sex in Lithuania.
Lithuania violates the rights of prisoners serving life sentences by depriving them of any hope of release, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday.
Mindaugas Bastys, a member of the Social Democratic political group in the Seimas, continues to challenge prosecutors' decision not to open a criminal case against the State Security Department's officials and prepares to turn to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg.
Amid growing pressure from European bodies on Lithuania to allow its impeached President Rolandas Paksas to run for parliament, the Seimas' Committee on Legal Affairs is planning to submit certain constitutional amendments to the parliament for consideration, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Fr...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is to hear on Wednesday a case against Lithuania over suspicions that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operated a secret prison for terror suspects in the country a decade ago. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by https://www.pay...
