Lithuania

July 11, 2024

Lithuania: Don’t Leave Global Ban on Cluster Munitions

Lithuania’s parliament should reject a government proposal to withdraw from the 2008 treaty banning cluster munitions, Human Rights Watch said today. If approved, Lithuania would be the first country to leave the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which 112 countries have ratified.

Asylum Seekers

April 15, 2024
News Release
Tajikistan: EU States, Türkiye Should Not Return Dissidents
Europe/Central Asia

March 19, 2020
Dispatches
Exiled Tajik Activist Brutally Attacked in Lithuania

Vladislav Lobanov

Assistant Researcher, Europe and Central Asia Division
Terrorism / Counterterrorism

May 31, 2018
News Release
Lithuania/Romania: Ruling Highlights CIA Torture Complicity

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December 21, 2023 Statement

Lithuania: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

95th Session
November 24, 2022 Letter

Letter Regarding Lithuania’s Adoption of a Law on Civil Unions
March 8, 2017 Letter

Civil Society Letter to Heads of State and Government on EU Response to the Refugee Crisis
June 20, 2016 Commentary

Assuring Lithuania’s UN Legacy
September 18, 2015 News Release

Lithuania: Latvian Activist Barred From Visiting

Rights Defender Facing 5-Year Ban
June 11, 2015 News Release

Lithuania: Include Same-Sex Couples in Partnership Bill

Justice Minister’s Opposition Violates European Norms
June 10, 2015 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to the Lithuanian Minister of Justice Regarding Equal Rights in Relationship Legislation
January 21, 2014 News Release

EU: Much Talk on Rights, Few Results

Political Will, Collective Action Needed to Address Serious Abuses
June 25, 2013 News Release

Lithuania: Reopen Investigation Into Secret CIA Prisons

New EU Presidency Should Set Example for Justice
January 31, 2013 News Release

EU: Human Rights Sidelined Amid Crisis

Political Leadership Needed to Address Serious Abuses

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