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School Textbooks Enforce Gender Stereotypes

April 24, 2019 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

The Lithuanian Equal Rights Ombudsperson's Office and a panel of experts has examined 32 textbooks for Grade 6 and 7 students and confirmed that they teach children gender stereotypes.
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#WeDecide: Why Do We Want to Live in a Democracy? Part 2.

April 23, 2019 • by Orsolya Reich, LibertiesEU

Chances are, your life is deeply affected by your social, cultural and economic environment. If you aren't allowed to participate in the decisions that affect that environment, others will be the masters of your life.
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Quiz: How Well Do You Know Democracy in the EU?

April 19, 2019 • by Orsolya Reich, LibertiesEU

Do you know enough to defend European democracy in a debate? Find out with this week's democracy quiz.
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The Church Stands Up for Refugee Rights

April 18, 2019 • by Jascha Galaski, LibertiesEU

"Love thy neighbor as thyself" – the story of the Good Samaritan who helps a suffering traveller inspires us to show solidarity towards strangers. The Church has a tradition of providing shelter to those in need. Now, this tradition makes it a target.
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Hungary and Croatia Try to Silence Slovenian Media

April 17, 2019 • by The Peace Institute – Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies

Government connections in two of Slovenia's neighbours try to influence media reports in the country, but Slovenia reacts strongly, showing a more progressive approach to freedom of the press.
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#WeDecide: Why Do We Want to Live in a Democracy? Part 1.

April 16, 2019 • by Orsolya Reich, LibertiesEU

Even though authoritarianism and populism is on the rise, the public’s commitment to democracy is still quite high. But is democracy worthy of our support? And why? What good reasons can we have for wanting to live in a democracy?
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Refusal to Prosecute Author for Insulting Historical Legacy "Correct", Court Finds

April 15, 2019 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

The Vilnius Regional Court has found that prosecutors correctly refused to launch an investigation into Marius Ivaškevičius's novel "Žali", and that prosecuting the author for his postmodernist work was impermissible in a democracy.
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Pressure Mounts on Hungary and Poland Over Rule of Law Concerns

April 12, 2019 • by György Folk, LibertiesEU

France and Germany have presented a joint call asking for formal hearings under Article 7 in the Council, to take place in June after the elections, on the serious threats to fundamental values in Hungary and Poland.
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#WeDecide: What Is (Not) Democracy?

April 09, 2019 • by Orsolya Reich, LibertiesEU

The world is messy. We cannot put things into neat categories. Like democracy. And that's fine – we should embrace the disorderliness and chill.
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Winners of Lithuanian Equality and Diversity Awards Announced

April 08, 2019 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

The sixth Equality and Diversity Awards honoured the initiatives and people that did the most for human rights in Lithuania in 2018.
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