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The refugees and "Friends of the Refugees" were awarded the distinction “Human of the Year” for 2013 in the annual Bulgarian Helsinki Committee awards for their contribution to and protection of human rights.
The House of Representatives is about to vote a draft law on the detention of persons. The draft foresees that detained people and their families must bear the costs of the detention decision when residing in a...
As the deadline imposed by the European Court of Human Rights nears, a letter has been issued by the Penitentiary Administration stating that the wardens are no longer allowed to give information to Antigone’s observers.
The Vilnius City District Court determined the financial penalty for violating the right to asylum - one that Lithuania will have to pay to two minors who, having fled Afghanistan, were illegally detained and held in the Lukiškės prison.
This new documentary by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, "The Invisible," offers a clear and moving message of why societies should not lock up people with intellectual disabilities.
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The draft law on the spelling of names in documents, registered in Lithuania, allows a person's name to be spelled using Latin-based letters in personal identity documents without changing it to fit its Lithuanian...
Seimas (Lithuanian Parliament) Ombudsmen reported having received a record number of complaints in 2013. After examination, almost 30% were deemed valid, i.e. human rights violations and/or abuse of office were...
Acknowledging Lithuania's progress in the area of combating domestic violence, an NGO report notes the delays in long-overdue reforms or setbacks in the implementation of certain obligations Lithuania has under the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
In its judgement, the Court of Justice of the European Union has declared the Data Retention Directive invalid. Based on the Directive, service providers were keeping phone records and other personal data for 6 months.
The judgment of the European Court of Justice on 8 April declared that the replacement of the institution of the data protection commissioner for the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information was unlawful. The ruling has made it clear: a two-thirds mandate does not absolve the Hungarian state from complying with European norms.
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