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Proposals to improve protection of women with disabilities against domestic violence in Lithuania

New plans have been put forth to improve protections of women with disabilities in Lithuania, where a recent study found that 93% of women with disabilities reported experiencing psychological violence at least once in their lifetime.

June 05, 2023 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute

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Liberties Selects the First Participants of the Inaugural Campaign Accelerator Summer School

We have chosen three applications from a diverse and competitive applicant pool to participate in the first-ever Campaign Accelerator summer course, to be held this June.

training & coaching , strategic communications , #CampaignAccelerator2023

June 02, 2023 • LibertiesEU

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Q&A: Why Should I Sign Liberties' #MyDataMyVote Petition?

Liberties is collecting signatures for our #MyDataMyVote petition, calling on the EU to ban the use of sensitive data in political advertising. We've answered all your questions about this topic and why we need your signature in our Q&A.

MyDataMyVote

May 31, 2023 • LibertiesEU

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Euronews Op-ed: Sex, religion and race are advertising taboos, except for power-hungry politicians

As the GDPR turns five, certain EU lawmakers want to rip out some of its protections, so they can use our deeply personal information to tailor political ads and tip political elections and campaigns in their favour.

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May 30, 2023 • LibertiesEU

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Ban The Use Of Sensitive Data For Political Advertising

Sign the petition to protect our freedom to vote.

MyDataMyVote

May 25, 2023 • LibertiesEU

Democracy & Justice

Lithuania drops to 36th position in the ILGA Rainbow Index

In the recently published ILGA 2023 Rainbow Index Lithuania has dropped from 35th to 36th position in Europe on LGBTI rights, ahead of non-democratic Belarus, Russia and non-EU countries such as Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.

May 23, 2023 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute

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NGO 'Foreign Agent' Law: Will the EU Follow Russia's Path? | Democracy Drinks Berlin

May’s edition of Democracy Drinks shed new light on the contents of the Defending Democracy Package. While the clarifications revealed that the Foreign Interference Directive isn’t only targeting NGOs, civil society is flummoxed by the proposed rules.

#DemocracyDrinks , NGO rights , #DefenseofDemocracy

May 16, 2023 • LibertiesEU

Training & Coaching

Europe Day: Messaging Guide for NGOs to Create Public Support for Equality

To celebrate Europe Day, we've created a guide on how to communicate on the rights of people from marginalised groups. It will help you avoid common mistakes and includes tips on what you should do instead. United in diversity, we can strive for equality!

values-based framing , training & coaching , NGO rights

May 09, 2023 • LibertiesEU

Democracy & Justice

UN: Lithuania still needs to work on the rights of persons with disabilities

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has listed numerous issues Lithuania must address in order to properly safeguard the fundamental rights of people living with disabilities.

May 09, 2023 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute

Democracy & Justice

Lithuania's Legalisation of Pushbacks Is Incompatible With Democratic Principles

Lithuania's practice of forced pushbacks of people who have already crossed from Belarus at non-designated place, without any safeguards against the violation of non-refoulement, now will be enshrined in law.

May 05, 2023 • Human Rights Monitoring Institute

Democracy & Justice

Politico Op-ed: Defending Democracy Requires a Free Civil Society

In copying the narrative spun by authoritarians, the Commission’s transparency plan risks undermining democracy — and it threatens the survival of NGOs.

#DefenseofDemocracy , NGO rights

May 02, 2023 • LibertiesEU

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