August 31, 2009 Mr. Stasys Šedbaras, chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs Dear Mr. Šedbaras: The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) would like to express our deep concern that the proposed amendments to the Criminal Code XIP-668(2) and the Administrative Code XIP-667(2) will violate the human rights to freedom of expression
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To Mr. Stasys Sedbaras Chairman of the Committee of Legal Affairs of the Seimas * * * * * Dear Mr. Sedbaras, We are writing to you on behalf of EGALITE which stands for “Equality for Gays And Lesbians In The European institutions”. Our association aims at combating discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.
The European Parliament Intergroup on Lesbian and Gay Rights has written to MPs in Lithuania about new legislation that aims to criminalise ‘propagation of homosexual relations’. Along with gay rights group ILGA-Europe, the MEPs said the proposed amendments are a severe limitation of freedom of speech and a breach of the principles of equality and
Amsterdam, August 20th, 2009-08-20 Concerns: Law developments XIP-668(2) and XIP-667(2) Dear Mr. Sedbaras, With this letter we intend to express our concerns in regards to proposed amendments which will criminalize the ‘propagation of homosexual relations’, which is currently under consideration of the Committee on Legal Affairs, which you are chairing. We are sincerely concerned
Open letter to the attention of: Mr Šedbaras, chairman of the Committee of Legal Affairs, Lithuanian Parliament by email and by fax Brussels, August 21, 2009 Dear Mr Šedbaras, We are writing to you on behalf of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Lesbian and Gay Rights and ILGA-Europe, the European Region of the International Lesbian,
21st August 2009 To: Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs in Lithuanian Parliament Mr. Stasys Sedbaras Dear Mr. Chairman, We, the Campaign Against Homophobia in Poland, are extremely concerned about the new proposed amendments which your Committee is considering for introduction in September sessions. These are: Amendment to the Penal Code (registered under number
Mr Šedbaras, chairman Committee of Legal Affairs, Lithuanian Parliament by email August 22, 2009 Dear Mr Šedbaras, We are writing to you on behalf of LGBT Labour in the UK to express our deep concerns in reltion to the proposed Amendment to the Criminal Code XIP-668(2) and the proposed Amendment to the Administrative Code XIP-667(2) which
To: Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs in Lithuanian Parliament Mr. Stasys Sedbaras CC: Ombudsperson for Equal Opportunities Ms. Ausrine Burneikiene Board Chair of the Lithuanian Gay League Mr. Vladimir Simonko Mr. Chairman, I am writing this letter from Tbilisi, Georgia. My name is Paata Sabelashvili and I am chairperson of Inclusive Foundation, an
The European Committee of Social Rights, which monitors state compliance with the European Social Charter, has today found that Croatia’s limited curriculum covering sex education discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation. The Committee affirmed that the state has an obligation to ensure that educational materials do not reinforce demeaning stereotypes and perpetuate forms of
Special Procedures Division c/o Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Office of the United Nations in Geneva 8-14, Avenue de la Paix 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland To the attention of: Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression; Special Rapporteur on the right