Lithuania criticized in Amnesty report

Lithuania criticized in Amnesty report
In its 2008 report on the state of human rights worldwide, Amnesty said: “Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) peoples’ human rights were not respected and several LGBT events were cancelled in a discriminatory manner. (The Lithuanian) parliament also discussed banning information which would put homosexuality in a positive light to minors.”
The report also highlighted the decision of Vilnius Mayor Juozas Imbrasas to ban an EU-sponsored anti-discrimination truck from coming to the Lithuanian capital and to refuse permission for a tolerance campaign rally by homosexuals last May.
It also noted that sexual minorities were refused the right to put social advertising on public transport buses based on Imbrasas’s decision to give “priority to the traditional family” and his disapproval for the public display of homosexual ideas in the city.