Court rules that Vilnius municipality must sanction LGBT pride parade on Gedimino Avenue

A Vilnius court on Friday ruled that Vilnius City Municipality should issue a permit for the LGBT pride parade along the city’s central Gedimino Avenue.

The court satisfied the complaint filed by the Lithuanian Gay League, which asked to annul the decision of the city authorities to ban the rally on Gedimino Avenue, authorizing the municipality to issue the sanction.

“The court ruled that the freedom of assembly cannot be restricted and that the municipality presented no reasons for banning (the rally),” judge Arūnas Kaminskas said.

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