November 12, 2009 Austin Ruse The fight over homosexual propaganda in schools taking place between the Lithuanian and European Parliaments escalated this week with the Lithuanian Parliament (Siemas) calling on its government to file suit against the Europeans in the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU). The argument began with passage of a
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A successful and the largest ever annual conference of ILGA-Europe concluded in Malta on 1 November. Over 300 people from 48 countries took part in the conference. This is the highest number of participants at ILGA-Europe’s annual conference ever. The theme of this year’s conference was “Overcoming Cultural and Religious Barriers to LGBT Equality”. This
Commissioner Hammarberg visited Lithuania from 19 to 20 October for high level discussions with the Lithuanian authorities where a number of human rights issues were raised, including minority rights, the need to investigate the alleged existence in Lithuania of a secret detention centre for terrorist suspects, and the deficiencies of the Law on the Protection
Warsaw, Poland – October 8, 2009–In Warsaw, Poland, during an important regional human rights conference, the U.S. State Department raised concerns for the first time over human rights violations directed at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in Europe and North America. At the annual human rights meeting of the Organization for Security
13 October 2009 Lithuanian Conservatives will seek abolishment of EP resolution on anti-gay law The ruling conservative Christian Democrats in Lithuania have encouraged the Seimas (parliament) to fight against the European Union. Christian Democratic MP Mantas Adomėnas prepared a draft of a resolution in which he asks the government to go to the Court of
Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to you with reference to the recently adopted the ‘Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effects of Public Information, which will institutionalise homophobia, and violates the right to freedom of expression and the right to be free from discrimination. I urge you to respect your obligations not
For as long as history books take us back we can read about wars and conflicts all around the globe. And the conflicts don’t seem to stop. In fact we see more and more conflicts every day. In 1999, preoccupied with questions about the fundamental nature of humanity and the most pressing issues of our
A working group created by President Dalia Grybauskaitė plans to propose that the Seimas should remove the discriminating provisions from the proposed Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information, which was condemned on an international scale. Besides that, experts believe that such a law is not needed at all.
2009 09 30 1. Question from Mr Jensen (Denmark, SOC), On July 14 2009, the Lithuanian Parliament adopted a discriminatory law, the “Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information” overruling a presidential veto. This law bans material that “agitates” for homosexual and bisexual relations from schools or public places
We, the undersigned Members of the Swedish Parliament, are hereby writing to express our concern regarding the potential adoption, by your Parliament, of law that forbids information considering homosexuality and bisexuality. Full text of letter is here.
The European Parliament, – having regard to international and European human rights obligations, including those contained in the UN conventions on human rights and in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 4 November 1950, and to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November
The European Parliament adopted today a Resolution on the Lithuanian Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effects of Public Information, voicing its concerns and adding its support to the civil society opposing this repressive draft Law. On 14 July 2009, the Lithuanian Parliament adopted a draft Law on the protection of minors