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,
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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
2009 07 27 VILNIUS – On July 20, the new Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, who was inaugurated to her post on July 12, met with European Union ambassadors residing in Lithuania and promised to make changes in the recently adopted Lithuanian “law on the protection of minors against the detrimental effect of public information.” The
After Lithuanian lawmakers approved a bill to keep material deemed harmful away from children – including information about homosexuality – some EU parliamentarians and rights groups are considering what to do next. European members of parliament, including that body’s gay and lesbian working group, as well as human rights groups are weighing their options regarding
For immediate release, 14/7/2009 Outrage at the new law on the Protection of Minors and Public Information: this law is a risk to public health, an insult to human rights Many Lithuanians have been abandoned today. All the Lithuanians that believe in human rights and in a fair society have been left alone. Mental Health
Press release from the European Parliament´s Intergroup on LGBT rights 14 July 2009 For immediate release The European Parliament’s Intergroup on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights welcomed the election of the institution’s new president by urging him to condemn the adoption of a homophobic law in Lithuania. Today, the Lithuanian Parliament rejected the President’s
Press release by Lithuanian gay league (LGL) July 15, 2009 Lithuanian Gay League (LGL) welcomes decision by the Liberals Movement Political Group of Lithuanian Parliament to file and appeal with the Constitutional Court of Lithuania concerning the compliance of the adopted Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information with
VILNIUS – Seimas (Lithuanian parliament) has drawn harsh criticism from local and international human right groups for pushing through a set of controversial laws that are “flagrantly discriminatory” toward homosexuals. The laws, which override a previous presidential veto, put newly-elected President Dalia Grybauskaite in a difficult position during her very first week in Presidency by