Tag: Lithuania
Lithuania’s New Government Programme: No Commitment to Same-Sex Partnerships
The coalition agreement of Lithuania’s new government led by Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas has raised concerns about civil rights, particularly due to the lack of support for same-sex partnerships.
Lithuania Asks EU Parliament to Strip Gražulis of Immunity in LGBTQ Contempt Case
The Vilnius Regional Court has directed the prosecutor to request the European Parliament to revoke MEP Petras Gražulis’s legal immunity.
LGBTQ people across the Baltic’s fight for their rights
Around 10,000 people from across the Eastern European region attended an LGBTQ Pride event in Lithuania over the weekend, many of them hopeful for their future.
Lithuanian debate on legalising same-sex partnership must start now, says PM
Discussions on legalising partnerships need to resume in the Lithuanian parliament, the country’s prime minister and speaker of the Seimas say.
Renew Europe expels Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich over homophobic comments
European Parliament group Renew Europe has expelled Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich over homophobic comments.
ILGA-Europe welcomes a landmark European Court of Human Rights judgment on online hate speech
Today, the European Court of Human Rights found Lithuania’s failure to investigate online hateful comments against a gay couple to violate their rights to private and family life, as well as being discriminatory on the ground of sexual orientation.