Tag: Seimas
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.
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.
Europe must react to escalation of human rights violations in Lithuania
ILGA-Europe is seriously concerned with the current developments and the state of human rights of LGBTI people in Lithuania.
MEPs welcome Lithuania’s new progressive law on advertising
A new Law on the Provision of Information to the Public came into force on 30 June, outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation. Previous drafts of the law had included a ban on mentioning homosexuality, but the Lithuanian Parliament made a volte-face and rejected these proposals.
Lithuanian says no to human rights and passes homophobic law
The Lithuanian parliament voted on Tuesday to adopt a controversial law that institutionalises homophobia.
Concerns over Lithuanian draft law to “ban propagation of homosexuality”
Today,2 June 2009, the Lithuanian Parliament, the Seimas, will vote on an amendment to the Law on the Protection of Minors against Detrimental Effects of Public Information aimed at banning access to information on homosexuality and bisexuality.