Violence against children
Society

Minister of Social Affairs wants corporal punishment banned by law

The Lithuanian Social Security and Labour Ministry will seek that a ban on corporal punishment be included into a framework law on children’s rights protection, Social Security and Labor Minister Linas Kukuraitis said on Tuesday. […]

Solders of Bundeswher landing in Lithuania
Defence

Some 450 German troops to arrive in February

Several hundred German troops will come to Lithuania by plane and by train in early February for their deployment in the country as part of NATO‘s multinational battalion, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. […]

Lithuanian and NATO flags
Defence

67% Lithuanians agree NATO battalion will help deter hostile states

Some 67 percent of Lithuanian residents agree that the international NATO battalion under establishment in Lithuania will help deter hostile countries, shows a poll published on 27 January. […]

Stop Children's Genocide Now
Society

President calls for centralized decision on child removal from family

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has called for resumed discussion on centralization of protection of child‘s rights. […]