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Lithuania not to reach settlement in ECHR case over secret CIA prison: PM

Lithuania decided not to reach a settlement with a citizen of Saudi Arabia in a case of the European Court…

6 years ago
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Guantanamo detainee to be given news about his victory against Lithuania Thursday

Abu Zubaydah, a Saudi Arabia-born Palestinian being detained in a US military base, will likely be informed on Thursday about…

6 years ago
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ECHR’s CIA prison ruling comes into force: three tasks for Lithuania

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday rejected the Lithuanian government appeal and upheld the ruling that the…

6 years ago
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ECHR rejects Lithuania’s CIA prison appeal

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday rejected the Lithuanian government request to reconsider the court's judgment that…

6 years ago
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US provides no info to Lithuania in CIA prison probe, prosecutors say

The United States has declined to provide information to Lithuanian prosecutors in their investigation into a suspected secret CIA prison…

6 years ago
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ECHR to hear Lithuania’s CIA prison appeal

A panel of five judges at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is due to hold a sitting on…

6 years ago
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Strasbourg court to decide on Lithuania’s appeal against CIA prison ruling next week

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is likely to decide next week whether or not to accept the Lithuanian…

6 years ago
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Beniušis. CIA prison case: how long will the government continue its ostrich policy?

In December 2014 Barack Obama's administration warned Lithuania about a forthcoming US Senate report on secret CIA prisons. [...]

6 years ago
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PM calls on law-enforcement to use all possibilities in CIA prison probe

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that law-enforcement officials must use all possibilities to investigate the circumstances surrounding allegations that…

6 years ago
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Lithuanian government appeals ECHR ruling on CIA prison

The government has appealed the European Court of Human Rights' ruling that a Saudi Arabia-born Palestinian was unlawfully interrogated at…

6 years ago
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It’s up to Lithuanian govt to decide if to appeal ruling on CIA prison – Grybauskaitė

It is up to the government to decide whether or not to appeal the European Court of Human Rights' (ECHR)…

6 years ago
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Lithuanian PM admits Strasburg court unlikely to change ruling on CIA prison

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis admits that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is unlikely to change its ruling on…

6 years ago
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ECHR judge says facts on CIA prison in Lithuania ‘convincing’, can’t be contested

Lithuania's judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said on Wednesday that the Strasbourg-based court's facts on a…

6 years ago
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Lithuanian govt to appeal ECHR ruling over CIA prison – PM

The Lithuanian government has changed its position and decided to appeal against the European Court of Human Rights' ruling that…

6 years ago
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Lithuania decides not to appeal against ECHR ruling on CIA prison

The Lithuanian government has decided not to appeal against the European Court of Human Rights' ruling that Lithuania hosted a…

6 years ago
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UN committee calls on Lithuania to investigate CIA prison suspicions, ensure LGBTI rights

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on Lithuania to fully investigate suspicions that a secret CIA prison operated…

6 years ago
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Lithuanian govt holds consultations on ECHR’s CIA prison ruling

The Lithuanian government's representative at the European Court of Human Rights has started consultations with the justice and foreign ministers…

7 years ago
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R. Bogdanas. To whom in Lithuania did x US millions go to?

It has been long since Lithuania received so much global media attention. We were heard of, but it was inglorious.…

7 years ago
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Kęstutis Girnius. The CIA and the VSD

World media rarely pays particular attention to Lithuania. Last week was an exception, but it was neither a reason to…

7 years ago
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ECHR’s CIA prison ruling “impracticable”, Lithuanian govt rep says

The European Court of Human Rights' ruling on a CIA prison in Lithuania is "impracticable", Karolina Bubnytė, the Lithuanian government's…

7 years ago