Discrimination

  • Foreign affairs

Parliament to discuss impact of ratified Istanbul convention

Lithuania's parliament will Friday discuss the effects of ratification of the Istanbul convention for the Baltic state. [...]

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuanian Professor elected to UN Committee on discrimination for second time

Vilnius University Gender Studies Centre director Professor Dalia LeinartÄ— has been elected as a member of the United Nations Committee…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Record number of appeals to Lithuanian equal opportunities ombudsman

Lithuania’s equal opportunities ombudsman received a record number of complaints in 2015.Since the establishment of the office in 2015 the…

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanians grow more aware of discrimination

People in Lithuania have become more forthcoming in reporting discrimination. The Seimas Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson has received 260…

9 years ago
  • Society

LGBT individuals in Lithuania afraid to report discrimination at work for fear of losing job

Although Lithuania is on the bottom of the European Union (EU) list in terms of the situation of LGBT people,…

10 years ago
  • Society

Gender pay gap in Lithuania among lowest in EU

The pay gap between men and women in Lithuania was one of the lowest among 28 EU Member States in…

10 years ago
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Lithuania to spend EUR 1.4 million on fighting discrimination

The Government of Lithuania on Wednesday backed an inter-institutional action plan for promoting non-discrimination and will allocate over EUR 1.4…

10 years ago
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More discrimination complaints lodged by men than women in Lithuania

59 percent of complaints received by the Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson of Lithuania last year came from men, figures…

10 years ago
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Lithuanians increasingly knowledgeable how to defend their rights

More than half of Lithuanians know where to turn in case their rights are violated, a recent survey has revealed.…

10 years ago
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Lithuanian company refuses services to Israeli citizens due to Gaza events

The State Consumer Rights Protection Authority of Lithuania forwarded a claim received from a foreign national to the Lithuanian Office…

10 years ago
  • Society

ENAR demands apology from Lithuania’s Interior Ministry for racial profiling

The European Network Against Racism (ENAR), comprising of more than 170 non-governmental organizations, has turned to the Minister of Interior…

10 years ago