domestic violence

  • 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

Domestic violence reports ‘grew several times’ over last 5 years in Lithuania

Lithuania adopted its law on domestic violence law five years ago and the number of reported cases of domestic abuse…

9 years ago
  • Society

Has Lithuania’s 5-year-old law against domestic violence yielded results?

A conference to be held in the parliament (Seimas) will review Lithuania's law against domestic violence, which was passed five…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Time to break silence on domestic violence – Swedish Ambassador to Lithuania

It is time to break the silence around domestic violence in Lithuania said the Swedish Ambassador to Lithuania Cecilia Ruthström-Ruin…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

How Norway would have dealt with Kėdainiai tragedy

With the tragedy in Kėdainiai district, some Lithuanians are now asking how the Norwegian child welfare service, Barnevernet, would have…

9 years ago
  • Politics

U-turn by president may make her election target, say analysts

President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s U-turn on establishing a new agency to tackle suicide, alcoholism and violence in families in Lithuania may…

9 years ago
  • Politics

President Grybauskaitė retracts call for new child welfare institution

Having suggested to set up a new institution to deal with children in at-risk families, President Dalia Grybauskaitė retracted her…

9 years ago
  • Society

€21m EU and state funds to support at-risk families

Around €21 million has been allocated from EU funds and the state budget to fund the creation of community family…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Parliament speaker criticises president’s proposal for new care agency

Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė disagrees with President Dalia Grybauskaitė's proposal to establish a new institution to ensure care for social…

9 years ago
  • Society

Psychiatric examination ordered in double homicide as forensic experts present findings

A psychiatric examination of the suspect in the investigation of a tragic double homicide in Kėdainiai district has been ordered…

9 years ago
  • Politics

PM sceptical about setting up new institutions in wake of Saviečiai double homicide

After a tragedy in Kėdainiai District when a father killed his two children by throwing them into a well, the…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Prime minister orders investigation into tragedy in Kėdainiai district

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius ordered the Ministry of Social Security and Labour to carry out an investigation whether there was…

9 years ago
  • Politics

President speaks out about collective responsibility after Saviečiai tragedy

President Dalia Grybauskaitė said not only the state but society as well had to take care of children growing up…

9 years ago
  • Society

Double family homicide prompts government to look into family programmes

After a tragic incident of domestic violence that left two children dead in central Lithuania, the government is setting up…

9 years ago