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 2010 01 12 |
| HRMI Urges Prosecutor General to Initiate Pretrial Investigation |
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| Today, Human Rights Monitoring Institute has distributed a public appeal to the Prosecutor General to initiate pretrial investigation into Lithuania’s participation in the Extraordinary Rendition Program by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The Institute has expressed its concern about the lack of initiative from the Office of the Prosecutor General in investigating the presumed criminal acts committed in the territory of Lithuania while the country had taken part in the Program. |
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| 2009 12 29 |
| State to Punish Citizens for Using the Law? |
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| Discussion „Anti-Crisis Measures, Freedom of Enterprise, Equality, and Human Rights“ hosted by HRMI looked into the recent wave of criminal prosecution of business owners and young mothers for presumably abusing the social security system by increasing salaries of the latter shortly before maternity leave. |
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| 2009 12 10 |
| Winners of the National Essay Competitions Announced |
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| The Human Rights Monitoring Institute and the Lithuanian National UNESCO Commission have organised two national essay competitions on human rights – one for high school students, another one for teachers. Essays exploring the connection between art and human rights (by students) and sharing constructive ideas for the integration of human rights in high school education (by teachers) were submitted by the 1st December. |
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| 2009 12 10 |
| Human Rights Champion 2009 – Ombudsperson for Children's Rights |
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| The Human Rights Monitoring Institute announces that for her outstanding work in promotion and protection of children's rights Mrs Rimante Salaseviciute, Children‘s Rights Ombudsperson, won the annual Human Rights Champion Award. |
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| 2009 12 04 |
| Nomeda Marcenaite - the First Good Will Human Rights Ambassador in Lithuania |
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| Today, HRMI launched the program of good will ambassadors for human rights. At the launch ceremony under the premise of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dainius Puras, HRMI Board Chair, and Ruta Ambrasuniene, Programme Director of the National UNESCO Commission, announced accomplished artist and popular TV personality Nomeda Marcenaite the first good will ambassador for human rights. Henrikas Mickevicius, HRMI Executive Director, expressed his hope that Nomeda Marcenaite will use her popularity to promote a culture respectful towards human rights in Lithuania. |
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| 2009 12 01 |
| Human Rights Awareness Month 2009: "Artists for Human Rights" Was Launched on Monday |
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| In December, already the fifth year in a row, the Human Rights Monitoring Institute together with its partners organizes the Annual Human Rights Awareness Month to commemorate the International Human Rights Day and shift our society to live and act according to human rights principles. This year theme of the month is – Art and Human Rights. |
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| 2009 11 05 |
| Radio Programmes "Closer Look at Multiple Discrimination" |
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| Today the first radio programme from the series „Closer Look at Multpiple Discrimination“ was aired at the radio station „Kelyje“ („On the Road“, Klaipeda City). The programmes are financed by the European Community Programme PROGRESS implemented by HRMI, Lithuanian Centre for Human Rights, and the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson Office. |
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| 2009 10 19 |
| Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg: Human rights require structured continuous work; it is not a matter of occasional statements |
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| The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe visited Lithuania from 19th to 20th October for high level discussions with Lithuanian authorities where a number of human rights issues were raised. He also took part in a seminar on discrimination issues organized by the Swedish Embassy, which is holding the EU presidency, and by the Human Rights Monitoring Institute. |
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