Human Rights Monitoring Institute

Human Rights Monitoring Institute and the Lithuanian Journalism Center have hosted a discussion with journalists on recent manifestations of racism and intolerance. The topic have been suggested by journalists who took part in previous discussions, organized within the year-long programme funded by the Dutch Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

On the 31st March 2008, a panel of five judges of the Court's Grand Chamber did not accept the request by Lithuanian Government to refer the case L. v. Lithuania to the Grand Chamber for reconsideration. Ipso facto judgment passed in this case on September 11th, 2007 became final according to the provisions set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Human Rights Convention.

On 31 of March 2008, Human Rights Monitoring Institute and SOPA host an international seminar on good practices in integration of Roma into labor market.

Few days after the skinheads' march over the streets of Vilnius on the Independence Day, news portal DELFI hosted a virtual press conference with Jolanta Samuolyte, HRMI Research Director. Readers poured in hundreds of questions concerning the march and other human rights issues.

Human Rights Monitoring Institute informed public about its position with regard to the proposed legal prohibition of abortions.