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2004 09 06

Human rights convention should become more than a theoretical principle among government and law enforcement agencies.

HRMI Executive Director Henrikas Mickevičius further called for sustained attention to human rights violations committed on a regular basis in Lithuania. His comments came during a live debate on Lithuania News Radio "The Key" program.

2004 09 03

International community should take immediate action to prevent criminal human rights violations by terrorist acts in Russia.

Human Rights Monitoring Institute notes with alarm recent acts in Russia that have clearly shown terrorism has no borders and can affect any country.

2004 08 31

Can the State Justify the Restrictions of Privacy?

Speaking before the Parliamentary Committee, Kęstutis Čilinskas, the HRMI Chair of the Board, and Henrikas Mickevičius, the Executive Director, expressed their doubts about the recently introduced restrictions on the privacy in personal telephone communications.

2004 08 31

Democratic State Falters Because of the Long-drawn Cold War between the Law Enforcement Officials and Politicians

Civil Society Institute, Human Rights Monitoring Institute and Transparency International-Lithuania propose five ways to solve the current conflict or “cold war” between politicians and law enforcement officials.

2004 08 27

Malpractice Verdict: Good precedent . Good start.

HRMI Executive Director Mr. Henrikas Mickevičius commented on the unprecendeted award of 1 million Litas as moral compensation in a case involving serious injury to twin infants at a hospital in Marijampolė.

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