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'''European Foundation of Human Rights''' (EFHR) [[Lithuanian language|lt.]] ''Europos žmogaus teisių fondas'', [[Polish language|pl.]] ''Europejska Fundacja Praw Człowieka'', [[Russian language|rus.]] ''Европейский Фонд Прав Человека'' is an organization established in [[2010]] in [[Lithuania]] further to |
'''European Foundation of Human Rights''' (EFHR) [[Lithuanian language|lt.]] ''Europos žmogaus teisių fondas'', [[Polish language|pl.]] ''Europejska Fundacja Praw Człowieka'', [[Russian language|rus.]] ''Европейский Фонд Прав Человека'' is an organization established in [[2010]] in [[Lithuania]] further to increasing number of human rights violations in this country, especially rights of [[Ethnic minorities in Lithuania|ethnic minorities]]. |
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==Foundation mission== |
==Foundation mission== |
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The activity of EFHR focuses mainly on protection and promotion rights of [[Ethnic minorities in Lithuania|ethnic minorities]] living in [[Lithuania]], particularly [[Polish minority in Lithuania|Polish minority]] numbered 6.6% of the total population |
The activity of EFHR focuses mainly on protection and promotion rights of [[Ethnic minorities in Lithuania|ethnic minorities]] living in [[Lithuania]], particularly [[Polish minority in Lithuania|Polish minority]] numbered 6.6% of the total population<ref name="Lithuania Census 2011">[http://www.stat.gov.lt/uploads/Lietuvos_gyventojai_2011.pdf Lithuania Census 2011]</ref>. From the very beginning EFHR |
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struggles against law forbidding [[Polish minority in lithuania|Lithuanian Poles]] to use the original Polish spelling of their names in passports and other official documents, or to put up [[Polish language|Polish-language]] street signs. It also takes measures to prevent all forms of [[discrimination]] with special regard to [[Employment discrimination|employment discrimination]]. |
struggles against law forbidding [[Polish minority in lithuania|Lithuanian Poles]] to use the original Polish spelling of their names in passports and other official documents, or to put up [[Polish language|Polish-language]] street signs. It also takes measures to prevent all forms of [[discrimination]] with special regard to the [[Employment discrimination|employment discrimination]].<br /> |
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European Foundation of Human Rights was established during the growing legal uncertainty around the situation of [[Ethnic minorities in Lithuania|ethnic minorities in Lithuania]]. As of [[January 1|1 January]] [[2010]], the 1989 Law on National Minorities<ref name="Law on Ethnic Minorities ">[http://www.minelres.lv/NationalLegislation/Lithuania/Lithuania_Minorities_English.htm]</ref> which previously regulated minority rights is no longer in force and no law has been adopted to fill the legal vacuum. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Ethnic minorities in Lithuania]] |
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Revision as of 08:55, 7 January 2015
| Europos žmogaus teisių fondas | |
| Established | 2010 |
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| Type | foundation |
| Headquarters |  Vilnius |
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| Field | human rights |
| Website | Official website |
European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) lt. Europos žmogaus teisių fondas, pl. Europejska Fundacja Praw Człowieka, rus. Европейский Фонд Прав Человека is an organization established in 2010 in Lithuania further to increasing number of human rights violations in this country, especially rights of ethnic minorities.
Foundation mission
The activity of EFHR focuses mainly on protection and promotion rights of ethnic minorities living in Lithuania, particularly Polish minority numbered 6.6% of the total population[1]. From the very beginning EFHR
struggles against law forbidding Lithuanian Poles to use the original Polish spelling of their names in passports and other official documents, or to put up Polish-language street signs. It also takes measures to prevent all forms of discrimination with special regard to the employment discrimination.
European Foundation of Human Rights was established during the growing legal uncertainty around the situation of ethnic minorities in Lithuania. As of 1 January 2010, the 1989 Law on National Minorities[2] which previously regulated minority rights is no longer in force and no law has been adopted to fill the legal vacuum.
See also
- Ethnic minorities in Lithuania
- Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania
- European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
- Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
- Lithuania–Poland relations
- Polish minority in Lithuania
- Russians in Lithuania - Baltic Russians
Sources
External links
- European Foundation of Human Rights
- Minority related national legislation - Lithuania
- Minority Rights Group International, World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Lithuania : Belarusians and Ukrainians, 2008
- Moser, Robert. "The Representation of Ethnic Minorities in Post-Communist Legislatures: Russia and Lithuania Compared" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, Sep 02, 2004
