On September 16, an inter-institutional discussion “Protection of the rights of women and LGBTI persons: current challenges and joint advocacy directions” was held at the Seimas Ombudsman’s Office. At the event…
Minister of Social Security and Labour Inga Ruginienė says that recent sexual violence scandals must provoke a more active civic stance.
The Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union responded to the highly publicized case of a 15-year-old girl raped in the Labyrinths Park in the Anykščiai district. The organization stated that in the public space…
The Lithuanian Catholic Church has taken the first step towards the initiative to conduct a broad investigation into sexual abuse in the church. The Archdiocese of Vilnius met with those proposing the investigation…
The director of the State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service, Ilma Skuodienė, says that in order to strengthen the protection of children from sexual violence, training will be organized in schools…
At the beach of the town of Panemunė in the Pagėgiai municipality, there was a possible attempt to sexually exploit a woman, the Tauragė County Police reported on Saturday.
LRT on Friday announced that it appealed the prosecutors’ decision requiring the disclosure of the source on which the report of possible sexual harassment of a minor was based…
As scandals of sexual abuse by priests rise to the surface, photographer and journalist Vidmantas Balkūnas shared a personal story – in his adolescence, someone tried to sexually abuse him…
Archbishop of Vilnius Gintaras Grušas claims to have spoken with one of the 11 victims in the case against priest Tadas Švedavičius, who is accused of sexual crimes against children.
The Speaker of the Seimas Juozas Olekas says he does not see the need for a wide-scale independent investigation to determine the extent of sexual exploitation in the Lithuanian Catholic Church,…
