European Court of Human Rights

Lithuanian courts dismiss Saudi's claim to victim status for CIA imprisonment (1)

Lithuania's law enforcement has no substantial evidence of a Saudi Arabian citizen suspected of organizing the 9/11 terrorist attacks being brought to a...

Parliament to consider defining family through marriage and parenthood

The Lithuanian parliament will debate on Thursday an amendment to the Constitution that would tie the legal definition of a family to marriage and...

Saudi prisoner at alleged CIA black site in Lithuania requests victim status

A lawyer for Mustafa al-Hawsawi , a Saudi citizen held in the Guantanamo Bay US detention facility, has asked a Vilnius court to grant victim status to...

ECHR report criticises Lithuania over poor prison conditions, gender reassignment and Paksas

A report by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) criticizes Lithuania for failing to improve living conditions in the country's prisons, legislate...