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Human rights in Lithuania have been the subject of much coverage. Lithuania scores 91 out of 100 in 2019 report by Freedom House, which classifies the country as "free", with high rankings in civil liberties and political rights.[1] In particular, Lithuania ranks 30th among 180 countries, well above the world's average level in press freedom,[2] and achieves a full score in freedom of assembly and nongovernmental organisations.[1] However, there are concerns regarding children's welfare, domestic violence, discrimination against minorities including the Roma, Jews and LGBTI people, as well as poor treatment of prisoners. The Constitution of Lithuania guarantees the protection of human rights.[3]
However, in recent years the government started to restrict the media from criticizing politicians and requires the journalists to pay a fee for the information from government systems. These actions are regarded as a violation of freedom of expression and have been protested by the public.[4] The Human Rights Monitoring Institute recommended that Lithuania "refer to their northern neighbors and invest more in protecting citizens, especially women's and children's human rights", which are poorly fared and need to be improved.[5]
- ^ a b "Lithuania". freedomhouse.org. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "2019 World Press Freedom Index | Reporters Without Borders". RSF. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Read about "Lithuania" on Constitute". constituteproject.org. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ Platform, European Liberties. "Lithuania Curtails the Media's Right to Criticize Politicians". Liberties.eu. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Human Rights in Lithuania 2016-2017" (PDF). Human Rights Monitoring Institute.