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Lithuania stresses serious human rights situation in Russia in a joint statement on the death of Aleksey Navalny Added 2024-02-29 On 29 February 2024 at the Permanent Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Lithuania’s Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna, Ambassador Vaidotas Verba speaking on...
Informal Group of Friends of Democratic Belarus highlighted Belarus’ failure to meet its OSCE human rights commitments Added 2024-02-09 On 8 February 2024, at the Permanent Council of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Informal Group of Friends of Democracy in Belarus, of which Lithuania is a member, drew attention to ongoing human rights...
Independent OSCE Moscow Mechanism experts: the practice of the forcible transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children to the territory of the Russian Federation may amount to a crime against humanity Added 2023-05-04 On 4 May 2023, the Report under the Moscow Mechanism on violations and abuses of International humanitarian and human rights law, war crimes and crimes against humanity, related to the forcible transfer and/or deportation of Ukrainian children to...
The OSCE Informal Group of Friends on Safety of Journalists highlighted the dangers journalists are facing due to continued Russia’s aggression against Ukraine Added 2023-05-04 On 4 May 2023 in Vienna, at the Permanent Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) the informal OSCE Group of Friends on Safety of Journalists, composed of 16 participating States, including Lithuania, delivered a...
OSCE Permanent Council initiates new Moscow mechanism to address the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia Added 2023-03-30 On 30 March 2023, 45 participating States of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), including Lithuania, following consultations with Ukraine initiated preparation of a new Moscow Mechanism report to address the...
The new OSCE Moscow Mechanism invoked in relation to human rights violations in Belarus Added 2023-03-23 On 23 March 2023, 38 participating States of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), including Lithuania, invoked one of the OSCE's Human Dimension instruments - the Moscow Mechanism on Human Rights Violations in Belarus....
The OSCE Informal Group of Friends on Safety of Journalists called to provide asylum and support to independent journalists forced to flee from Russia and Belarus Added 2023-03-14 On 13 March 2023, at the Human Dimension Supplementary Meeting of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) the representative of the Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the International Organisations in Vienna, speaking on...
The informal OSCE Group of Friends on Safety of Journalists called for protection of journalists covering war Added 2022-11-03 On 3 November 2022 in Vienna, at the Permanent Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Lithuania’s Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna, Ambassador Vaidotas Verba speaking on...
The OSCE Moscow Mechanism invoked in relation to human rights violations in Russia Added 2022-07-28 On 28 July, 38 participating States of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), including Lithuania, invoked one of the OSCE's Human Dimension instruments - the Moscow Mechanism - on Human Rights Violations in Russia. Under...
Lithuania urged Belarus not to violate its international commitments on education in national minority languages Added 2022-07-07 On 7 July 2022 in Vienna, at the Permanent Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Lithuania urged Belarus not to violate OSCE commitments to ensure teaching in national minority languages. Belarus adopted new...