As the GDPR turns five, certain EU lawmakers want to rip out some of its protections, so they can use our deeply personal information to tailor political ads and tip political elections and campaigns in their favour.

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In the recently published ILGA 2023 Rainbow Index Lithuania has dropped from 35th to 36th position in Europe on LGBTI rights, ahead of non-democratic Belarus, Russia and non-EU countries such as Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.

May’s edition of Democracy Drinks shed new light on the contents of the Defending Democracy Package. While the clarifications revealed that the Foreign Interference Directive isn’t only targeting NGOs, civil society is flummoxed by the proposed rules.

To celebrate Europe Day, we've created a guide on how to communicate on the rights of people from marginalised groups. It will help you avoid common mistakes and includes tips on what you should do instead. United in diversity, we can strive for equality!

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has listed numerous issues Lithuania must address in order to properly safeguard the fundamental rights of people living with disabilities.

Lithuania's practice of forced pushbacks of people who have already crossed from Belarus at non-designated place, without any safeguards against the violation of non-refoulement, now will be enshrined in law.

Liberties Media Freedom Report 2023

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In copying the narrative spun by authoritarians, the Commission’s transparency plan risks undermining democracy — and it threatens the survival of NGOs.