Posts Tagged ‘rights’

Rights group: 7 activists arrested in Belarus
A Belarusian human rights group says seven activists have been arrested while taking part in a round-table discussion in the country’s capital.

Proposed EU Law Could Undermine Online Rights Says Group
Members of the software industry have warned that the current draft of Europe’s Consumer Rights Directive could undermine protection for consumers of digital…

EU struggles with online consumer rights
European legislators are struggling to create a law that will protect consumers when they buy online services or content.

Gays March for Rights in Lithuania
Gay rights campaigners in Lithuania stage a landmark rally Saturday in the Baltic state, where homosexuality is largely taboo, after winning a court battle allowing their march to go ahead.

Kubilius defends nation following human rights criticism
VILNIUS – Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius has stood up to defend the country following allegations from the EU of widespread homophobia.

A member of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) was arrested today in Vilnius, Lithuania, because he protested wearing a costume of a bear, a photo available at : http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/article.php?id=10966506
(A protest against killing of Canadian black bears for fur hats of British guards).

Lithuanian Law of Meetings prohibits to hide the face during a picket. One commentator said that only two other countries prohibit that: North Korea and Uganda.

Is it really a rare legislation? Is it legal to protest in animal costume in your country?
The same happened with a “black bear” in Latvia: http://www.delfi.lv/archive/article.php?id=15821929
The Latvian source reports that the number of policemen, who came to detain protesters, was twice as higher than this one of protesters (4 protesters). I guess that a bear looked very naturally, so they took precautions. LOL.

My boyfriend is from Lithuania and we’ve been planning to get married for a while now. My question is, he gets all the American rights, but do I get all the rights from Europe? Like, can I work there, live there, get medical care and stuff? I’m not planning to move there or anything, but I’m curious to know.