http://amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/1958 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR53/002/1993/en There is concern that Valentinas Laskys has been sentenced to death by the Supreme Court of Lithuania on 5 August 1993. According to a report from the Baltic News Service no judicial review of the sentence has been ordered and reduction of the sentence can only now result from a petition for clemency. It is Sun, 22 Aug 1993 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR04/009/2004/en This report provides information and case studies about the abolition of the death penalty in the former Soviet space. Belarus and Uzbekistan are the only countries that still execute prisoners on death row. Of the other newly independent states, nine have now abolished the death penalty and four coun Sun, 03 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR53/008/2009/en On 14 July 2009, the Lithuanian Parliament (the Seimas) adopted a “Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information”, despite an earlier Presidential veto. This law bans materials that “agitate for homosexual, bisexual and polygamous relations” from schools or publ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT53/001/1999/en 1.Total abolition in Bulgaria, Canada, Lithuania; 2. Sierra Leone - 24 soldiers executed by firing squad; 3. Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan - moratoria declared; 4. Pope calls for abolition; 5. USA: Conference on wrongful convictions; 6. Developments in the English-speaking Caribbean; Bahamas: two men executed whi Fri, 01 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR53/001/1995/en Boris Dekanidze was sentenced to death in November 1994 for ordering the murder of an investigative journalist. In February 1995 the Lithuanina Supreme Court decided not to review his sentence. On 11 May the President rejected his final appeal for clemency. There are fears that his execution may be imminent Thu, 11 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR53/001/1993/en There is concern that Vladimir Ivanov has been sentenced to death by the Supreme Court of Lithuania on 21 July 1993. According to a report by the Baltic News Service no judicial review of the sentence has been ordered and reduction of sentence can now only result from a petition for clemency. It is not clear Sun, 22 Aug 1993 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR53/001/1992/en Thu, 06 Aug 1992 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR53/003/2009/en On 26 June, Lithuania's President vetoed a law which includes an amendment institutionalizing homophobia, violating the right to freedom of expression and the right to be free from discrimination. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/homophobic-law-enter-force-lithuania-2010-02-26 Amnesty International calls on the authorities of Lithuania to remove all restrictions on the distribution of public information relating to the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendereui people decreed in a new law Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR01/002/2002/ar Wed, 29 May 2002 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International