Human Rights in Lithuania, May 2002

Major investigated questions: Respondents were asked to assess the Lithuanian system for the protection of human rights and issues related to main human rights (right to protection of private life; right to information; right to participate in the country governance; right to work; right to health protection; consumer rights; rights of the child; rights of the elderly; rights of the disabled; rights of victims; rights of suspects and defendants; rights of migrants and refugees; rights of ethnic minorities; rights of sexual minorities; prevention of trafficking in human beings; rights of women).

Respondents were also asked about sufficiency and scope of attention given to the above issues in Lithuania and work of various institutions (Presidency, Seimas (parliament), Government, courts, media, non-governmental organisations) in assuring the human rights. Also probed were respondents' views on what institutions they would apply to in case of violation of rights; have rights of respondents been violated (abused) during the recent years and if so, what rights and where she/he applied to; have institutions analysed the violated rights and which of the violated rights were restored.