Human Rights in Lithuania, November 2004

Respondents made assessment of sufficiency of information on human rights and assessment of effectiveness of human rights protection system in Lithuania. Respondents were asked to assess attention given to human rights issues (right to private life protection; right to information; right to take part in state ruling; right to work; right to health care; consumer's rights; child's rights; rights of the disabled; rights of victims of crimes; rights of persons charged with crime and incarcerated persons; rights of migrants; rights of refugees; rights of national minorities; rights of sexual minorities; human trafficking prevention; women's rights) in Lithuania.

As well respondents made assessment of institutions ensuring human rights in Lithuania (Presidency, Parliament, Government, courts, mass media, non-governmental organizations, municipalities) and knowledge of institutions where to complain of human rights abuse. Respondents were also asked whether their rights were abused and if so, what rights were the objects of complaint, what abuse was investigated and what abused rights were rehabilitated.

Main sources of information on the situation of human rights were named by respondents. The assessment of human rights policy in Lithuania and human rights protection in Lithuania after joining the EU were made. Socio-demographic characteristics:gender, age, education, occupation, nationality, monthly income per family member, place of residence, region.

The survey data were collected at the request of the Commission for the Implementation of the National Action Plan for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Republic of Lithuania under the Human Rights Committee of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.