Lithuania to fine the public promotion of homosexual relations

Europe and Central Asia
Issue: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Document Type: Analysis Brief
Date: 2010

Lithuanian MP Petras Grazulis introduced an amendment that would impose an administrative fine for the public promotion of homosexual relations. 

The ICJ believes that such a law would violate the Lithuania’s obligations under international law to protect the rights of all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation, to be free from discrimination and to freedom of expression.

Lithuania-sexualorientation-advocacy-2010 (full text, PDF)

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