21.12137/R6ZHUQSeimas of the Republic of LithuaniaLT: LithuaniaLithuanian Data Archive for SSH (LiDA)2025Social Sciencesaccess to health serviceschildren's rightscivil and political rightsconsumer protectioncourtscrime victimselderlyEuropean Unionethnic minoritiesfreedom of speechgovernmentheads of statehuman rights violationshuman traffickinglegal systemslegislatureLGBTQI+ rightslocal governmentmass mediamigrantsnationality discriminationpersons with disabilitiesprivate voluntary organizationsprosecution servicerefugeesreligious freedomright to adequate living standardsright to educationright to informationright to justiceright to privacyright to propertyright to workrights of accusedrights of prisonerssocial securitywomen's rightsworkers' rightsEquality, inequality and social exclusionLegislation and legal systemsCenter for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA)Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, LithuaniaGaidys, Vladas (Institute for Social Research, Lithuania)Baublytė, Marė (Institute for Social Research, Lithuania)Kublickienė, Lilija (Institute for Social Research, Lithuania)Sviklas, Eduardas (Institute for Social Research, Lithuania)Štreimikis, Antanas (Centre for Information Technology Implementation, Faculty of Informatics, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0002-5594-0580])Šarkutė, Ligita (Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0002-1835-0186])Žvaliauskas, Giedrius (Institute of Public Policy and Administration, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0001-8970-0756])Burbienė, Diana (Center for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA), Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania [ORCID: 0000-0002-8435-090X])Lithuanian Data Archive for Social Sciences and HumanitiesCenter for Data Analysis and Archiving (DAtA), Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania2008-04-282004-11-142008-04-172025-12-232004-11-11/2004-11-14Survey dataLiDA_SurveyData_047211915749447436282273750application/x-gziptext/tab-separated-valuesapplication/x-gzipapplication/pdf1.0<b><i>The purpose of the study</i></b>: to identify the situation of human rights in Lithuania and to assess the human rights protection system. <br><b><i>Major investigated questions</i></b>: Respondents answered questions about abuses of human rights in Lithuania and extent of these abuses. Respondents provided assessment of protection of various human rights in Lithuania: right to get fair pay for work; right to work and free choice of employment; right to just trial; rights of victims of crimes; rights of pregnant women and women bringing up juveniles; protection of women from family violence; assurance of equal opportunities to men and women; right to inviolable property; right to a proper living standard; child's right to get appropriate state support to ensure his right to education; right to social security; free speech right; freedom of faith and religion; child's right to be protected from economic exploitation; state protection of children who are deprived of family support; child's right not to suffer from violence and compulsion; right to get information at state and municipal institutions; right to receive well-timed and adequate medical aid; rights of sexual minorities; rights of national minorities; rights of convicts; right to the inviolability of private life; elderly people's right to social security. Respondents were queried if their / theirs people and acquaintances human rights were abused during the last year and if the rights were abused, to what institutions respondents complained of (court, police, public prosecutor's department, Parliamentary controllers, Parliament, other state institutions, non-governmental organizations, institutions for protection of consumer rights); if one did not complain of human rights abuse, what was the reason of reconciliation. 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. <br> <b><i>Socio-demographic characteristics</i></b>:gender, age, education, occupation, nationality, monthly income per family member, place of residence, region.<br> <br><i>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.</i>SPSS, 29The series "Survey Data > Human Rights" contains survey data that allow to study Lithuanian public opinion about the state of the human rights protection system, the ways in which people defend their rights when violated, and their evaluations of the effectiveness of institutions protecting human rights.<p> The main language of the study is Lithuanian (lit). </p> <p> Standardized questionnaire was provided for the respondents in Lithuanian (lit). </p> <p> Dataset (data and metadata) “The Situation of Human Rights, Assessment of Human Rights Protection, November 2004” from 2008-04-28 to 2021-10-01 was available on the portal of Lithuanian Data Archive for Humanities and Social Sciences (LiDA) www.lidata.eu; object PID: www.lidata.eu/data/quant/LiDA_ZTLT_0002; produced by Gaidys, Vladas; Baublytė, Marė; Kublickienė, Lilija; Sviklas, Eduardas; Štreimikis, Antanas (2008-04-28); revised by Šarkutė, Ligita (2010-07-08).</p>Vilnius, LithuaniaUnited Nations Development Programme (Support to development of national action plan for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Republic of Lithuania)