The purpose of the study: to analyze the Lithuanian system for the protection of human rights, identify how people protect violated (abused) rights and how they assess effectiveness of various institutions assuring the human rights. 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. Respondents were asked what sources of information provide most knowledge on the situation of human rights in Lithuania and gave evaluation of the human rights policy in Lithuania. Socio-demographic characteristics: gender, age, education, occupation, marital status, nationality, number of family members, number of children under 16 years of age in a family, income per family member per month, 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.
Equality, inequality and social exclusion
United Nations Development Programme (Support to development of national action plan for the promotion and protection of human rights in the Republic of Lithuania)
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