Yesterday Members of the Green Group in the European Parliament together with a few FYEG’ers and other NGO’s were present at a demonstration outside the Lithuanian permanent representation in Brussels to protest against the new homophobic and oppressive law in Lithuania.
On 16 June 2009 the Lithuanian parliament adopted an amended Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information. According to this law, “propaganda of homosexuality and bisexuality” is one of the detrimental affects on the minors and information on homosexuality and bisexuality is banned from schools and any other places where it can be accessed by youth.
This is a disturbing attempt to diminish the human rights of EU citizens. This new law limits the freedom of expression solemly based on homophobia and this is a clear violation of the EU’s fundamental rights and principles.
This can not proceed unnoticed and therefor we ask of the Lithuanian governement to stop the adoption of this law immidiatly.
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