ECRI, ECRI Conclusions on the implementation of the recommendations in respect of LITHUANIA subject to interim follow-up Adopted on 19 March 2014
Country
Lithuania
Title
Year
Type of publication
Geographical coverage
National
Area/location of interest
Type of Institution
Council of Europe body
Institution
Main Thematic Focus
Racism & xenophobia Discrimination Ethnic profiling
Target Population
Muslims Migrants Ethnic minorities People with migrant background Refugees & asylum seekers
Key findings
In its report on Lithuania (fourth monitoring cycle), ECRI recommends that the authorities continue in their efforts to train police officers, lawyers, judges and prosecutors on the provisions against racism and racial discrimination and that training be conceived as a periodic recurrence rather than as a one-off event.
The Lithuanian authorities informed ECRI about the Inter-Institutional Action Plan for Promotion of Non-discrimination for 2012–2014, which is coordinated by the Ministry of Social Security and Labour. This plan contains training activities on the promotion of non-discrimination policies for the public sector. It involves various implementing institutions which address the training needs of the target groups mentioned in the recommendation, including the Ministry of the Interior, the National Court Administration Training Centre, and the Prosecutor General’s Office. A total of 19 training seminars are foreseen under this plan, of which nine were already conducted in 2012.
Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)
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