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Lithuania

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Legal instruments & key provisions

Legal instrument Key provision
Order Regarding the approval of the Description of the procedure for the prevention and investigation of bodily injuries of arrested and convicted persons in places of deprivation of liberty, as well as the preparation, processing and accounting of documents on bodily injuriesMembers of the LGBTI community are considered vulnerable persons, and for preventing violence, a newcomer must be accommodated, considering his vulnerability. The legislation does not specify additional specific measures for protecting LGBTI members. General measures for protecting vulnerable detainees are applicable. There is a list of people who are considered vulnerable persons, that is, persons who, due to their personal experience and/or some environmental factors, have a higher probability of becoming victims of violence.
-The legislation does not have specific measures for the protection of trans detainees.

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