Priority in the Welfare State: Human Rights
Coalition of Human Rights Organizations ·Lithuania
About this project
<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #606060"><span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif">In Lithuanian discourse a welfare state is eagerly mentioned but it is often forgotten that it cannot coexist with disregard to human rights (HR). This project addresses a problem of selective view to HR and international obligations by public sector in Lithuania. At times the view expressed by policy makers is openly opposing HR and demeaning international HR documents. While media is not taking a role of actively informing about HR and giving critical reflections, NGO tries to monitor HR violations with its limited resources. Thus, systematic, evidence-based monitoring of HR situation that would encompass all vulnerable groups is lacking as well as systematic advocacy and providing attractive information to various groups of society. </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #606060"><span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif">This project seeks to fill the gap. The objective is to strengthen the monitoring of implementation of HR standards as well as to advocate for and inform about HR using intersectional networking and involving youth. </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #606060"><span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif">Target groups of the project: regional civil society and decision makers in regional level; national decision-makers; regional and academic youth; general public. The main results: </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #606060"><span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif">1) Advocacy based on shadow report to UN Universal Periodic Review including recommendations for regional and national decision-makers; </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #606060"><span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif">2) Raised awareness about HR using intersectional networking and involving youth in National Human Rights Forum as well as reacting to ad hoc threats to HR in the country. </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #606060"><span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif">Project will strengthen high-quality advocacy for HR, will widely spread information about HR, attractive to various groups, especially to youth, and will encourage the intersectional networking as well as networking within civil society.</span></span></span></p>
Project partners
- Vytautas Magnus University Project partner· Lithuania
- Community Initiative Centre Project partner· Lithuania