News October 13, 2021 Lithuania: converting prison into migrant reception centre With only a few weeks’ notice, the Lithuanian border guard service has turned a large prison in the southwest of the country into the country’s biggest migrant centre.
News February 2, 2021 Lithuania: inside Vilnius prison during pandemic, "getting sick is inevitable" The coronavirus observes no walls – in Vilnius Penitentiary, the outbreak is difficult to control, as some inmates refuse to get tested, while facilities for quarantining infected people are limited.
News November 11, 2019 Lituania: rights of convicts violated during prison closure – Lithuanian parliament ombudsman The human rights of prisoners were violated during their transfer from Lukiškės Remand Prison, the latest report by the ombudsman of the Lithuanian Seimas concludes.
News August 7, 2019 Lithuania: infringe prisoners' rights continue Suite à sa visite de 2018 dans les établissements pénitentiaires de Lituanie, le Comité contre la torture a conclu dans son rapport que l’État continuait de violer les droits des personnes détenues.
News July 27, 2018 Lithuania: UN committee calls on the country to investigate CIA prison suspicions, ensure LGBTI rights The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on Lithuania to fully investigate suspicions that a secret CIA prison operated in Lithuania.
