On 26 June 2009, President Valdas Adamkus vetoed the “Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information”. This wide-ranging censorship law was passed by the Lithuanian Parliament on 16 June, in violation of the right to freedom of expression which is protected by international and regional human rights treaties to which Lithuania is a party.
The law was widely criticized for its discriminatory restrictions on public information on homosexuality. On 7 July, the Seimas voted to reconsider the bill, with 90 Parliamentarians voting in favour and 20 against. The Seimas will sit in plenary on Tuesday 14 July, to decide whether to overturn the Presidential veto. If the veto is overturned, the bill will become law. (ILGA EUROPE)
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