European Foundation of Human Rights

European Foundation of Human Rights is rated 3 out of 5 in the category legal services. Read and write reviews about European Foundation of Human Rights. The European Foundation of Human Rights (EFHR) is an organization that has been actively operating in Lithuania since 2010. EFHR was established in response to a striking increase in abuses of human and national minority rights in Lithuania, observed after the country joined the European Union. The activity of the EFHR focuses mainly on protecting and promoting the rights of ethnic minorities living in Lithuania, particularly the Polish minority which numbers at 6.6% of the total population. From the very beginning, the EFHR has struggled against laws forbidding the Lithuanian Poles using the original Polish spelling of their names in passports and other official documents, or of putting up Polish-language street signs. The Foundation also takes measures to prevent all forms of discrimination with special regard to the employment discrimination. Current activities: - Free legal advice to victims of discrimination, intolerance and other human rights abuses - Free human rights workshops and lectures - Educational outreach programs - Media and the Internet monitoring - Monitoring job advertisements - Publishing English translations of Lithuanian articles on media.efhr.eu.