Country Lithuania
Year 2019
Type of Measure Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence Violence against women and girls

Brief Description


The working group was formed on the basis of decree of the Prime Minister of 2019, which was assigned the coordination and solution of the matters related to the prevention and minimisation of violence against women and domestic violence, preparation and submission of proposals regarding the improvement of laws regulating the prevention and reduction of violence against women and domestic violence to the responsible authorities, and improvement of cooperation between state authorities and non-governmental institutions in these areas.

Source of Information

Lithuania's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.33.