Have you been a victim of hate speech or a hate crime?
2025-01-07EN naujienos
- Have you been publicly (verbally, written, or in any other form) mocked, humiliated, or subjected to actions encouraging others to discriminate against you or commit violence against you due to your nationality, language, skin color, race, origin, ethnicity, faith, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, gender, social status, beliefs, or views?
- For the same reasons, were you physical assaulted, terrorized, persecuted, threatened, or had your property stolen, destroyed, or damaged?
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Report it! - If you require urgent assistance at the scene of a crime, call 112.
- Otherwise:
- report to the police by visiting the nearest police station or online https://www.epolicija.lt
- or report directly to the Prosecutor General’s Office by e-mail generaline.prokuratura@prokuraturos.lt.
- Online hate speech could also be reported
- to a virtual patrol by e-mail virtualus.patrulis@policija.lt or by sending a message on Facebook – www.facebook.com/policijosvirtualuspatrulis
- or to the Communications Regulatory Authority online: https://www.svarusinternetas.lt/en.
- If you do not wish to report the incident to law enforcement, you can report it to NGOs online https://manoteises.lt/pranesk/en/.
You have the right to:
- Receive free legal information and consultation (primary legal aid) – contact your municipality.
- Access free and confidential support provided by victim support services.
After reporting a crime to law enforcement, during criminal proceedings you have the right to:
- If you are recognized as a victim of hate crime or hate speech – receive free legal assistance (secondary legal aid) – contact the State Guaranteed Legal Aid Service (https://vgtpt.lrv.lt/en/, +370 690 02 233).
- Have an accompanying person.
- Be granted protection from criminal influence and (or) special protection measures.
- Obtain verbal and written translation assistance if needed.
- Receive compensation for damages, including restitution for harm caused by violent crimes as stipulated by law.
- Receive reimbursement of expenses incurred due to participation in criminal proceedings.
Learn more – https://tm.lrv.lt/en/information-banners/what-you-need-to-know-if-you-are-a-victim-of-a-crime/