Seimas Committees on Foreign Affairs and Human Rights Promote Peaceful Dialogue Among Different Social Groups
2010/04/11 – 11:57The Seimas Committees on Foreign Affairs and Human Rights approved the Statement on the Trends of Radicalism in Lithuania. The statement was produced in response to the current situation where persons from different social strata organise marches demonstrating the superiority of their group vis-à-vis other groups and expressing intolerance to people of other nations or beliefs. The Statement aims at preventing these trends in future and opening a peaceful dialogue among different social groups.
The Statement declares the following:
“Human rights and liberties are essential and unalterable values in a democratic society. People may not be condemned or disdained on national, religious, racial or other grounds. We all know too well the anguish inflicted on the 20th century Europe due to the disregard of these democratic values. We are not entitled to forget or ignore history’s painful lessons.
It is regrettable that in Lithuania we from time to time become witness to radical marches or outbursts of anger against people of other nations or beliefs. In order to prevent the spread of these trends, we call on all political parties, NGOs, and citizens to show intolerance to all manifestations of radicalism regardless of their form.”
The Statement has been signed by Mr Emanuelis Zingeris, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Mr Arminas Lydeka, Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights.
Source: Offices of the Committees
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