Lithuanian President must support Baltic Pride march

Tuesday 4 May 2010 Amnesty International has called on the Lithuanian President, Dalia Grybauskaite, to ensure that the 2010 Baltic Pride march goes ahead on 8 May despite a new attempt to have it banned. Amnesty International has called on the Lithuanian President, Dalia Grybauskaite, to ensure that the 2010 Baltic Pride march goes ahead on 8 May despite a new attempt to have it banned. A Vilnius court is to rule tomorrow on a request by the country’s Interim Attorney General to ban the march on the grounds that it would constitute a threat to public order. The parade is Lithuania’s first…

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