Lithuania
This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.
For Lithuania, TJET has collected information on: 13 domestic trials starting between 1987 and 2018; one truth commission mandated in 1998; and three vetting policies starting between 1991 and 2010.
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Country Background
Democratic Transition
Based on well-known democracy data, TJET records one democratic transition starting in 1991.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Violent Conflict
Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records no episodes of violent intrastate conflict in Lithuania between 1970 and 2020.
Transitional Justice Data
As of 2020, Lithuania ranks 148th out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.
Domestic Trials
TJET has compiled data on twelve domestic prosecutions between 1992 and 2019. These include eight transitional human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which eight persons were convicted; three regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which two persons were convicted; and seven opposition prosecutions of state agents or opposition members, in which three persons were convicted. In one trial that involved high-ranking state agents, one person was convicted.
Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Truth Commissions
Lithuania mandated one truth commission in 1998. The commission completed its operations in 2009.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Vetting Policies
Lithuania had five vetting policies, starting in 1991; four of these ended by 2018. Two policies prescribed dismissals from current employment. Three policies prescribed bans from holding future office. Three policies aimed to declassify the records of former state security agents. One policy included legal consequences for non-disclosure of relevant past activities.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.