Human rights in Lithuania

For the basic information of Lithuania, see Lithuania.

Human rights in Lithuania are largely protected in the Constitution of Lithuania and ratified international law.

Lithuania scored 91 out of 100 in 2019 report by Freedom House, which classifies the country as "free", with high rankings in civil liberties and political rights. The country has the highest score in freedom of assembly and nongovernmental organisations. According to 2025 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders, Lithuania ranks 14th among 180 countries, indicating a very high level of press freedom.

However, there are concerns regarding children's welfare, domestic violence and discrimination against minorities, particularly Roma and LGBTQ+ people. The Human Rights Monitoring Institute recommended that Lithuania "refer to their northern neighbors and invest more in protecting citizens, especially women's and children's human rights", which are poorly fared and need to be improved. In the 2023 report, the US State Department concluded that there were "no credible reports of significant human rights abuses", but noted poor prison and detention center conditions and domestic abuse as pervasive problems.

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