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The candidate for the position of Head of the Ombudsman’s Office for Equal Opportunities Birutė Sabatauskaitė, responding to the statements of some members of the Seimas about possible manifestations of nepotism, affirms that she has the appropriate powers to recognize cases of discrimination, as well as many years of experience in non-governmental organizations.
This candidate proposed by the president of the Seimas Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen is criticized for alleged agreements between the ruler and the opposition faction of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), of which the candidate’s father, Julius Sabatauskas, is a member.
“I value the upbringing of my parents without ceasing, my family is very important to me, I think they transmitted the correct values to me. I am the head of an independent non-governmental organization that has been working in this field for many years, I believe that I have the competence and knowledge to communicate with very different communities in order to recognize cases of discrimination,
I have never hidden my personal life, but I choose not to comment on it in public. I believe that I have the right to privacy.
He also responded to the statements of the deputy of Seimas Mindaugas Puidokas about the alleged marriage celebrated abroad with a person of the same sex.
“I have never hidden my personal life, but I choose not to comment on it in public. I believe that I have the right to privacy, ”said the candidate for the position of Ombudsman for Equal Opportunities.
Since 2010 B. Sabatauskaitė works at the Lithuanian Center for Human Rights. She was appointed Director of the Center and Head of Advocacy in 2013. In this capacity, she organized research on the human rights situation in Lithuania, commented on legislation, prepared and led several projects on equal opportunities, and organized and conducted training on equality. of gender, non-discrimination and prevention and prevention of domestic violence.
The mandate of the current Ombudsman for Equal Opportunities, Agneta Skardžiuvienė, ended in June last year, she was appointed Ombudsman for Equal Opportunities in 2015, on the proposal of the then President of the Seimas Loreta Graužinienė.
According to the Equal Opportunities Law, a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania with an impeccable reputation, a higher university legal education and at least 10 years of legal work experience can be appointed ombudsman for equal opportunities. The Ombudsman for Equal Opportunities is appointed by the Seimas for a period of five years on the proposal of the President of the Seimas. The same person can be appointed as ombudsman for equal opportunities no more than twice in a row.
According to the law, a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania with an impeccable reputation, a higher university legal training and at least 10 years of legal work experience can be appointed ombudsman for equal opportunities.
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