by Rex Wockner
International News Briefs
Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus on June 26 vetoed a bill that banned from schools and public places information that agitates for homosexual, bisexual or polygamous relations.
The vote for the bill in the Seimas (parliament) had been 67-3 with 67 MPs not voting. Seventy-one votes would be needed to override Adamkus' veto.
The proposed "Law on the Protection of Minors Against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information" has been denounced by Amnesty International, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, foreign governments and various arms of the pan-European bureaucracies.
Should it become law, the measure likely would end up before the European Court of Human Rights, where it probably would be found to violate the European Convention on Human Rights.
