Veganų diskriminacija Lietuvoje: atvejo studija
Vegan Discrimination in Lithuania: Case Study

Summary/Abstract: Discrimination research is not new in the world, but there is not much research on vegan discrimination, and there are only a few in Europe. The perspective of this study is completely new, as it analyzes the paradoxical situation of vegan discrimination and rights in prisons. The vegan social group is a really under-researched part of society in Lithuania, there is absolutely no discrimination and equal opportunities research from a vegan perspective, and it is certainly not clear whether vegans’ views are protected by law in the same way as other beliefs and views. The article presents the results of the analysis of the 2017–2021 case of vegan discrimination in Lithuania: the circumstances, measures and their impact on the updating of legal acts and the reduction / elimination of discrimination in a certain state institution are discussed. Methods used: literature and legislation review, document analysis and synthesis, web content review. Due to the limited number of cases and the uniqueness of the case in Lithuania, the case study research strategy was chosen. Although discrimination is considered a negative thing, the very occurrence and course of this case is also a positive phenomenon in terms of ensuring vegan and generally equal opportunities, as it has had a direct and indirect effect on the elimina¬tion / reduction of discrimination.

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