Violeta Davoliūtė

Violeta Davoliute is a Brussels-based writer and researcher. She holds a PhD from the University of Toronto and is the project director for the Conflict and Culture Research Centre in Vilnius (ccrc.lt

Mob justice in Lithuania: who can stand up to the madding crowd?

Next year Lithuania assumes the European presidency. Host to international conferences and a role model for other ex-communist countries, the country is currently gripped by a titillating case of alleged child abuse. It is being played out against a background of mob rule, support from politicians

By Violeta Davoliūtė

/ 11 May 2012