Integration monitor is a daily Latvian press digest on ethnic minority and society integration issues. The Monitor reviews the biggest Latvian dailies: Diena, Latvijas Avize, Neatkariga (in Latvian language), Vesti Segodnya (in Russian language). In specific cases other information sources are used. Latvian Centre for Human Rights is not responsible for information published by the media.

• Members of the Saeima Citizenship Law Implementation Committee discuss the necessity to strengthen the Citizenship Law
• Saeima Human Rights and Public Affairs Committee will evaluate Nils Muiznieks candidacy for post of director of the Latvian National Human Rights Office
• Statement of the union For Human Rights in the United Latvia on the minority education reform
• Neatkariga Rita Avize features an article about the centre for asylum seekers Mucenieki

Latvijas Avize features views of several members of the Saeima Citizenship Law Implementation Committee about the necessity to strengthen the Citizenship Law. Arvids Ulme (The Union of Farmers and Greens) and Inara Ostrovska (The New Era) believe that the ban on the grant of Latvian citizenship should be based on courts decision. Inara Ostrovska also believes that the Law should provide that a person might be deprived Latvian citizenship if s/he acts against national interests. The MP adds that requirements of the Latvian language exam must be set higher. While the representative of The New Era Ausma Kantane doubts the necessity to strengthen the provisions of the Citizenship Law, however, she stresses that the effective law should be fully enforced.

Today the Saeima Human Rights and Public Affairs Committee will evaluate Nils Muiznieks’ candidacy for the post of the director of the Latvian National Human Rights Office.

Today the Saeima Human Rights and Public Affairs Committee will evaluate Nils Muiznieks candidacy for the post of the director of the Latvian National Human Rights Office. Chas

Russian language newspapers feature the statement of the union For Human Rights in the United Latvia on the minority education reform. The union addresses minority students, their parents and teachers of minority schools calling them to use minority languages in the study process as frequently as possible to maintain the quality of education.

Russian language newspapers feature the statement of the union For Human Rights in the United Latvia on the minority education reform. The union addresses minority students, their parents and teachers of minority schools calling them to use minority languages in the study process as frequently as possible to maintain the quality of education. Chas, Vesti Segodnya

Neatkariga Rita Avize features an article about the centre for asylum seekers Mucenieki. The centre was renovated with the financial support of the United States, Sweden and the United Nations High Commissariat on Refugees. According to the newspaper, the centre has been used for other purposes since last asylum seeker left the centre in August 2004: municipalities and their social services have temporarily placed approximately 40 persons (women and their children who can not live in their houses for different reasons). The newspaper notes that the seven asylum seekers who arrived in Latvia allegedly from Somalia in August 2005 are not placed at Mucinieki until their identities are not clarified.