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.

• New claim against Latvia has been submitted to ECHR
• Riga City Council decides to reorganize the Russian-language Riga Secondary School Nr.17
• Discussion on planned demonstration ‘Russian March
• Managing director of the society Humanitarian Perspective Elizabete Krivcova speaks about the possibilities to promote the naturalisation

Resident of Latvia Ruslan Pankratov has submitted a claim to the European Court of Human Rights. He objects against Latvianisation of his first and last names (adding the ending –s) in his passport.

Resident of Latvia Ruslan Pankratov has submitted a claim to the European Court of Human Rights. He objects against Latvianisation of his first and last names (adding the ending –s) in his passport. Diena, Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf

Neatkariga Rita Avize features an article about the decision of the Riga City Council to reorganize the Russian-language Riga Secondary School Nr.17 merging it with the M. Lomonosov Russian-language Secondary School. The newspaper points to the fact that decision has been made only few days before the new school year and could cause problems for the students of the School Nr.17 to start their studies successfully.

Today Riga City Council is planning to make a decision about the authorisation of the so-called ‘Russian March’ planned by the radical Latvian National Democratic Party on 8 September. As reported, the State Security Police suggested refusing of the authorisation of this demonstration due to the possibility of advocating of ideas of ethnic intolerance as well as deliberate encouragement to the confrontation between the representatives of several ethnic groups during this demonstration. While the representatives of the Saeima faction For Human Rights in the United Latvia believe that refusing of the authorisation of this demonstration could be regarded as violation of the Constitution of Latvia. According to FHRUL, the freedom of assembly granted by the Article 103 of the Constitution can not be restricted only on the basis of the current arguments of the State Security Police.

Today Riga City Council is planning to make a decision about the authorisation of the so-called ‘Russian March planned by the radical Latvian National Democratic Party on 8 September. As reported, the State Security Police suggested refusing of the authorisation of this demonstration due to the possibility of advocating of ideas of ethnic intolerance as well as deliberate encouragement to the confrontation between the representatives of several ethnic groups during this demonstration. While the representatives of the Saeima faction For Human Rights in the United Latvia believe that refusing of the authorisation of this demonstration could be regarded as violation of the Constitution of Latvia. According to FHRUL, the freedom of assembly granted by the Article 103 of the Constitution can not be restricted only on the basis of the current arguments of the State Security Police. Diena, Latvijas Avize, Chas,

Diena prints an article by the managing director of the society Humanitarian Perspective Elizabete Krivcova about the possibilities to promote the naturalisation. The author believes that unwillingness of the non-citizens to naturalise is caused by the longstanding resentment. The author regards the granting of voting rights to the non-citizens at municipal elections as one of the possible instruments changing the attitude of the non-citizens towards the naturalisation process.