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Latvian Centre for Human Rights prepared a shadow report on the implementation of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in Latvia

In order to promote discussions about the impact of the implementation of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in Latvia, the Latvian Centre for Human Rights has prepared a “shadow” report, which aims at providing information on the implementation of specific articles of the Convention in Latvia. The shadow report does not provide general analysis of legislation and other normative acts, but focuses on practical aspects of the implementation of the rights enshrined in the Convention, thus providing complementary information to other reports, including the state report.

In order to promote discussions about the impact of the implementation of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in Latvia, the Latvian Centre for Human Rights has prepared a shadow report, which aims at providing information on the implementation of specific articles of the Convention in Latvia. The shadow report does not provide general analysis of legislation and other normative acts, but focuses on practical aspects of the implementation of the rights enshrined in the Convention, thus providing complementary information to other reports, including the state report.

Full text of the report available at: http://www.humanrights.org.lv/html/news/29495.html?yr=2008

• Study Integration of New Members of Society: majority of Latvian residents have negative attitude towards reception of asylum seekers in Latvia
• Academician Leo Dribins: number of anti-Semites is growing in Latvia
• Telegraf reports about a competition of students from Latvian and Russian language schools What Good Can I Say about Russians? and What Good Can I Say about Latvians?
• Newspapers report about congresses of the political party For Human Rights in United Latvia and For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM

According to a study “Integration of New Members of Society”, majority of Latvian residents have negative attitude towards reception of asylum seekers in Latvia. Attitude towards Muslims and Chechens is especially negative. 35% of respondents consider that asylum seekers should be forbidden entry into Latvia, while 59% of respondents consider that asylum seekers living in Latvia should assimilate, abandoning their ethnic characteristics.

According to a study Integration of New Members of Society, majority of Latvian residents have negative attitude towards reception of asylum seekers in Latvia. Attitude towards Muslims and Chechens is especially negative. 35% of respondents consider that asylum seekers should be forbidden entry into Latvia, while 59% of respondents consider that asylum seekers living in Latvia should assimilate, abandoning their ethnic characteristics. Telegraf

In an interview with

In an interview with Telegraf, Professor Leo Dribins has stated that number of anti-Semites is growing in Latvia. Mr. Dribins believes that Latvia is not anti-Semitic country; however, there are groups of people, which disseminate anti-Semitic ideas through publications and in the Internet.

Telegraf reports about a competition of students from Latvian and Russian language schools in Jelgava (city in the Central part of Latvia) What Good Can I Say about Russians? and What Good Can I Say about Latvians?. The competition was held by Jelgavas Russian newspaper with an aim to promote consolidation of Russians and Latvians in Latvia.

Newspapers report about congresses of the political party For Human Rights in United Latvia (FHRUL) and For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM (FF/LNIM) held on 7 June. The FHRUL has called upon the so-called pro-Russian parties to run with the FHRUL in one list for the European Parliament’s elections. In the meantime, FF/LNIM has appealed to the governing coalition to establish special unit which would be responsible for implementation of state language policy in Latvia.

Newspapers report about congresses of the political party For Human Rights in United Latvia (FHRUL) and For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM (FF/LNIM) held on 7 June. The FHRUL has called upon the so-called pro-Russian parties to run with the FHRUL in one list for the European Parliaments elections. In the meantime, FF/LNIM has appealed to the governing coalition to establish special unit which would be responsible for implementation of state language policy in Latvia. Chas, Vesti Segodnya