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.

• Interview with the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Nils Muiznieks

Latvijas Avize features an interview with the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Nils Muiznieks. Regarding the situation in Latvia, the Commissioner believes that large number of children with a status of non-citizen is still one of the most important problems in the country.  Mr Muiznieks believes it is a responsibility not of the parents but of the state to take care that every child born in the country is its’ citizen because it is in the best interests of a child. Mr Muiznieks also believes the majority of Russian speaking residents in Latvia will never assimilate because there are only a very few such cases, therefore, it is more relevant to evaluate the process of integration. The Commissioner also believes that in the next 20 years Latvia and other Eastern European countries should expect an influx of immigrants and countries will become more diverse.