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.

• Representatives of the Congress of Non-citizens are planning to conduct the alternative elections on 1 June 2013
• Senate of the Supreme Court forwarded a case on referendum on non-citizens to the Constitutional Court
• Society Integration Foundation announced a grant application for projects on exchange of children among ethnic Latvian and Russian families

Representatives of the Congress of Non-citizens are planning to conduct the alternative elections at the same day with the municipal elections on 1 June 2013. All Latvian residents regardless of their citizenship status are called to participate the alternative elections with an aim to choose an alternative parliament representing Latvian non-citizens. It is planned that the parliament of non-citizens will express opinion of non-citizens with an aim to liquidate non-citizenship in Latvia. Vesti Segodnya

The Senate of the Supreme Court suspended proceedings on a case on referendum on non-citizens and asked the Constitutional Court to evaluate it. As reported, in November 2012, the Central Elections Committee (CEC) refused to conduct state funded collection of signatures in support of referendum on granting Latvian citizenship to non-citizens despite the fact that the required number of signatures of Latvian citizens was collected. The CEC argued that the draft law is not fully developed and contradicts the Latvian Constitution and Declaration of Latvian independence. The initiators of the referendum appealed the decision arguing the CEC exceeded its authority. The Senate of the Supreme Court asked the Constitutional Court to evaluate whether the draft amendments proposed for referendum correspond to Latvian Constitution. Latvijas Avize, Vesti Segodnya

The Society Integration Foundation announced a grant application for projects on exchange of children among ethnic Latvian and Russian families with an aim to promote integration. The same projects were implemented in 2012. Vesti Segodnya