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.

• Saeima supported in the second reading draft amendments to the Criminal Law stipulating punishment for public denial, justification and gross trivialization of USSR and Nazi German aggression
• Ministry of Justice: widening usage of other languages might endanger democratic structure of Latvian state

On 27 March, the Saeima supported in the second reading draft amendments to the Criminal Law stipulating punishment for public denial, justification and gross trivialization of USSR and Nazi German aggression against Latvia. As reported such draft amendments were criticized by the Security Police, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and oppositional party. Vesti Segodnya

Commenting the UNO Human Rights Committee’s recent recommendations to Latvia, the Ministry of Justice stated that the state’s task is to protect constitutional status of Latvian language, but widening usage of other languages might endanger democratic structure of Latvian state. As reported, the UNO recommended Latvia to review the State Language Law and its application in order to ensure that any restriction on the rights of non-Latvian speakers is reasonable, proportionate and non-discriminatory, and take measures to ensure access by non-Latvian speakers to public institutions and facilitate their communication with public authorities. Vesti Segodnya