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.

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According to the Central Election Commission data, in 22 regions and larger cities have been collected 12 307 signatures for the proposal. But the total number of signatures could exceed 200 000. There are no data from Riga Election Commission yet, but the last information was about 70 000 signatures collected in Riga.

According to the Central Election Commission data, in 22 regions and larger cities have been collected 12 307 signatures for the proposal. But the total number of signatures could exceed 200 000. There are no data from Riga Election Commission yet, but the last information was about 70 000 signatures collected in Riga. Neatkariga, Diena, Rigas Balss, Bizness & Baltiya (24.08.98)

Neatkariga

writes about the case of Anna P. who wants to legalise her staying in Latvia with the help of European Human Rights Commission. For three years she has been contesting at law with the DCMA which annulled her non-citizen passport in 1995. Anna P. has sent a letter to the NHRO threatening to commit a suicide if she is not allowed to stay in Latvia. It is possible that the DCMA will ask for a help of psychiatrists. writes about the case of Anna P. who wants to legalise her staying in Latvia with the help of European Human Rights Commission. For three years she has been contesting at law with the DCMA which annulled her non-citizen passport in 1995. Anna P. has sent a letter to the NHRO threatening to commit a suicide if she is not allowed to stay in Latvia. It is possible that the DCMA will ask for a help of psychiatrists. NeatkarigaNeatkariga Yesterday, a Human Rights Centre was opened in Daugavpils. The authors of this idea are the head of the Centre M.Mitrofanovs and politician B.Cilevics. The objective of the Centre is to further formation of a civic society in Latvia, inform people and render them juridical help.

Yesterday, a Human Rights Centre was opened in Daugavpils. The authors of this idea are the head of the Centre M.Mitrofanovs and politician B.Cilevics. The objective of the Centre is to further formation of a civic society in Latvia, inform people and render them juridical help. Neatkariga

At the annual session of the Sub-commission for Observing of Discrimination and Protecting Minorities took place in Geneva, Russian delegation representative O.Malyginov announced repeatedly about a necessity to discuss the situation of Russian speakers in Latvia. They did not ask anything impossible from Latvia, just to created normal living and working conditions for non-Latvians. And Latvian-Russian relations might improve only when Latvia would implement recommendations of all international experts.

Rigas Balss

One of the founders of

Latvijas Cels, the former Chairman of the Association of Worlds Free Latvians G.Meierovics announced that he did not want to be in the party any more. He was not satisfied with the internal life of the party, unwillingness or incapability to strengthen unity of the Baltic states. Lauku Avize, Neatkariga (24.08.98)

Association for Supporting Russian speaking Schools reproached the Ministry of Education and Science for its instructions what to do with those Russian speaking teachers who do not have the necessary knowledge of the Latvian language. They called them undemocratic and contradicting to the Ministers promise to consider every case separately. One paragraph of this instruction has a wording that gives an inspector the right to dismiss the director of a school if he/she tries to keep at the school a teacher with not adequate Latvian language knowledge. The association also requested not to demand the highest language knowledge level from pre-retirement age teachers. Neatkariga, Chas (24.08.98)