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.

Press Report

Press Report

Latvian Prime Minister criticized authors of United Nations Human Development Report over using narrow information sources and contradictions in report's content. The remark by Andris Berzins came Wednesday opening forum on open policy in Latvia. While saying such studies are needed the premier noted they also have their drawbacks. The premier reproached Latvian authors who developed the report at the order of UN Development Program using of too narrow sources of information which prevents from drawing sufficiently unbiased and broad conclusions. He said the researchers made such a study for the first time so they did not have experience to base on therefore thesis of the report, in his opinion, at times are declarative and contradictory.

Latvian Prime Minister criticized authors of United Nations Human Development Report over using narrow information sources and contradictions in report's content. The remark by Andris Berzins came Wednesday opening forum on open policy in Latvia. While saying such studies are needed the premier noted they also have their drawbacks. The premier reproached Latvian authors who developed the report at the order of UN Development Program using of too narrow sources of information which prevents from drawing sufficiently unbiased and broad conclusions. He said the researchers made such a study for the first time so they did not have experience to base on therefore thesis of the report, in his opinion, at times are declarative and contradictory. BNS, Diena, Respublika, Vesti Segodnya

Tomorrow the Saeima Social Democrats faction is planning to discuss exchange of the faction’s leader E.Baldzens. According to unofficial information the possible new Chairman could be MP J.Adamsons.

Tomorrow the Saeima Social Democrats faction is planning to discuss exchange of the factions leader E.Baldzens. According to unofficial information the possible new Chairman could be MP J.Adamsons. Diena, Neatkariga, Jauna Avize, Vesti Segodnya

Latvian Human Rights and Ethnic Studies Center Director N.Muiznieks was asked to comment from the juridical point of view A.Garda’s book” We’ll give Latvia to nobody”. N.Muiznieks had read the book very carefully and found nothing criminally punishable. He thinks that there would not be so much ado about it if politicians dissociated timely from it

Latvian Human Rights and Ethnic Studies Center Director N.Muiznieks was asked to comment from the juridical point of view A.Gardas book Well give Latvia to nobody. N.Muiznieks had read the book very carefully and found nothing criminally punishable. He thinks that there would not be so much ado about it if politicians dissociated timely from it. Lauku Avize, Chas

V.Lacis finds A.Garda to be a patriot of Latvia who is not afraid to speak out the truth that 700 000 Soviet time colonists should leave Latvia. Among other things V.Lacis also speaks about the role of international institutions in the case of Vieda Publishing House. “EU is undoubtedly a promoter of moral position towards A.Garda. Ethic dishonesty of CoE and OSCE is very vivid because that in quite recent past when for political top of EU it seemed convenient, their representatives openly acknowledged that the Soviet Union and Russians were the ones who occupied and colonized Latvia with so called Russian speakers.

V.Lacis finds A.Garda to be a patriot of Latvia who is not afraid to speak out the truth that 700 000 Soviet time colonists should leave Latvia. Among other things V.Lacis also speaks about the role of international institutions in the case of Vieda Publishing House. EU is undoubtedly a promoter of moral position towards A.Garda. Ethic dishonesty of CoE and OSCE is very vivid because that in quite recent past when for political top of EU it seemed convenient, their representatives openly acknowledged that the Soviet Union and Russians were the ones who occupied and colonized Latvia with so called Russian speakers. Lauku Avize

Yesterday the European Human Rights Court informed that they had registered a complain on activities of the Latvian state – permanent resident of Latvia Kuharec filed a case for misspelling her family name in official documents.

Yesterday the European Human Rights Court informed that they had registered a complain on activities of the Latvian state – permanent resident of Latvia Kuharec filed a case for misspelling her family name in official documents. Vesti Segodnya