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 rejects a draft law setting obligations for municipalities to preserve cultures of ethnic minorities
• Telegraf reports that representatives of ultra-right National Democratic Party of Germany are planning to come to Latvia
• Ombudsmans Office calls on the Centre for the Protection of Consumer Rights Protection Centre to fine an enterprise Buvniecibas ABC for placing discriminatory advertisement

Yesterday, the Saeima declined a draft law submitted by For Human Rights in United Latvia (FHRUL). The draft law set obligations for municipalities to preserve cultures of ethnic minorities. The Saeima also rejected the draft amendments to the Law on Elections to City, County Council and District Municipality” proposed by  FHRUL and “The Concord Centre” which stipulated granting Latvian non-citizens voting rights in municipal elections.

Yesterday, the Saeima declined a draft law submitted by For Human Rights in United Latvia (FHRUL). The draft law set obligations for municipalities to preserve cultures of ethnic minorities. The Saeima also rejected the draft amendments to the Law on Elections to City, County Council and District Municipality proposed by FHRUL and The Concord Centre which stipulated granting Latvian non-citizens voting rights in municipal elections. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Latvijas Avize

Telegraf reports that representatives of extreme ultra-right National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) are planning to come to Latvia this summer. Leader of the Latvian extreme ultra-right organisation National Power Union (NSS in its Latvian acronym) Viktors Birze in an interview with the newspaper stated that representatives of both organisations will meet in Riga to discuss mutual interests.

The Ombudsman’s Office called on the Centre for the Protection of Consumer Rights to fine an enterprise “Buvniecibas ABC” for placing a racially offensive advertisement in the newspaper. As reported, the Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration Oskars Kastens also criticised the advertisement. The advertisement shows an African man who in broken Latvian says “I to want building yours house” and the text behind the advertisement says “All for construction and repair work but foreign labour force.” 

The Ombudsmans Office called on the Centre for the Protection of Consumer Rights to fine an enterprise Buvniecibas ABC for placing a racially offensive advertisement in the newspaper. As reported, the Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration Oskars Kastens also criticised the advertisement. The advertisement shows an African man who in broken Latvian says I to want building yours house and the text behind the advertisement says All for construction and repair work but foreign labour force. Latvijas Avize, Diena