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.

• Centre for the Protection of Consumer Rights has fined an enterprise Buvniecibas ABC in amount of LVL 5,000 (EUR 7,144) for racially discriminating advertisement
• FHRUL starts collection of signatures under a mass petition on granting Latvian non-citizens voting rights in municipal elections
• Latvian historians are preparing an exhibition on history of Russians in Latvia which will be held in the premises of the European Parliament
• Russia asks the PACE to resume monitoring procedure in Latvia

The Centre for the Protection of Consumer Rights (CPCR) has fined an enterprise “Buvniecibas ABC” in amount of LVL 5,000 (EUR 7,144) for racially discriminating advertisement placed in the newspaper and on the street stands in Riga. As reported, 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 Centre for the Protection of Consumer Rights (CPCR) has fined an enterprise Buvniecibas ABC in amount of LVL 5,000 (EUR 7,144) for racially discriminating advertisement placed in the newspaper and on the street stands in Riga. As reported, 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

Today, the political party For Human Rights in United Latvia has started collection of signatures under a mass petition to the European Parliament on granting Latvian non-citizens voting rights in municipal elections.

Today, the political party For Human Rights in United Latvia has started collection of signatures under a mass petition to the European Parliament on granting Latvian non-citizens voting rights in municipal elections. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Telegraf

Vesti Segodnya and Chas report that a group of Latvian historians is preparing an exhibition on history of Russians in Latvia which will be held in the premises of the European Parliament in winter 2007-2008.

Vesti Segodnya reports that, yesterday, on the meeting of the Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the Head of Russias delegation Konstantin Kosachov has stated that the PACE has to resume monitoring procedure on situation in Latvia. Konstatin Kosachov considered that problem of mass non-citizenship is still urgent in Latvia, therefore, the Council of Europe must press on Latvias government to solve the problem.