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• Latvian Human Rights Committee criticize the government for discussing implementation of the UN Human Rights Committees decision on Latvia at a closed session
• Judge of the Constitutional Court Kristina Kruma is nominated by the government as a Latvian expert for the ECRI

The Latvian Human Rights Committee (LHRC) sent a letter to the Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevics the case “Raihman v. Latvia” won by the applicant in the UN Human Rights Committee. As reported, in December 2010, the UN HR Committee decided that the Latvianisation of non-Latvian names and surnames (such as adding ending -s) in official documents issued in Latvia is interference in private life. Despite the decision, Latvia still did not eliminate the violation and did not take measures, including the amendments to the legal acts, in order to prevent similar violations in future. In March, the government discussed the implementation of the decision at closed session of the Cabinet of Ministers. The LHRC protests that such issue was discussed secretly and argues that issues concerning human rights cannot be a state secret. The LHRC demands the government to publish all the concerned documents.

The Latvian Human Rights Committee (LHRC) sent a letter to the Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevics the case Raihman v. Latvia won by the applicant in the UN Human Rights Committee. As reported, in December 2010, the UN HR Committee decided that the Latvianisation of non-Latvian names and surnames (such as adding ending -s) in official documents issued in Latvia is interference in private life. Despite the decision, Latvia still did not eliminate the violation and did not take measures, including the amendments to the legal acts, in order to prevent similar violations in future. In March, the government discussed the implementation of the decision at closed session of the Cabinet of Ministers. The LHRC protests that such issue was discussed secretly and argues that issues concerning human rights cannot be a state secret. The LHRC demands the government to publish all the concerned documents. Chas

The judge of the Constitutional Court Kristina Kruma is nominated by the government as a Latvian expert for the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI). Mrs Kruma has experience working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and wide experience in academic field. As reported, previous expert from Latvia Nils Muiznieks was elected to the post of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe.

The judge of the Constitutional Court Kristina Kruma is nominated by the government as a Latvian expert for the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI). Mrs Kruma has experience working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and wide experience in academic field. As reported, previous expert from Latvia Nils Muiznieks was elected to the post of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe. Latvijas Avize