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

Faction For Human Rights in United Latvia deputy B.Cilevich speaks about the ombudsmen institution in Latvia and assures that Latvian Human Rights Office, established in 1995, may be considered a quasi-ombudsmen institution because its authority in limited in comparison with the one usually given to ombudsmen. E.g. Human Rights Office has no authority to intervene in local government activities, and that is an essential drawback. B.Cilevich thinks that there is no need to establish one more ombudsmen institution, the solution could be reorganising the Human Rights Office.

Faction For Human Rights in United Latvia deputy B.Cilevich speaks about the ombudsmen institution in Latvia and assures that Latvian Human Rights Office, established in 1995, may be considered a quasi-ombudsmen institution because its authority in limited in comparison with the one usually given to ombudsmen. E.g. Human Rights Office has no authority to intervene in local government activities, and that is an essential drawback. B.Cilevich thinks that there is no need to establish one more ombudsmen institution, the solution could be reorganising the Human Rights Office. Jauna Avize

According to Russian law starting from January 2001 will be abolished the stamps in the violet non-citizen passports as a permit to enter Russia. So-called permit records in non-citizen passports. The newspaper

According to Russian law starting from January 2001 will be abolished the stamps in the violet non-citizen passports as a permit to enter Russia. So-called permit records in non-citizen passports. The newspaper Chas wanted to find out about the future of this procedure and asked Latvian Ambassador to Russia I.Daudiss who answered that they had not received any proposals from the Russian party.

Writing about the People’s Party conference dedicated to education problems

Writing about the Peoples Party conference dedicated to education problems Chas picked out one line from the final resolution – the main subject in schools should be the Latvian language (author of this remark was Dz.Abikis)

A journalist from Chas participated in the action of municipal police to check the passport regime. It turned out to be something completely different from similar actions in Moscow. As policemen explained the journalist that they mostly reacted to signals received from people on suspicious persons living in their building or checked places popular among criminal elements.

A journalist from Chas participated in the action of municipal police to check the passport regime. It turned out to be something completely different from similar actions in Moscow. As policemen explained the journalist that they mostly reacted to signals received from people on suspicious persons living in their building or checked places popular among criminal elements.