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.

 

Integration and Minority Information Service
of the Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies

• Heads of four Saeima Committees complain about the Special Task Minister for Societal Integration
• Government adopted the amendments to the Education Law
• Article by the leader of a Latvian nationalistic organisation about the education reform

Ina Druviete, the Head of the Saeima Human Rights Committee, Janis Strazdins, the Head of the Saeima Education, Culture and Science Committee, Inese Vaidere, the Head of the Saeima Foreign Affairs Committee and Anta Rugate, the Head of the Saeima Committee on Citizenship Law consider that Nils Muiznieks, the Special Task Minister for Societal Integration is not fulfilling his obligations. They suggested that the Prime Minister should re-evaluate the necessity to maintain the office of the Special Task Minister for Societal Integration.

Ina Druviete, the Head of the Saeima Human Rights Committee, Janis Strazdins, the Head of the Saeima Education, Culture and Science Committee, Inese Vaidere, the Head of the Saeima Foreign Affairs Committee and Anta Rugate, the Head of the Saeima Committee on Citizenship Law consider that Nils Muiznieks, the Special Task Minister for Societal Integration is not fulfilling his obligations. They suggested that the Prime Minister should re-evaluate the necessity to maintain the office of the Special Task Minister for Societal Integration. Rigas Balss, Telegraf, Vechernaya Riga, Vesti Segonya, Chas, Lauku Avize

The Government adopted the amendments to the Education Law and removed the word “only” from the Law. The previous version of the Law stipulated that as of 2004 minority secondary education will be in ‘only in Latvian’. Nevertheless the opponents of the education reform plan to continue the protest activities.

The Government adopted the amendments to the Education Law and removed the word only from the Law. The previous version of the Law stipulated that as of 2004 minority secondary education will be in ‘only in Latvian. Nevertheless the opponents of the education reform plan to continue the protest activities. Rigas Balss, Telegraf, Vechernaya Riga, Vesti Segonya, Lauku Avize

Lauku Avize prints an article by the leader of a Latvian nationalistic organisation Raivis Dzintars about the education reform. He believes that protest activities against the education reform should not take place near the monument of the Latvian poet Janis Rainis.