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.

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The Human Rights Office has worked out a document listing the differences between the rights of citizens and non-citizens. Initially, the list was drafted by Boris Tsilevich several years ago. The final version of the document by the Office was discussed by V.Dozortsev (

The Human Rights Office has worked out a document listing the differences between the rights of citizens and non-citizens. Initially, the list was drafted by Boris Tsilevich several years ago. The final version of the document by the Office was discussed by V.Dozortsev (Saeima deputy, member of the Consultative Council on Nationalities), A.Seiksts (Chairman of the Saeima Human Rights Committee), B.Tsilevich (political scientist), and L.Raihman of the Latvian Human Rights Committee. At a press-conference held last week the participants of the discussion stressed that the document was the first official recognition of discrepancies between the Latvian legislation and international norms. The document lists sixty-one differences between the rights of citizens and non-citizens and singles out 34 of them for non-compliance with international norms. The Office found ten differences contradicting international obligations taken by Latvia. Mr. Dozortsev criticized the list prepared by the Office for being inconsistent. He believed contradictions between the restrictions on the rights of non-citizens and international norms to be more numerous and said that the Office displayed a politically biased approach. Boris Tsilevich stressed that "the Russian threat" was a poor excuse for discriminating non-citizens, since the majority (80%) of Latvia="s" population are citizens. SM

A closed meeting of the Cabinet supported a proposal by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on settling the Latvian-Russian border issue. The essence of the proposal has not been revealed to the press by the Ministry. The date of the next round of the border talks has not been agreed on yet. Both Prime-Minister Skele and President Ulmanis said that they did not believe mentioning the 1920 Riga Peace Treaty to be an indispensable part of the border agreement.

A closed meeting of the Cabinet supported a proposal by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on settling the Latvian-Russian border issue. The essence of the proposal has not been revealed to the press by the Ministry. The date of the next round of the border talks has not been agreed on yet. Both Prime-Minister Skele and President Ulmanis said that they did not believe mentioning the 1920 Riga Peace Treaty to be an indispensable part of the border agreement. Neatkariga