Integration monitor
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.
Апрель 8, 2005
- Newspapers print articles about Roma
- Interview with a member of Russias official delegation to Latvia
Today is International Romani Day. Couple newspapers print articles about Roma. The daily Diena prints a very brief overview on the situation of Roma in Latvia and Roma and the Holocaust. The author of the article states that Roma in Latvia do not have any problems concerning political integration – 90% are Latvian citizens, however, Roma in Latvia face heavy problems in the area of socio-economic integration. The author also stresses that the issue about Roma and their sufferings in the Holocaust has not been widely discussed. He calls everyone to think what could be done so that victims of the Holocaust of the Romani descendent would receive understanding and support of other members of society.
Chas prints an article about the Romani NGO ‘Nevo Drom established a year ago in Daugavpils. The representative of the NGO Vyacheslavs Nefredovs says that the very bad socio-economic conditions of Roma in Latvia and other East European countries result in further negative stereotyping of Roma, however, the NGO is planning various activities to improve the situation of Roma.
Vesti Segodndya prints an interview with Pavel Pozigailo, member of the Russias official delegation, which is currently in Latvia to discuss Latvian Russian border agreement and other issues. Pavel Pozigailo states that one of the goals of the visit is to find common interests and discuss signing of bilateral agreements. In the framework of these discussions Russia wants to discuss the situation of Russian-speakers as well.