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.

• Saeima Human Rights and Public Affairs Committee supports a candidature of Nils Muiznieks for post of the director of the Latvian National Human Rights Office
• Ministry of Welfare proposes to issue work permits to asylum seekers
• Russian-language newspapers reprint fragments of the article by the leader of the Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party Juris Bojars about naturalisation

Yesterday the Saeima Human Rights and Public Affairs Committee supported a candidature of Nils Muiznieks for post of the director of the Latvian National Human Rights Office (LNHRO). The Saeima will take a final decision. Nils Muiznieks believes that in the future the LNHRO should be a pro-active in anti-discrimination area and have a bigger capacity to review claims about human rights violations in closed institutions.

Yesterday the Saeima Human Rights and Public Affairs Committee supported a candidature of Nils Muiznieks for post of the director of the Latvian National Human Rights Office (LNHRO). The Saeima will take a final decision. Nils Muiznieks believes that in the future the LNHRO should be a pro-active in anti-discrimination area and have a bigger capacity to review claims about human rights violations in closed institutions. Latvijas Avize reports that Nils Muiznieks may be appointed by the Saeima if he receives the support of left-wing MPs because two ruling parties – The New Era and For Fatherland and Freedom/LNIM – will vote against him. Diena, Latvijas Avize, Chas

Yesterday the Cabinet of Ministers supported amendments to the regulations ‘On Work Permits to Foreigners’ submitted by the Ministry of Welfare. The draft amendments provide that ‘if within a year an asylum seeker has not received decision issued by the Refugee Department on the granting the status of refugee or alternative status, the Board shall issue the decision on the granting an asylum seeker a work permit.’

Yesterday the Cabinet of Ministers supported amendments to the regulations ‘On Work Permits to Foreigners submitted by the Ministry of Welfare. The draft amendments provide that ‘if within a year an asylum seeker has not received decision issued by the Refugee Department on the granting the status of refugee or alternative status, the Board shall issue the decision on the granting an asylum seeker a work permit. Vesti Segodnya

Russian-language newspapers reprint fragments of the article by the leader of the Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party Juris Bojars about naturalisation in Latvia, published by

Russian-language newspapers reprint fragments of the article by the leader of the Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party Juris Bojars about naturalisation in Latvia, published by Latvijas Avize 12 September. Chas, Vesti Segodnya