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.

• Latvian Human Rights Committee presented its report on human rights situation in Latvia
• Minister of Culture Sarmite Elerte: multiculturalism as a model of state ideology is invalid for Latvia
• Nationalist MP will ask the Security Police to check whether the MP Valerijs Kravcovs received citizenship legally

The Latvian Human Rights Committee presented its report on human rights situation in Latvia edited by ex-MP Vladimirs Buzajevs. The report stresses ethnic minorities’ situation and problems in Latvia. The report includes data about language inspections, ethnic demographic and employment data and other. According to the report, during the last 20 years the number of ethnic Russians in Latvia decreased by 32%, while the number of ethnic Latvians decreased by 4%; the birth rate among ethnic Russians is 25% lower and the death rate is 17% higher than among ethnic Latvians.

The Latvian Human Rights Committee presented its report on human rights situation in Latvia edited by ex-MP Vladimirs Buzajevs. The report stresses ethnic minorities situation and problems in Latvia. The report includes data about language inspections, ethnic demographic and employment data and other. According to the report, during the last 20 years the number of ethnic Russians in Latvia decreased by 32%, while the number of ethnic Latvians decreased by 4%; the birth rate among ethnic Russians is 25% lower and the death rate is 17% higher than among ethnic Latvians. Vesti Segodnya

The Minister of Culture Sarmite Elerte in an interview with

The Minister of Culture Sarmite Elerte in an interview with Latvijas Avize states that ethnic integration in Latvia should be based on Latvian language and comprehension of ethnic Latvian culture and common understanding of history. Mrs. Elerte believes that multiculturalism as a model of state ideology is invalid for Latvia because Latvia is a national state. As reported, the government decided to assign society integration functions from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Interior.

The MP Visvaldis Lacis (nationalists’ union All for Latvia!/FF/LNIM) is planning to ask the Security Police to check whether the MP Valerijs Kravcovs (Concord Centre) received citizenship legally. According to newspapers, Mr. Kravcovs went trough naturalisation procedure in Valmiera (city in the Northern part of Latvia) in the time when this Naturalisation Board’s branch was headed by a person later convicted of corruption.

The MP Visvaldis Lacis (nationalists union All for Latvia!/FF/LNIM) is planning to ask the Security Police to check whether the MP Valerijs Kravcovs (Concord Centre) received citizenship legally. According to newspapers, Mr. Kravcovs went trough naturalisation procedure in Valmiera (city in the Northern part of Latvia) in the time when this Naturalisation Boards branch was headed by a person later convicted of corruption. Latvijas Avize, Diena