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.

Press Report

The State President’s Office and the Latvian Ambassador to the UN make contradictory statements and blame each other for the choice of the expensive Waldorf Tower hotel for the President’s Stay in New York.

The State Presidents Office and the Latvian Ambassador to the UN make contradictory statements and blame each other for the choice of the expensive Waldorf Tower hotel for the Presidents Stay in New York. Diena, Neatkariga, Vesti, Chas, BB

State Language Inspection has found no forged state language proficiency certificates since the new type of the document with holograms is introduced. State language testing takes place since 1992, as of this June 475,000 people have passed the tests. However, the inspection still finds forged certificates of the old type.

Diena First cases from Latvia will be considered at the European Court of Human Rights this year. The Latvian government has not yet appointed a person to represent Latvia in the Court.

First cases from Latvia will be considered at the European Court of Human Rights this year. The Latvian government has not yet appointed a person to represent Latvia in the Court. Diena

September 19, a national-Bolshevik public organization Limonka was founded in Riga. The declared goal of the organization was “to become a broom to sweep away the current rulers of the country”. The room of the meeting was decorated with red cloth and sickle-and-hammer images.

September 19, a national-Bolshevik public organization Limonka was founded in Riga. The declared goal of the organization was to become a broom to sweep away the current rulers of the country. The room of the meeting was decorated with red cloth and sickle-and-hammer images. BB, Chas, Vesti, Diena

Boris Tsilevich offers ways, including appealing to the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourgh, how to fight with the State Language Law as it gets passed.

Boris Tsilevich offers ways, including appealing to the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourgh, how to fight with the State Language Law as it gets passed. Chas