Latvian Human Rights Committee

In 1990 , a group of like-minded people emerged, headed by Tatyana Zhdanok and Vladimir Bogdanov. In December 1992 , free legal consultations for residents of Riga began , which are still ongoing.

Since 1994 , the LCHR has maintained a list of differences in the rights of citizens and non-citizens of Latvia.

In 1995 , the committee joined the International Federation of Human Rights ( FIDH ) and registered in Latvia. By order of the FIDH, the LHRC prepares and submits to the UN Human Rights Committee an alternative report on the observance in Latvia of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. A database of visitors has been created, which will accumulate data on more than 50,000 visits.

In 1996 , the report “Human Rights and Non-Citizens in Latvia ” was distributed, as well as an analysis of 32 deportation attempts with breaking family ties. Committee representatives speak at a session of the UN Human Rights Committee working group on national minorities.

In 1997 , the LCHR was included in the work of the international network against racism and in support of UNITED migrants. UN Human Rights Committee sent a report on the situation of national minorities in Latvia. With the help of the Council of Europe, a 48-episode television show “Mēs - We” was created, dedicated to the integration of society.

In 1998 , the committee was included in the work of the Coordinating Council of public organizations. Commentary published on the implementation in Latvia of the recommendations of the OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities. Committee representatives speak at a session of the UN Human Rights Committee working group on national minorities.

In 1999 , with the support of the Council of Europe, USAID and Freedom House , a series of radio programs “Saprast” was prepared for teaching the Latvian language and the television series “This happened in Riga”.

In 2000 , the LCHR co-chairs participated in the Third World Conference against Racism. Training for international and regional standards in the field of minority rights has been organized for Latvian journalists.

In 2001 , in cooperation with the Swedish Institute and the Soros Foundation in Latvia, booklets on the conditions of naturalization and social assistance in Riga were published. With the help of the Council of Europe, a TV show “2 + 2” was created (discussions of journalists of the Latvian and Russian press).

In 2002 , a series of articles on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities was published in two languages.

In 2003, the committee at the UN Human Rights Committee session comments on the report of the Latvian government on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. ^[8] .

In December 11, 2004 , the Feast of Man was organized.

In 2005 , a report on the situation in Latvia was presented at an OSCE meeting in Warsaw on human dimension commitments. On December 11, 2005, the Feast of Man was organized.

In 2007 a series of radio programs entitled “We have the right” and “Theme of the week” were launched, and a second report ^[9] on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in Latvia was prepared in cooperation with Baltic Insight. LKHR joins ENAR and AEDH.

In 2008, at the OSCE meeting in Warsaw on commitments in the human dimension, a report was presented on the problem of citizenship in Latvia. ^[ten]

2017 - The LCHR held a conference in Riga with the participation of the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues. ^[eleven]

From 1999 to 2004 The committee published the electronic newsletter Minority Issues in Latvia (before and after, reviews of current events were regularly published in the press).

Published books and brochures:

• 1999 - Human rights and minorities in Latvia
• 2000 - International and regional standards in the field of minority rights (also in Latvian)
• 2002 - Report on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the protection of national minorities in the Republic of Latvia ^[12]
• 2002 - We are 10 years old
• 2003 - Mediju likumdošana, mazākumtautību jautājumi un Latvijas gadījuma izpēte ^[13]
• 2004 - Trends in the legal status of various groups of Russian compatriots permanently residing in the Republic of Latvia ^[14]
• 2006 - List of differences in the rights of citizens and non-citizens of Latvia ^[15]
• 2007 - Non-Citizens of Latvia ^[16]
• 2008 - Citizens of a Non-Existent State ^[17]
• 2009 - Problems of the rights of national minorities in Latvia and Estonia ^[18] (in cooperation with the Estonian Human Rights Information Center ; also in English)
• 2010 - How Russians Survive ^[19]
• 2011 - Citizens of a Non-Existent State (Second Edition) ^[20]
• 2012 - Citoyens d'un etat non-existant
• 2012 - 20 years in the fight for justice
• 2012 - The legal status of the Russian-speaking minority in Latvia (also published in English ^[21] )
• 2013 - List of differences in the rights of citizens and non-citizens of Latvia ^[22]
• 2015 - Legal and Actual Status of National Minorities in Latvia ISBN 978-9934-8245-8-6

• Agafonova v. Latvia (on residence permit) - UN Human Rights Committee - Latvia issued a permanent residence permit ^[23]
• Ignatane v. Latvia (on passive suffrage) - UN Human Rights Committee (2001) - won by A. Ignatane. ^[24]
• Podkolzina v. Latvia (on passive suffrage; the representative was also British lawyer W. Bowring) - European Court of Human Rights (2002) - won by I. Podkolzina. ^[25]
• Rudova v. Latvia (on compliance with the rules of the cassation process ) - European Court of Human Rights (2002) - won by the Republic of Latvia. ^[26]
• Kuharets v. Latvia (on writing the last name in the documents) - European Court of Human Rights (2004) - won by the Republic of Latvia. ^[27]
• Zhdanok v. Latvia (on passive suffrage; British lawyer W. Bowring was also a representative) - European Court of Human Rights - sentence (2004) ^[28] in favor of T. Zhdanok was appealed to the Grand Chamber and the case was won (2006) ^{[ 29]} LR.
• Shevanova v. Latvia (on residence permit) - European Court of Human Rights - sentence (2006) ^[30] in favor of N. Shevanova appealed to the Grand Chamber of the Court, in 2007 the case was dismissed ^[31] with payment of court costs in favor of Shevanova .
• Miholap v. Latvia (on the ex parte process; the representative was also the British lawyer W. Bowring) - European Court of Human Rights (2007) - won by R. Miholap. ^[32]
• Mitina v. Latvia (on residence permit) - European Court of Human Rights - partial decision (2002) ^[33] and final (2006) ^[34] in favor of the Republic of Latvia
• Andreeva v. Latvia (on calculating the seniority for non-citizens and the procedure for considering a civil case) - European Court of Human Rights (2009) - examined immediately in the Grand Chamber, won by N. Andreeva.
• Reichman v. Latvia (on writing the name and surname in the documents) - UN Human Rights Committee (2010) - won by L. Reichman.
• Petrova v. Latvia (on consent to organ transplantation) - European Court of Human Rights (2014) - won by S. Petrova. ^[35]
• Petropavlovsky v. Latvia (on denial of naturalization) - European Court of Human Rights (2015) - won by the Republic of Latvia. ^[36]

1. ↑ 178 Human Rights Organizations throughout the world - FIDH - Human Rights for All
2. ↑ About ENAR: Member organizations in Latvia
3. ↑ AEDH: Our members
4. ↑ Organizations participating in the Fundamental Rights Platform
5. ↑ http://www.unitedagainstracism.org/pages/underframeListOfSupporters.php#L Archived on September 10, 2010.
6. ↑ Etnopolitika Latvijā. Pārskats par etnopolitisko stāvokli Latvijā un tā ietekme uz sabiedrības integrāciju Red. E. Vēbers. Riga, 2001. 75. lpp. - ISBN 998-4543-79-X (Latvian)
7. ↑ Ustinova M. Ya. Civil Society in the Republic of Latvia (1980s – early 21st centuries) Studies in Applied and Urgent Ethnology - Moscow: IEA RAS , 2003 - vol. 166, p. 19
8. ↑ Par Latvijas otrā ziņojuma par 1966.gada pilsonisko un politisko tiesību pakta izpildi izskatīšanu (unavailable link from 05/25/2013 [2264 days] - history , copy ) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, 10/29/2003. (Latvian.)
9. ↑ NGO Report on Implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities by the Republic of Latvia
10. ↑ Communication from the LCHR to the OSCE meeting on human dimension commitments, 2008
11. ↑ A / HRC / 37/66 § 30
12. ↑ Report on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the protection of national minorities in the Republic of Latvia 2002
13. ↑ Reichman L. Mass media legislation, issues of national minorities and their significance for the situation in Latvia Archived May 7, 2016 on Wayback Machine
14. ↑ Trends in the legal status of various groups of Russian compatriots permanently residing in the Republic of Latvia Archived May 7, 2016 on Wayback Machine Parts 1-5 of 6.
15. ↑ Appendix 5 to the brochure “List of differences in the rights of citizens and non-citizens of Latvia” - Debate on individual proposals to cancel the differences in the rights of citizens of the Republic of Latvia and non-citizens of the Republic of Latvia Archived May 7, 2016 on Wayback Machine (most of the other materials in the more recent version of the brochure are included to a later pamphlet by V. Buzaev “Non-Citizens of Latvia”)
16. ↑ Buzaev V.V. Non-Citizens of Latvia Archival copy of May 7, 2016 on the Wayback Machine
17. ↑ Citizens of a Non-Existent State 2008 (English)
18. ↑ Problems of the rights of national minorities in Latvia and Estonia. Archived on March 13, 2011. / Ed. V.V. Poleshchuk - Moscow: FIP, Russian Panorama, 2009. ISBN 978-5-93165-242-9
19. ↑ Buzaev V.V. How Russians survive
20. ↑ Citizens of a Non-Existent State Archived May 7, 2016 at Wayback Machine 2011
21. ↑ Buzayev V. Legal and social situation of the Russian-speaking minority in Latvia Riga: Averti-R, 2013. ISBN 978-9934-8245-1-7
22. ↑ List of differences in the rights of citizens and non-citizens of Latvia ISBN 978-9934-8241-7-3
23. ↑ Minority Protection in Latvia —Open Society Institute, 2001 - p. 311
24. ↑ Views of the UN HRC on communication No. 884/1999, 07.25.2001 .: (Russian) (unavailable link) , (Latvian) (unavailable link) , (English) (unavailable link)
25. ↑ Sentence of the ECHR on complaint No. 46726/99, 04/09/2002 .: (Russian) (unavailable link) (Latvian) (unavailable link) , (English) , (French)
26. ↑ Decision of the ECHR on the admissibility of application No. 63860/00, 06/13/2002 .: (Latvian) (inaccessible link) , (French)
27. ↑ Decision of the ECHR on the admissibility of application No. 71557/01, 12/07/2004 .: (Latvian) (inaccessible link) , (French)
28. ↑ Sentence of the First Section of the ECHR on complaint No. 58278/00, 06/17/2004 .: (Latvian) , (English) , (French)
29. ↑ Verdict of the Grand Chamber of the ECHR on complaint No. 58278/00, 03.16.2006 .: (Latvian) (inaccessible link) , (English) , (French)
30. ↑ Sentence of the First Section of the ECHR on Complaint No. 58822/00, 06/15/2006 .: (English) , (French)
31. ↑ Verdict of the Grand Chamber of the ECHR on complaint No. 58822/00, 12/07/2007 .: (Russian) (English) , (French)
32. ↑ Sentence of the ECHR on complaint No. 61655/00: (Latvian) (inaccessible link) , (French)
33. ↑ Partial decision of the ECHR on the admissibility of application No. 67279/01, 08.29.2002. (fr.)
34. ↑ Decision of the ECHR on the admissibility of application No. 67279/01, 11.16.2006. (Latvian.)
35. ↑ Mother won the case at the ECHR: organs were removed from her son without the consent of DELFI relatives 06/25/2014
36. ↑ Decision of the ECtHR Chamber on complaint No. 44230/06

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