New publication: Human Rights in Latvia in 2000

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New publication: Human Rights in Latvia in 2000


The Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies, a member of
the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, has issued its
annual report "Human Rights in Latvia in 2000" in a trilingual edition
(English, Latvian, Russian). The report covers the whole spectrum of
human rights issues ranging from the judicial system and the right to
a fair trial to minority rights, war crimes, women's rights and the
rights of the mentally ill.

The primary human rights problems in Latvia in 2000 were closely
related: severe backlogs in the court system and long pre-trial
detention periods, especially for minors.  In 2000 Latvia also
witnessed the mobilisation of small groups of Latvian and Russian
racist extremists, but law enforcement agencies responded vigorously.
The core positive developments in 2000 were in the legislative arena.
Parliament liberalised the Law on the Constitutional Court to allow
individuals to complain to Latvia�s most progressive, but
under-utilised judicial body. After considerable controversy, the
Cabinet also adopted implementing regulations to the 1999 Law on the
State Language which are essentially in conformity with Latvia�s
international obligations.
 
For more information or hard copies of the report, please contact the
Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies:
[email protected]
 
Nils Muiznieks
Director, Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies
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>From the moderator: Full text of the report (106 Kb in .doc file) can be also received from the MINELRES moderator by request.
Boris 

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