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Latvia

March 8, 2017

Civil Society Letter to Heads of State and Government on EU Response to the Refugee Crisis

We are civil society organisations, which are supported, collectively, by hundreds of thousands of people across Europe, working with those less fortunate to alleviate poverty, provide essential aid and defend people’s rights. 

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    We are civil society organisations, which are supported, collectively, by hundreds of thousands of people across Europe, working with those less fortunate to alleviate poverty, provide essential aid and defend people’s rights. 

    March 8, 2017

    Letter
    Civil Society Letter to Heads of State and Government on EU Response to the Refugee Crisis
  • Free Speech
    2015-9-eca-lithuania-kuzmins

    September 18, 2015

    News Release
    Lithuania: Latvian Activist Barred From Visiting
  • LGBT Rights
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    June 23, 2015

    Dispatches
    Dispatches: Double Speak in Latvia

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  • October 1, 1993 Report

    Violations by the Latvian Department of Citizenship and Immigration

News

  • March 8, 2017 Letter

    Civil Society Letter to Heads of State and Government on EU Response to the Refugee Crisis

  • September 18, 2015 News Release

    Lithuania: Latvian Activist Barred From Visiting

    Rights Defender Facing 5-Year Ban

    2015-9-eca-lithuania-kuzmins
  • June 23, 2015 Dispatches

    Dispatches: Double Speak in Latvia

    lgbt latvia
  • May 21, 2015 News Release

    Azerbaijan: EU Leaders Should Insist on Prisoner Releases

    Summit Should Reinforce Human Rights, Protection of Activists

  • January 15, 2015 Letter

    Latvian EU presidency should promote conclusions to strengthen the fight against impunity before EU member states' courts

  • May 28, 2014 Dispatches

    Dispatches: The Hope of an Inclusive Europe

  • May 24, 2011 Letter

    Appeal to Latvian Leaders to Support Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships

  • July 25, 2006 Letter

    Latvia: Promote Equality, Investigate Attacks on LGBT Pride Activists

    HRW Letter to the Prime Minister

  • July 25, 2006 News Release

    Latvia: Investigate Attacks on Gay Activists

  • July 21, 2006 News Release

    Latvia: Reverse Ban on Gay Rights Demonstration

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People line up to buy face masks from a medical supply company in Nanning, southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Wednesday, January 29, 2020.   © 2020 Chinatopix via AP

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Further evidence Beijing tried to cover up the coronavirus outbreak; Thailand’s government has been ordered to change abortion laws; Malaysian cabinet minister demands harsher penalties against LGBT people; Ugandan opposition politician Bobbi Wine released from house arrest; victims of former Chadian president Hissène Habré still waiting for compensation; Taliban targeting women leaders in Afghanistan; South Africa’s president slams rich nations for vaccine hoarding; high number of children still out of school due to Covid-19; and the Human Rights Watch Film Festival is about to start.

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