Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia

LV
RU
EN

A
A
A
A
A
A
A

LV
RU
EN

SEARCH

Tiesībsargs

Dear visitor of the homepage of the Ombudsman of Latvia,

Rights are nothing abstract; you can encounter them in everyday situations of your life. Everybody share rights and duties at the same time. And one of these rights that belong to each is human rights. In Latvia exists and works an independent human rights institution, the Ombudsman, where to go, when you human rights have been injured.

Paraksts

Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia

Juris Jansons

15.05.2020

The EU must put economic and social rights at the heart of its economic response to COVID-19

ENNHRI, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions, welcomes the EU’s steps to stimulate the economy and support livelihoods in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is crucial that all human rights, including economic and social rights* , guide the implementation of such measures, as we underlined in our recent statement. By keeping human rights at the heart of COVID-19 responses, we can overcome this economic and public health challenge while protecting human dignity.

Read more

25.02.2020

Ombudsman’s opinions on the language of teaching in schools

On 20 February Venice Commision delegation met with Ombudsman Juris Jansons. The Ombudsman has provided two opinions regarding education issue and thesis about meeting.

Read more

14.11.2019

Ombudsman participates in a conference in Brussels dedicated to economic and social rights

Today, Ombudsman Juris Jansons participates in the General Assembly of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions and in an annual conference dedicated to economic and social rights, emphasising in particular the role of human rights institutions (ENNHRI Annual Conference “Realising Economic and Social Rights in Europe – the role of National Human Rights Institutions”).

Read more

29.10.2019

Successfully closed IOI Europe Workshop on General Data Protection Regulation

From 16 to 17 October 2019 a workshop for the European Region of the IOI was held in Riga (Latvia). The workshop was hosted by the Office of the Ombudsman of Latvia and took place in the Wellton Riverside Hotel in Riga.

Read more

17.04.2019

Press Statement by the Auditor General and the Ombudsman on the Situation in Out-of-Family Care and the Need for Immediate Change

The State Audit Office and the Ombudsman unanimously believe that the existing system of protecting the children’s rights and the system of out-of-family care should be reformed. The current model of subordination of Orphan’s courts to local governments has not proved its efficiency in protecting children’s rights.

Read more

06.03.2019

Ombudsman meets OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities

Today, on 6th March Ombudsman Mr. Juris Jansons met the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Mr. Lamberto Zannier.

Read more

LOAD MORE

SEARCH

Add application

Ask a question