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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.

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Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia

Juris Jansons

25.03.2021

Ombudsman participates in the Science Week Conference organised by Riga Stradiņš University

On 25 March 2021 Ombudsman Juris Jansons participated in the scientific conference "PLACES" organized by Riga Stradiņš University. The conference took place throughout the day in seven sections, covering areas such as political science, psychology, law, social anthropology, communication, economics, as well as sociology.

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04.02.2021

The Ombudsman participates in the conference - How to stay open in the new era?

On 4 February 2021, the Ombudsman Juris Jansons participates in a discussion organised by the Latvian Open Technology Association. Discussion topic - Internet elections: Technology opportunities and risks for free, secret, secure and democratic elections and referendums in Latvia.

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11.01.2021

United Nations Resolution on the Ombudsman institution

The International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) has welcomed the United Nations Resolution on the Ombudsman institution, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 16 December 2020.

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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.

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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.

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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”).

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