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Taken into account media reports regarding the situation on the Latvian-Belarusian border, as well as information previously provided by non-governmental organizations about on the several groups of foreigners, including vulnerable people, being for a longer period situated on the state border in a helpless situation, representatives of the Ombudsman's Office on 2 September 2021 visited Daugavpils Administration of the State Border Guard.
On Friday, August 20, the President of Latvia Egils Levits presented the Order of the Three Stars to the Ombudsman Juris Jansons for meritorious service to Latvia at a solemn ceremony at Riga Castle.
Mass-media has published information and non-governmental organizations have also confirmed to the Ombudsman that currently a situation has developed at the Latvian-Belarusian border where about 30 adults and 11 children are in the open air in uninhabited areas without the possibility to enter Latvia or return to Belarus.
The Ombudsman has sent a letter to the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers emphasizing that also during an emergency situation in certain administrative territories, the state is obliged to ensure that the restrictions are really necessary and do not disproportionately restrict human rights and allow Latvia to continue fulfilling international obligations.
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.
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.