During my first visit to Latvia in my current capacity, which took place in March, I engaged with a broad range of interlocutors both in Riga as well as in Daugavpils; an area with a sizeable concentration of minorities in the south-east of the country. On the matter of citizenship, I took note of a …
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II Rules of co-operation (..) 2.7. The issues concerning (..) amendments to the Citizenship Law, except the case mentioned in paragraph 2.8.1. of the present agreement (..) and such amendments, which worsen the situation of the Latvian language, to laws regulating the use of the language (..) can only be decided based on the principle …
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OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights mission's report on Latvian parliamentary elections of 2018. Recommendations to be found at the end
Ethnicity Citizen of Latvia “Non-citizen of Latvia” Alternative status by Latvia Stateless status by Latvia Refugуe status by Latvia Others Total Armenian 1201 739 0 6 0 699 2645 Azerbaijani 624 680 1 2 1 739 2047 Belarusian 28,789 30,911 2 9 0 6827 66538 Gipsy 6515 325 0 8 2 49 6899 Gipsy (Roma) …
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Year of birth Citizen of Latvia “Non-citizen of Latvia” Alternative status by Latvia Stateless person of Latvia Refugee in Latvia Others Total 2018 18,846 33 0 0 1 187 19,067 2017 21,073 51 5 0 1 277 21,407 2016 22,367 47 15 0 1 352 22,782 2015 22,502 77 22 0 3 368 22,962 2014 …
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