News

02.06.2023.

News from the Ombudsman’s Office: May 2023

31.05.2023.

Ombudsman addresses representatives of CoE Member States on the role of NHRI

On 31 May Ombudsman Juris Jansons participated in the meeting of the Council of Europe Ministers’ Deputies to deliver his commentary on the Council of Europe Recommendation to member States on the development and strengthening of effective, pluralist and independent national human rights institutions.

24.05.2023.

Unfair choice for women-scientists: to receive payment for work in the EU project or pregnancy-related leave

The Ombudsman established that relevant authorities systematically put obstacles for female scientists to fully use pregnancy-related leave.

11.05.2023.

News from the Ombudsman’s Office: April 2023

05.04.2023.

News from the Ombudsman’s Office: March 2023

06.03.2023.

News from the Ombudsman’s Office: February 2023

06.03.2023.

Meeting with the CoE FCNM Advisory Committee

On Thursday, 2 March the Ombudsman and representatives of the Office met with the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.

27.02.2023.

Meeting with the UNHCR Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries

On Monday, February 27, representatives of the Ombudsman's Office met with the representatives of the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency Representation for the Nordic and Baltic countries.

21.02.2023.

Meeting with representatives of OSCE/ODIHR and UN SPT

On Tuesday, 21 February representatives of the Ombudsman’s office met with representatives of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT).

16.02.2023.

Ombudsman gives a speech at the screening of film about sex crimes of the Russian army in Ukraine

On Thursday, 16 February, the Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia organized the screening of the film about sex crimes of the Russian army in Ukraine.