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Ombudsman and the European Commission discuss the rule of law situation in Latvia

Today, on 16 March, Ombudsman Juris Jansons participated in an online meeting with representatives of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers and the Secretariat-General. The European Commission’s annual Rule of Law Report is currently under preparation, and it provides a separate section for examining the situation in each Member State of the European Union. At the meeting, the Ombudsman gave his insight into the situation of the rule of law in Latvia.

Statement by ENNHRI on the protection of human rights in the armed attack on Ukraine

In a statement, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) calls for an immediate end to the Russian Federation’s armed attack on Ukraine, in accordance with the principles of international law, humanitarian law and human rights, and urges the Russian government to implement the interim measures granted by the European Court of Human Rights.