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Ombudsman's Office June news summary.

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.

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.

On November 16 and 26, the Ombudsman's Office organized online training "Recognition of victims of trafficking during forced return" within the framework of the project “Effective implementation of the monitoring and forced return process".

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.

On 20 February Venice Commision delegation met with Ombudsman Juris Jansons. The Ombudsman has provided two opinions regarding education issue and thesis about meeting.

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”).

From 16 to 17 October 2019 a workshop for the European Region of the IOI was held in Riga (Latvia). The workshop was hosted by the Office of the Ombudsman of Latvia and took place in the Wellton Riverside Hotel in Riga.

The State Audit Office and the Ombudsman unanimously believe that the existing system of protecting the children’s rights and the system of out-of-family care should be reformed. The current model of subordination of Orphan’s courts to local governments has not proved its efficiency in protecting children’s rights.