Latvia

Human Rights in Republic of Latvia

Mixed weekend for LGBT marches | Amnesty International
18 May 2009

The first ever Baltic Pride march in Riga, Latvia passed offsuccessfully and peacefully - but there was violence atsimilar events in Russia and Poland.

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Baltic Pride march gets green light in Latvia | Amnesty ...
15 May 2009

The Baltic Pride march due to take place on Saturday 16 May in Riga,Latvia, will go ahead after a ban against the event was lifted.

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Baltic Pride march banned in Latvia | Amnesty International
14 May 2009

The planned Baltic Pride march due to take place on Saturday in Riga, Latvia, has been banned.

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Baltic Pride march in Latvia under threat | Amnesty International
13 May 2009

A lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride march planned totake place this weekend in Riga, Latvia has been thrown into doubtafter local councillors ...

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Latvia: Riga Pride must go ahead | Amnesty International
13 May 2009

Amnesty International today urged the Latvian authorities to ensure that the planned Baltic Pride event on Saturday 16 May is allowed to take place and said that ...

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Amnesty International activists take part in Baltic Pride 2009 ...
11 May 2009

Amnesty International activists from over 20 countries will take part in Baltic Pride 2009 in the Latvian capital Riga 15-17 May to display international support ...

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French detention centre highlights mistreatment of migrants ...
18 December 2008

On International Migrants Day, new footage reveals the appalling state of a French detention centre for irregular migrants off the coast of Africa and shows how ...

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the wire, July 2008. Vol. 38, No. 6
1 July 2008

1) State of denial: Europe's role in rendition and secret detention 2) Migrants attacked in South Africa 3) China's human rights record overshadows Olympic spectacle ...

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النشرة الإخبارية يوليو/تموز 2008
1 July 2008

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Gay rights face old threats in new Europe | Amnesty International
5 June 2008

The Gay Pride march in Riga on Saturday may have passedlargely without incident, but elsewhere in Europe, the right oflesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT ...

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