Latvian Human Rights Committee

Latvian Human Rights Committee is a non-governmental human rights organization in Latvia. It is a member of international human rights and anti-racism NGOs FIDH, AEDH. Co-chairpersons of LHRC are Vladimir Buzayev and. According to the authors of the study "Ethnopolitics in Latvia", former CBSS Commissioner on Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Ole Espersen "had visited LHRC various times and had used mostly the data of that organisation in his views on Latvia".

History

In 1992, LHRC was founded by a group of people co-operating since 1990, led by Tatjana Ždanoka and Vladimir Bogdanov. In 1995, LHRC joined FIDH and was registered by Latvian authorities.
Since 1994, LHRC periodically publishes an updated list of differences in rights between citizens and non-citizens of Latvia. Since 1997, LHRC supports UNITED for Intercultural Action. In 2007, LHRC has joined ENAR and AEDH.

The following printed publications in English were issued or prepared by LHRC:

Human Rights and Minorities in Latvia
Report on the Implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in the Republic of Latvia
Media Legislation, Minority Issues, and Implications for Latvia
Citizens of a Non-Existent State
Language policy of Latvia.

LHRC members have worked on the following cases before international human rights institutions:

Agafonova v. Latvia — Latvia has issued residence permit for the applicant
Ignatāne v. Latvia — views in favour of Ignatane
Podkolzina v. Latvia — judgment in favour of Podkolzina
Rudova v. Latvia — decision in favour of government
Kuhareca v. Latvia — decision in favour of government
Ždanoka v. Latvia — 5:2 judgment in favour of Ždanoka, 13:4 Grand Chamber final judgment in favour of government
Ševanova v. Latvia — judgment in favour of Ševanova, decision to struck the case out of list, paying costs to Ševanova,
Mitina v. Latvia — partial decision and final decision in favour of government
Miholapa v. Latvia — judgment in favour of Miholapa
Andrejeva v. Latvia — Grand Chamber 16:1 judgment in favour of Andrejeva
Raihman v. Latvia — 13:2 views in favour of Raihman
Petrova v. Latvia — Chamber judgment in favour of Petrova
Petropavlovskis v. Latvia — Chamber judgment in favour of government