Syrian Peace Process Support Group press conference (VIDEO)

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Tatjana Ždanoka

Born in Riga in 1950, Tatjana Ždanoka studied mathematics at the University of Latvia, and the University of Montpellier. Tatjana holds a PhD from the University of Latvia where she was a lecturer in higher mathematics from 1972 - 1990. She has been involved in elected politics since the late 1980s as a member of Riga City Council and later the Supreme Council of Latvia. Following Latvia’s independence, Tatjana became a fervent campaigner for the rights of Russian speakers. She was a founder member of the Latvian Human Rights Committee set up in 1992 to combat discrimination against minorities, and later a leader of the political party Equal Rights which in 1998 went on to merge with others to form Par cilvēka tiesībām vienotā Latvijā (For Human Rights in a United Latvia). First elected to the European Parliament in 2004, Tatjana was re-elected in 2009 and 2014 and is known in the European Parliament for her work on human rights and social affairs.

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EP: Make Labour Market Favourable for Work-Life Balance

The European Parliament voted on September, 13, to back Ždanoka & Blinkevičiūtė report on Creating Labour Market Conditions Favourable for Work-Life Balance.

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Urgent Call for a Peaceful Resolution to the Humanitarian Situation in Sur District of Diyarbakir

Letter to the Turkish Government. The historical district of Sur in Diyarbakir has been under curfew since December 11 last year. The infrastructure has been largely destroyed by shelling. An estimated 200 people are still trapped in the basements, including 15 children under 10 years of age and an unknown number of wounded people. Civilians cannot leave their homes due to the continuous shelling and dead bodies are lying on the streets. The Turkish authorities acknowledge the presence of 131 civilians and 25 PKK militants. We appeal to the Turkish authorities to enable a humanitarian solution to the crisis in all urgency and to create the circumstances that would allow sparing the lives of the civilians, especially the children.

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Basque peace process - Otegi visit to European Parliament

At the invitation of the European Parliament's Basque Friendship Group, well-known Basque independentist figure Arnalo Otegi is visiting Brussels to push for greater support for the Basque peace process. MEPs have called for the Spanish government to enter into dialogue in the search for a lasting peace, with EU support if necessary.

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Otegi - Spanish government must change course in search of peace

Responding to the release from prison of Basque political figure Arnaldo Otegi, and the implications for building a lasting peace in the Basque Country, politicians from the European Free Alliance have called on the Spanish government to revise its approach to Basque political prisoners. They have also repeated calls for European Union involvement in the Basque peace process, following an important role for the EU in the north of Ireland.

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Hearing: Ruslan Kotsaba – Ukrainian prisoner of conscience (January 2016)

A hearing to consider the case of imprisoned Ukrainian journalist and blogger Ruslan Kotsaba took place in the European Parliament on Tuesday 26 January 2016, from 14:00 to 15:30 in room ASP 5E1, organised by Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka. The Ukrainian journalist, blogger and Maidan activist Ruslan Kotsaba is being prosecuted for "Betrayal of the Motherland" because of his reports on the conflict in the Donbass area.

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Hearing: Ruslan Kotsaba – Ukrainian prisoner of conscience (January 2016)

A hearing to consider the case of imprisoned Ukrainian journalist and blogger Ruslan Kotsaba takes place in the European Parliament on Tuesday 26 January 2016, from 14:00 to 15:30 in room ASP 5E1, organised by Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka. The Ukrainian journalist, blogger and Maidan activist Ruslan Kotsaba is being prosecuted for "Betrayal of the Motherland" because of his reports on the conflict in the Donbass area.

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"Lies and Double Standards" on Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine

EFA MEP Tatjana Ždanoka from Latvia has criticised the 'lies and double standards' applied to the EU's relations with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Ms Ždanoka was speaking during a debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on the progress of the three countries towards the EU, following the signing of EU association and free trade deals.

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A call to defend freedom of expression in Latvia

MEP Tatjana Zdanoka has sent a letter to international human rights organisations. It calls to object against the upcoming amendments to the criminal code of Latvia. The draft amendments restrict the freedom of expression and intimidate opposition by prohibiting vague offences "actions against security interests"

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Daugavpils Branch of Latvia's Russian Community letter regarding the BBC provocation

The pseudo-documentary “World War Three: Inside the War Room” was created by your corporation and aired on February 3 and 4 this year. This programme investigated a hypothetical beginning of the World War Three. According to the BBC film, the residents of our city, Daugavpils, are the most real threat for peace in the world. Because you have failed to get any evidence in the life of our country to support this fantasy, you have hired actors who played us as you prefer to perceive us – as uncivilized, cruel, violent and aggressive

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Zdanoka disappointed with MEPs lack of ambition on minority rights

Latvian Euro-MP Tatjana Zdanoka has expressed her disappointment with MEPs failure to back parliamentary amendments strengthening the rights of the so-called 'non-nationals' living in the European Union

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EU membership is the best way to avoid criticism for HR violations

I could imagine what could be a reaction of the EU institutions if a state like Belarus or Iraq would have half a million persons deprived of citizenship and, consequently, of full scope of the citizens rights.

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Summary of the article “Citizenship Law Should Be Stricter” published in the newspaper Latvijas Avīze on September 12th, 2005

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Zdanoka disappointed with MEPs lack of ambition on minority rights

"This has had all the hallmarks of a bad detective novel" - Zdanoka

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Latvian Non-Citizens - Who are they?

The Foreword to the Book "Citizens of a Non-Existent State. The long-term Phenomenon of Mass Statelessness in Latvia"

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Opinion on the compatibility of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) withthe European Convention on Human Rights & the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

An opinion by Douwe Korff, Professor of International law, London Metropolitan University, London (UK) & Ian Brown, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford (UK), prepared at the request of Greens/EFA group

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Opinion on the compatibility of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) withthe European Convention on Human Rights & the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

An opinion by Douwe Korff, Professor of International law, London Metropolitan University, London (UK) & Ian Brown, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford (UK), prepared at the request of Greens/EFA group

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DIFFERENT EXITS - DIFFERENT APPROACHES

The negotiations on Brexit are attracting a lot of attention. In particular, the possible erosion of the rights of around three million EU-27 citizens living in Britain is a major cause for concern. The European Parliament resolution adopted on 3 October states that “the withdrawal agreement must incorporate the full set of rights citizens currently enjoy, such that there is no material change in their position”

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The Latvian Russian Union (Latvijas Krievu savienība) was established in January 2014

having evolved out of the former party For Human Rights in a United Latvia. It is a left wing political party which campaigns for equal rights for all residents of Latvia regardless of ethnic origin or linguistic background. It has been particularly active in defending the rights of Latvia’s ‘non-citizens’ - the almost 800,000 permanent residents of Latvia who were not granted citizenship after independence. The party has also been prominent in opposing cuts in Russian language education in a country where Russian is the mother tongue of almost 40% of the population.

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Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties under Article 40 of the Covenant: Latvia

United Nations, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Human Rights Committee

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Report by EU Commissioner Alvaro Gil-Robles on his visit to Latvia

Latvia should close a chapter on the past, however painful it may have been, and fix its attention firmly on the future.

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Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee : Latvia.

Concluding Observations/Comments

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Comments of the Latvian Human Rights Committeeconcerning the report submitted by the Republic of Latvia (2003)under Article 40 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rightsfor consideration by the United Nations Human Rights Committee

The Latvian Human Rights Committee (“the LHRC”) is NGO mainly focused on monitoring of the human rights situation in Latvia and human rights protection in the field of minority rights, immigration and housing issues. The LHRC has an experience of supplying free legal aid to the tens of thousands Latvian residents since 1992

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Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination : Latvia

Concluding Observations/Comments

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Frequently Asked Questions About the Party "For Equal Rights" (Latvia)

Frequently Asked Questions About the Party "For Equal Rights" (Latvia)

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The program of the FHRUL for the 2002 parliamentary elections

The program of the FHRUL for the 2002 parliamentary elections

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The Political Platform of the People’s Harmony Party at the Parliamentary elections to the 7th Saeima. (1998)

The Political Platform of the People’s Harmony Party at the Parliamentary elections to the 7th Saeima. (1998)

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The program of the union of political organizations For Human Rights in United Latvia at the elections to Riga City Council in 2001

The program of the union of political organizations For Human Rights in a United Latvia at the elections to Riga City Council in 2001

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