Latvia in The International Human Rights System
As of January 1, 2010, European Court of Human Rights has delivered 41 judgments in cases against Latvia (beginning from 2001); in 34 cases, it has found violations of the European Convention on Human Rights or its protocols. In 2010, ECtHR adopted four more judgments in cases against Latia, finding violations in three.
UN Human Rights Committee has adopted views in four cases involving Latvia, as of December, 2010, in two cases finding violation of ICCPR (Raihman v. Latvia and Ignatāne v. Latvia). In 2001, Latvia has extended a standing invitation to Special Procedures of UN Human Rights Council. In 1990, Latvia has acceded to UDHR in an atypical move, which is understood in jurisprudence as accepting the declaration as binding.
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