Human Rights Sources

- Human rights INGOs, where LHRC participates
- Databases, human rights institutions and NGOs of Latvia with wide fields of activity
- NGOs of Latvia's ethnic minorities
- International organizations in the field of minority rights and citizenship
- Latvian authorities implementing integration and language policy
- international organisation in the field of right to housing
- Latvian authorities implementing housing policy
- Latvian authorities and NGOs working in certain fields of human rights

Human rights INGOs, where LHRC participates

1.	FIDH www.fidh.org
2.	AEDH www.aedh.eu
3.	UNITED www.unitedagainstracism.org
4.	ENAR www.enar-eu.org/

Databases, human rights institutions and NGOs of Latvia with wide fields of activity

1.	Minority [rights] database on Latvia www.minorities-latvia.info/
2.	Ombudsman's Office www.tiesibsargs.lv
3.	Latvian Centre for Human Rights www.humanrights.org.lv

NGOs of Latvia's ethnic minorities

1.	Council of Latvia's NGOs http://www.sool.lv/
2.	Russian Society in Latvia www.russkie.org.lv
3.	Latvian Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature www.lapryal.lv
4.	Association for Support of Schools with Russian Language of Instruction in Latvia www.lashor.lv
5.	Union of Belarusians of Latvia www.belorus.lv/
6.	Association of Russian Culture, Education and Science "ARKONA" www.arkona2.eu
7.	Institute of Russian Cultural Heritage of Latvia www.russkije.lv/
8.	Roma Culture Centre www.romucentrs.lv/
9.	Latvian Lebanese Cultural Association www.annalindhfoundation.org/members/latvijas-libanas-kulturas-biedriba-latvian-lebanese-cultural-association
10.	"Russian House" (Daugavpils) www.visitdaugavpils.lv/ru/turisma-objekts/krievu-kulturas-centrs-krievu-nams/
11.	Union of Ukrainians of Latvia www.materik.ru/nationals/database/migrants/detail.php?ID=13243
12.	Centre of Jewish Community "ALEF" www.alef.lv
13.	Jewish Community of Latvia www.jews.lv
14.	Union of Latvia's Germans www.verband.lv/
15.	Society of Azerbaijanis of Latvia "AZERI" www.azeri.lv
16.	Liv Culture Center www.livones.lv
17.	Union of Poles of Latvia www.polonia.lv
18.	Latgola.lv www.latgola.lv
19.	Association of Ethnic Cultural NGOs of Latvia lnkba.wordpress.com/
20.	Daugavpils German Association "ERFOLG" www.erfolg.lv
21.	Russian Community of Rezekne www.rusrezekne.lv
22.	Armenians of Latvia www.karap.lv

International organizations in the field of minority rights and citizenship

1.	Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department, OSCE ODIHR www.osce.org/odihr/44450
2.	UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Racism/SRRacism/Pages/IndexSRRacism.aspx
3.	European Commission against Racism and Intolerance www.coe.int/ecri
4.	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees www.unhcr.org
5.	European Language Equality Network www.elen.ngo
6.	International Observatory on Language Rights droitslinguistiques.ca
7.	Council of Europe Nationality portal www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/nationality/default_en.asp
8.	"International Observatory on Statelessness" www.nationalityforall.org
9.	Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion www.institutesi.org
10.	International Centre for Ethnic and Linguistic Diversity Studies www.icelds.org/
11.	"Refugees International" www.refintl.org
12.	European Union Democracy Observatory on Citizenship eudo-citizenship.eu
13.	Special Rapporteur on minority issues (UN) www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Minorities/SRMinorities/Pages/SRminorityissuesIndex.aspx
14.	European Network on Statelessness www.statelessness.eu/
15.	Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (CoE) www.coe.int/minorities
16.	Secretariat of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (CoE) www.coe.int/minlang
17.	European Centre for Minority Issues www.ecmi.de/
18.	High Commissioner on National Minorities (OSCE) www.osce.org/hcnm
19.	Minority Rights Group International www.minorityrights.org/
20.	"Mercator" network www.mercator-network.eu/
21.	"Minelres" — Minority Electronic Resouces www.minelres.lv
22.	MIRIS — Minority Rights Information System dev.eurac.edu:8085/mugs2/index.jsp?TopBarItem=Home
23.	Minorities at Risk, University of Maryland www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/
24.	Institute for Minority Rights (European Academy Bozen/Bolzano) www.eurac.edu/Org/Minorities/IMR/

Latvian authorities implementing integration and language policy

1.	Society Integration Foundation www.sif.lv
2.	Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs www.pmlp.gov.lv
3.	State Language Centre www.vvc.gov.lv/
4.	State Language Commission www.vvk.lv
5.	Latvian Language Agency www.valoda.lv
6.	Department of State Language Policy of the Ministry of Education and Science izm.izm.gov.lv/ministrija/kontakti.html#VVPD_dep
7.	Social integration in the website of the Ministry of Culture www.km.gov.lv/lv/nozares_info/integracija.html
8.	Minorities Consulting Council under the President www.president.lv/lv/darbibas-jomas/komisijas-un-padomes/mazakumtautibu-konsultativa-padome
9.	Social Integration Bureau (Jelgava City) sip.jelgava.lv/
10.	Department of Official Language Examination, National Center of Education's Curricula, MES visc.gov.lv/eksameni/valval/info.shtml
11.	Social integration in the website of Riga City Council Department of Education, Culture and Sport integracija.riga.lv/lv/integracija
12.	Centre of Russian Culture (Daugavpils) www.daugavpils.lv/pilseta/iedzivotajiem/kultura/krievu-kulturas-centrs

international organisation in the field of right to housing

1.	Special Rapporteur on adequate housing (UN) www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Housing/Pages/HousingIndex.aspx
2.	United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT www.unhabitat.org
3.	International Union of Tenants www.iut.nu
4.	Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions www.cohre.org
5.	European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) www.feantsa.org
6.	Habitat International Coalition www.hic-net.org

Latvian authorities implementing housing policy

1.	Department of Housing policy, Ministry of Economy www.em.gov.lv/em/2nd/?cat=15992
2.	Department of Welfare of Riga City Council www.ld.riga.lv
3.	Department of Housing and Environment of Riga City Council mvd.riga.lv
4.	Unit of Housing Tenure of Riga City mvd.riga.lv/nozares/rigas-pilsetas-ires-valde/
5.	Riga Association of Housing Managers www.rigaa.lv

Latvian authorities and NGOs working in certain fields of human rights

1.	Data State Inspectorate www.dvi.gov.lv
2.	State Labour Inspectorate www.vdi.gov.lv
3.	State Inspectorate For Protection Of Children's Rights www.bti.gov.lv
4.	Health Inspectorate www.vi.gov.lv
5.	Consumer Rights Protection Centre www.ptac.gov.lv
6.	NGO network "Save the children" www.rnc-rtb.lv
7.	Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia www.lbas.lv
8.	Latvian Umbrella Body for Disability organisations SUSTENTO www.sustento.lv
9.	Resource Centre for Women "Marta" www.marta.lv
10.	Resource Centre for people with mental disability “Zelda” www.zelda.org.lv/
11.	Association of Apartments' Owners and Denationalized and Municipal Housing Tenants www.denac.lv/