Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/LVA/CO/3, 25 March 2014: Latvia
19. The Committee is concerned at reports of racist speech, acts of violence and discrimination against vulnerable groups, including Roma and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, and at a reported increase in incidents of violence against minorities in...
ICJ oral statement in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the freedom of opinion and expression
The ICJ statement draws attention to recent laws that threaten the right to freedom of expression of LGBT persons, noting examples that fail the tests of certainty, necessity and non-discrimination.