The Russian Embassy has reported an increase in cases of violations of the rights of Russians in Latvia

The number of cases of violations of the rights of Russians has increased significantly in Latvia. This was reported to Izvestia by the Russian Embassy in Riga.

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"The number of people who have become hostages of the local "themis" has increased significantly, not so much for their actions as for the beliefs they voiced in the public space," the diplomats said.

According to the Russian Embassy, articles 78 and 81 of the Criminal Law of the Republic ("Incitement of ethnic hatred and hatred" and "Assistance to a foreign state in its actions against Latvia") are used as pretexts for the persecution of compatriots, providing for rather long terms of imprisonment.

"We are recording xenophobic manifestations of local nationalists, attracting the attention of the international community. It is noteworthy that our assessments and concerns about human rights violations in Latvia are shared by international experts," the Russian diplomats added.

They clarified that, in particular, we are talking about the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance.

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