aafflP" Julia Sohrna OHCHR Minority fellow ITEM 1: Human Thankyou, Rights Madame 2019 and minority language education Chairperson! My name is Julia Sohina. I am a 2019 0HCHR minority Russian linguistic minority In 2018 Latvia adopted amendments to minority amendments kindergarten, Russians are an indigenous to the Education children Chairperson, population of Latvia. The Russian-speaking EU languages is in a status of a foreign language? of over 230 years. Now teaching has been restricted, from the international European Europe, discriminatory review is while the teaching Russian at in other is allowed. Despite the criticism Council of minority in the capital of Latvia. Can you imagine that Russian language schools and universities The schools, and universities. Russian schools in Latvia have history private the law that abolish education and lead to assimilation. 37%. There are 53% of Russian speakers Madam representing in Latvia. in Russian language affect fellow Parliament amendments, institutions on this reform Latvian authorities such as the UN, OSCE, and recommendations to still refuse to take any action to solve the problem. The parents lawsuits regarding have sent 22 lawsuits in the near future. the education to ECHR and will be sending We need urgent action and reponse for Russian minorities, in the contrary system of education is going to be totally Activists, the rights of Russian-speaking protecting dozens of more abolished to our complains case our existing in near future. minorities, face pressure and persecution. Recommendations to the Latvian state: 1) To change the Education minority This is certainly education in Russian and other languages. will lead to the improvement will reduce tension abroad. law and restore in society, of the quality reduce the rapid outflow of education, of families which and youth