
Human Rights Commission backs amendments to transform content creation in minority languages from an obligation to a right
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Latvia is pursuing a policy of strengthening the status of the state Latvian language in the public sector. Previously, public media outlets were required to produce content in minority languages.
The Human Rights Commission of the Latvian Parliament has supported amendments to the law on public electronic media, limiting the use of minority languages in content creation, reports the Latvian news portal Press LV.
“The Sejm Human Rights Commission... supported amendments to the law on public electronic media in the third reading. They change the approach to the use of minority languages. Now public media are required to create content in minority languages, the amendments turn this into a right, not an obligation,” the message says.
It is clarified that broadcasts in self-sufficient languages - primarily in Russian - can only be made in exceptional cases: in an emergency or to refute dangerous misinformation. For other minority languages, the release of content will only be permitted in compliance with the principle of proportionality after an assessment of the need for social integration.
The number of programs in foreign languages will also be limited - only part of the airtime of one radio and one television program of the Latvian state television and radio company LSM will be able to devote to such content.
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