Attitude of Latvia to human rights instruments concerning right to housing  As of December, 2010, the Republic of Latvia has the following attitude to international human rights instruments concerning general right to housing and means of its protection:
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Instrument
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Attitude of Latvia
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
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Accession in 1992
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Optional Protocol to ICESCR
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Not sponsored; supported while voting in UN GA
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European Social Charter (ESC)
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Ratified in 2002; Article 16 accepted
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1995 Additional Protocol of ESC
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Not signed
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Revised European Social Charter
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Signed in 2007
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The following table describes attitude of Latvia to international human rights instruments which are connected with the rights to housing of some narrower groups of people or with some aspects of the rights to housing:
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Instrument
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Articles of substantive treaties connected with housing rights
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Attitude of Latvia
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
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17
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Accession in 1992
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ICCPR-OP1
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Accession in 1994
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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)
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5
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Accession in 1992
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Declaration under Article 14 of ICERD
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Not made
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
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14.2
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Accession in 1992
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OP-CEDAW
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Not signed
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Convention on the Rights of the Child
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16.1, 27.3
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Accession in 1992
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Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
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21
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Accession in 1997
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Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
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43.1
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Not signed
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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
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2, 5.3, 9.1, 19, 22.1, 28
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Ratified in 2010
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OP-CRPD
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Ratified in 2010
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Protocol [1] to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
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1
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Ratified in 1997
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Besides that, in an untypical move, Latvia has acceded to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (including Article 25.1, which concerns right to housing) in 1992. According to various legal experts, this means adopting it as a binding document. Still, it has no international mechanism of implementation.
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