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Nils Muižnieks

Nils Muižnieks is the newly elected Commissioner of Human Rights at the Council of Europe. He has served as Latvia’s Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration Affairs, as well as the director of the Advanced Social and Political Research Institute at the University of Latvia. Muižnieks was born and raised in the United States, where he received a PhD in political science from the University of California at Berkeley. He provides enlightened insight into how Latvia’s experiences in dealing with various human rights issues can contribute to promoting openness and democracy in Europe.

Gabriel Jackson and the Riches of the Baltic Choral Tradition

“Imagine a song so special that everybody knows it by heart, so beautiful that everybody loves it with a passion, and that every five years over 10 000 people gather to sing to hundreds of thousands more.”

Daina Ruduša, "Riga 2014" project coordinator, Latvian Institute, 07.05.2013

Independence Day Sentiments

Latvia celebrates its National day twice a year, on November 18 and May 4. Why so? Do we have a stronger love for our land than other nations? Maybe, but that is definitely not the reason.

Karina Pētersone, Director, Latvian Institute, 03.05.2013

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