Session 9: Visualizing information related to economic and social rights. Experience of the Ombudsman’s Office of Latvia

Anete Ilves,

the Ombudsman’s Office of Latvia,

NHRI Academy, 2019

1. No money, no action

2. Tax reform or numbers, numbers, numbers

3. Do excluded groups also have rights

Content

No money, no action

• Tax reform (2018)

✓The aim was to increase social inclusion and social equality;

✓Support families;

✓98,8% employees will benefit.

Tax reform or numbers, numbers, numbers

Monthly neto income changes (gross monthly salary 450 EUR) 2018 v 2017

and 2019 v 2018

Gross earnings at which it is not possible to apply for full benefits and

eligible expenditure (2015-2019, EUR/ year)

Tax reform

• Personalizing:

• Colors

• Different diagrams/ graphs

• Press conference, paper version presentation and summary

Do excluded groups also have rights?

Do excluded groups also have rights? II

• Press conference in cooperation withone of responsible institution

• Visual materials

• Simple / clear key words (spīdzināšana; sazāļošana; piesiešana pie gultas)

#torture; #over medication; #restrain / fixation

• Interviews

• Special session in Parliament

• Public Broadcast launch series of reportage «Children of the System»

• TOP news more than month

• Media relations

• «Ombudsman Juris Jansons is Influencer»

MD Elmārs Tērauds, President of Latvian Psychiatric Association

Thank you for attention!