The impact of austerity and poverty on the realization of

children and young people’s rights in Latvia

Edinburgh, 2014

The impact of austerity and poverty on the realization of children and young people’s rights in Latvia

Emigration of parents by leaving the children in Latvia Emigration of families

Parents’ inability to support their children

Separation of children from the parents due to unfavourable social environment

The impact of austerity and poverty on the realization of children and young people’s rights in Latvia

Violations of rights of socially disadvantaged children:

- funding of boarding-schools in amount of 70%

- change of institutional care depending on costs - lack of specialists in municipalities (for children who have

suffered from violence, for preventive work with children with anti-social behaviour, social workers etc.)

Thank your for attention!