Latvian Member of Parliament Julija Stepanenko describes the ground-breaking work by Latvia to regain children of their citizens unjustifiably confiscated by foreign child protection services.
Category: Latvia
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Declaration on the Protection of the Rights of Minor Latvian Nationals in Foreign Countries
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Latvian Parliamentary Debate on Minors Confiscated by Child Protection Agencies Abroad
English translation Latvian Parliamentary debate of 28 January 2016 on the Declaration on the Protection of the Rights of Minor Latvian Nationals in Foreign Countries.
Scores of Latvian Children Deprived of their Families in Foreign Countries (Part I) by Julija Stepanenko
Latvian Member of Parliament Julia Stepanenko describes how large numbers of Latvian children abroad are unjustifiably removed from their families by foreign child protection services.