Ratification CERD: acceded in 1994.

Extracts from state reply to Durban Review questionnaire:
Latvia incorporated the two major sources of EU legislation (Directives on Racial Equality and on Employment Equality), into its national legislation and continues to supplement it. The directives address discrimination on the ground of race, ethnic origin, religion, disability, age and sexual orientation. The core national legal acts that now include these elements are the Labour Law, the State Civil Service Law and the Administrative Violations Code. In 2007 provisions entered into force relating to incitement to national, ethnic and racial hatred, breaches of prohibition of discrimination and incitement to religious enmity, all with corresponding penal provisions.

Link to the full document:
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/racism/DurbanReview/docs/session1/MemberStates/Latvia.pdf

Extracts from ECRI's third report (adopted in June 2007):
Several programmes have been adopted and are being implemented, including the National Programme 'Integration of society in Latvia', the National Programme for the Promotion of Tolerance in Latvia (2005 - 2009) and the National Action Plan on Roma in Latvia (2007 - 2009). However, the number of racially-motivated attacks targeting visible minorities has been increasing while the response to such attacks by the authorities, including within the criminal law justice system, are not adequate.

Link to the full document:
http://www.coe.int/t/e/human_rights/ecri/1-ecri/2-country-by-country_approach/latvia/latvia_cbc_3.asp#P72_3982

ECRI land reports in French and when present in the original language of the country:
French