Ombudswoman sounds alarm: In Latvia, decisions about children’s futures are often made by people without legal education

Latvia’s Ombudswoman, Karina Palkova, has called for an immediate reform of the country’s Orphan’s Court system, proposing two alternative models for restructuring child protection decision-making. According to the Ombudsman’s Office, Palkova has urged the Cabinet of Ministers to develop a new institutional model for the Orphan’s Court system by the 1st of December this year […] The post Ombudswoman sounds alarm: In Latvia, decisions about children’s futures are often made by people without legal education appeared first on Baltic News Network.