Latvia at the UN Commission on Human Rights and Human Rights Council
Recorded votes 1999–2017 · 184 votes · download CSV
Between 1999 and 2017, Latvia cast 184 votes on resolutions and decisions of the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council that were decided by recorded vote: 48% Yes, 34% No and 18% abstentions. In this dataset it belongs to the Eastern Europe group. It voted most often with Croatia (100% agreement on shared votes) and least often with China (15%).
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Closest voting partners
- Croatia · 100% of 37 shared votes
- Estonia · 100% of 32 shared votes
- Montenegro · 100% of 32 shared votes
- Netherlands · 99% of 101 shared votes
- Poland · 98% of 83 shared votes
- Germany · 97% of 183 shared votes
- Czech Republic · 96% of 83 shared votes
- Norway · 95% of 83 shared votes
Year by year
| Year | Votes | Yes | No | Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| 2000 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 2001 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 5 |
| 2015 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 |
| 2016 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 |
| 2017 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
Every recorded vote
| Year | Resolution | Title | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/S-27/1 | Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/36/30 | Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the Democratic Repub | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/36/24 | From rhetoric to reality : a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discriminat | Abstain |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/36/22 | Promotion and protection of the human rights of peasants and other people working in rural area | Abstain |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/36/21 | Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human r | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/36/20 | The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/36/19 | Renewal of the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/36/17 | The question of the death penalty | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/36/9 | The right to development | No |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/36/4 | Mandate of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international | No |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/36/3 | The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the ri | No |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/36/2 | Mission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to improve the h | No |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/36/10 | Human rights and unilateral coercive measures | No |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/36/1 | Composition of staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | No |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/35/31 | Cooperation with and assistance to Ukraine in the field of human rights | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/35/27 | Situation of human rights in Belarus | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/35/26 | The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/35/8 | Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights | Abstain |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/35/4 | Promotion of the right to peace | No |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/35/3 | Human rights and international solidarity | No |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/35/21 | The contribution of development to the enjoyment of all human rights | No |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/35/13 | Protection of the family : role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of hum | No |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/34/37 | Cooperation with Georgia | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/34/36 | Elaboration of complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of Al | Abstain |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/34/34 | Mandate of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban De | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/34/31 | Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem | Abstain |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/34/30 | Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/34/29 | Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/34/28 | Ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Pal | Abstain |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/34/27 | Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan | Abstain |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/34/26 | The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/34/23 | Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/34/13 | Human rights and unilateral coercive measures | No |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/34/8 | Effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of all human rights | No |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/34/3 | Mandate of the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related internationa | Abstain |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/34/12 | The right to food | Yes |
| 2017 | A/HRC/RES/34/11 | The negative impact of the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin to the countries of orig | Abstain |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/S-25/1 | The deteriorating situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic, and the recent situati | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/33/30 | Arbitrary detention | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/33/24 | Situation of human rights in Burundi | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/33/23 | The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/33/21 | Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/33/19 | Human rights and transitional justice | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/33/4 | The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the ri | No |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/33/3 | Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | No |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/33/14 | The right to development | Abstain |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/33/10 | The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/32/31 | Civil society space | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/32/29 | Cooperation with and assistance to Ukraine in the field of human rights | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/32/28 | Declaration on the right to peace | No |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/32/26 | Situation of human rights in Belarus | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/32/25 | The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/32/23 | Protection of the family : role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of hum | No |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/32/12 | Impact of arms transfers on human rights | No |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/32/9 | Human rights and international solidarity | No |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/32/2 | Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/31/37 | The promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/31/36 | Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the | Abstain |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/31/35 | Ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Pal | Abstain |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/31/34 | Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/31/32 | Protecting human rights defenders, whether individuals, groups or organs of society, addressing | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/31/30 | Effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of all human rights | No |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/31/25 | Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan | Abstain |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/31/22 | The negative impact of the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin to the countries of orig | Abstain |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/31/4 | Commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development | Abstain |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/31/19 | Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/31/17 | The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic | Yes |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/31/11 | The effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on | No |
| 2016 | A/HRC/RES/31/1 | Composition of staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | No |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/30/29 | Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | No |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/30/28 | The right to development | No |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/30/17 | Forum on people of African descent in the diaspora | No |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/30/16 | From rhetoric to reality : a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discriminat | No |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/30/15 | Human rights and preventing and countering violent extremism | Yes |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/30/6 | The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the ri | No |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/30/5 | The question of the death penalty | Yes |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/30/2 | Human rights and unilateral coercive measures | No |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/30/13 | Promotion and protection of the human rights of peasants and other people working in rural area | Abstain |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/30/12 | Promotion of the right to peace | No |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/30/10 | The grave and deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic | Yes |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/29/25 | Ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Pal | Yes |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/29/23 | Cooperation and assistance to Ukraine in the field of human rights | Yes |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/29/22 | Protection of the family : contribution of the family to the realization of the right to an ade | No |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/29/3 | Human rights and international solidarity | No |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/29/17 | Situation of human rights in Belarus | Yes |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/29/16 | The grave and deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic | Yes |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/29/10 | Human rights and the regulation of civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms | Yes |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/28/27 | Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem | Yes |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/28/26 | Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the | Yes |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/28/25 | Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination | Yes |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/28/24 | Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan | Abstain |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/28/22 | Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | Yes |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/28/21 | Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran | Yes |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/28/20 | The continuing grave deterioration in the human rights and humanitarian situation in the Syrian | Yes |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/28/8 | The effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on | No |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/28/7 | Renewal of the mandate of the open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider the possib | No |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/28/5 | The negative impact of the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin to the countries of orig | Abstain |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/28/3 | Ensuring use of remotely piloted aircraft or armed drones in counter-terrorism and military ope | Abstain |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/28/17 | Effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of human rights | No |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/28/14 | Human rights, democracy and the rule of law | Yes |
| 2015 | A/HRC/RES/28/1 | Composition of staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | No |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/78 | Composition of the staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | No |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/76 | Equitable geographical distribution of the membership of the human rights treaty bodies | No |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/73 | Human rights and international solidarity | No |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/70 | Impunity | Yes |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/69 | Promotion of the right of peoples to peace | No |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/68 | The question of the death penalty | Yes |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/65 | Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | No |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/DEC/2001/115 | Human rights and human responsibilities | No |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/47 | The right to freedom of opinion and expression | Yes |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/41 | Continuing dialogue on measures to promote and consolidate democracy | Yes |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/37 | Human rights and terrorism | No |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/36 | Strengthening of popular participation, equity, social justice and non-discrimination as essent | Abstain |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/35 | Adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes | Abstain |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/33 | Access to medication in the context of pandemics such as HIV/AIDS | Yes |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/32 | Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights | No |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/27 | Effects of structural adjustment policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human r | No |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/26 | Human rights and unilateral coercive measures | No |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/25 | The right to food | Yes |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/24 | Situation in the Republic of Chechnya of the Russian Federation | Yes |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/23 | Situation of human rights in Rwanda | No |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/18 | Situation of human rights in the Sudan | Yes |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/17 | Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran | Yes |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/9 | The right to development | Yes |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/8 | Israeli settlements in the occupied Arab territories | Yes |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/7 | Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine | Abstain |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/6 | Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan | Abstain |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/4 | Combating defamation of religions as a means to promote human rights, social harmony and religi | No |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/16 | Situation of human rights in Cuba | Yes |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/14 | Situation of human rights in Iraq | Yes |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/12 | Situation of human rights in parts of South-Eastern Europe | Yes |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/10 | Human rights situation of the Lebanese detainees in Israel | Abstain |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/3 | The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the ri | No |
| 2001 | E/CN.4/RES/2001/2 | Situation in occupied Palestine | Yes |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/S-5/1 | Grave and massive violations of the human rights of the Palestinian people by Israel | No |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/87 | Establishment of a Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues | Yes |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/82 | Effects of structural adjustment policies and foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human r | No |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/73 | Composition of the staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | No |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/72 | Adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes | No |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/65 | The question of the death penalty | Yes |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/64 | The role of good governance in the promotion of human rights | Yes |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/63 | Human rights and human responsibilities | No |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/62 | Promotion of the right to a democratic and equitable international order | No |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/61 | Human rights defenders | Yes |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/58 | Situation in the Republic of Chechnya of the Russian Federation | Yes |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/47 | Promoting and consolidating democracy | Yes |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/28 | Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran | Yes |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/26 | Situation of human rights in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Re | Yes |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/25 | Situation of human rights in Cuba | Yes |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/17 | Situation of human rights in Iraq | Yes |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/16 | Human rights situation in southern Lebanon and west Bakaa | Yes |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/8 | Israeli settlements in the occupied Arab territories | Yes |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/7 | Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan | Abstain |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/6 | Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine | Abstain |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/11 | Human rights and unilateral coercive measures | No |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/10 | The right to food | Abstain |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/4 | Situation in occupied Palestine | Yes |
| 2000 | E/CN.4/RES/2000/3 | The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the ri | No |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/S-4/1 | Situation of human rights in East Timor | Yes |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/73 | Mainstreaming technical cooperation in all areas of human rights | No |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/70 | Composition of the staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | No |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/67 | Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide | Yes |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/61 | Question of the death penalty | Yes |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/59 | Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights | Abstain |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/58 | Impunity of perpetrators of violations of economic, social and cultural rights | No |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/57 | Promotion of the right to democracy | Yes |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/55 | Situation in occupied Palestine | Yes |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/46 | Contemporary forms of slavery | Abstain |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/43 | Abduction of children from northern Uganda | Abstain |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/27 | Human rights and terrorism | Abstain |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/23 | Adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes | No |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/DEC/1999/104 | Effects of structural adjustment programmes on the full enjoyment of human rights | No |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/8 | Human rights in Cuba | Yes |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/7 | Israeli settlements in the occupied Arab territories | Yes |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/6 | Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan | Abstain |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/5 | Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine | Abstain |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/3 | The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the ri | No |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/22 | Effects on the full enjoyment of human rights of the economic adjustment policies arising from | No |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/21 | Human rights and unilateral coercive measures | No |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/18 | The situation of human rights in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), th | Yes |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/14 | Situation of human rights in Iraq | Yes |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/13 | Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran | Yes |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/12 | Human rights situation in southern Lebanon and west Bekaa | Yes |
| 1999 | E/CN.4/RES/1999/2 | Situation of human rights in Kosovo | Yes |