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 | | The judicial structure is composed of district (city) courts, regional courts, which hear appeals from district courts, the Supreme Court, which is the highest appeals court, and the Constitutional Court. |
 | | In December 1999, the Supreme Court upheld a regional court decision that Tatyana Zhdanok, an extreme Russian nationalist of the Equal Rights Movement and a Riga city council deputy, was not eligible to run for public office due to her pro-Soviet activities after January 13, 1991. |
 | | Latvia is primarily a country of origin and transit for trafficked victims rather than a destination, although no exact statistics are available. |
| www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eur/8279.htm (6254 words) |
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