You are entitled and encouraged to complain if you believe that you have been unlawfully restricted from participating in volunteering activities.
Administrative and civil proceedings
If you believe your rights as a volunteer are being violated, for example, if you are being forced into labour or if your health or safety is being put under risk, you may complain to the State Inspectorate. Any decision or actual conduct of the State Inspectorate is contestable to the director of the Inspectorate. You may also pursue your claim against the organiser of the volunteer service in a civil court.
Administrative supervision over the application of law and regulations adopted on the basis of this Act is performed by the Ministry of Labour. A volunteering organizer who does not fulfill the obligations from the volunteering contract or does not conclude the volunteering contract in the manner specified by this Law, and fails to fulfil all other obligations from the law will be fined.
Constitutional Court
If your rights as a volunteer are restricted by law and you believe this is in violation of your human rights, you may also complain to the Constitutional Court. The Constitutional Court may accordingly declare the legal regulation restricting your right to assembly as being incompatible with the Constitution.
Complaints to international human rights bodies
If you believe that the violation of your rights has not been remedied by Latvian institutions or courts, you can submit a complaint to international or European institutions, such as the European Court of Human Rights or the UN Human Rights Committee.