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New report from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: Stronger commitment needed to combat racism, fight gender stereotypes and increase media freedom in Bulgaria

31 March 2020

Today the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, published a report on the visit to Bulgaria she carried out in November 2019. The report focuses on racism, intolerance and discrimination; violence against women and domestic violence; and media freedom.

Appeal to help 17 families in danger of losing their only homes in Voivodinovo, Bulgaria

14 February 2019

The Decision of the Constitutional Court Humiliated Us All!

27 July 2018

Fair trial defenders meet in Sofia to discuss threats to justice in Europe at the time of the Bulgarian EU Presidency

06 March 2018

Human Rights: What Can We Hope for From the Bulgarian EU Presidency?

11 January 2018

Bulgarian NGOs Resist New Bill to Restrict Outside Funding for Judges' Groups

20 July 2017

UNHCR appeals for protection and solidarity for refugees in Bulgaria on World Refugee Day

20 June 2017

Nobody Knows the True Number of Victims of Police Brutality in Bulgaria

07 February 2017

Violence, Vermin and Overcrowding Persist in Bulgarian Prisons

24 October 2016

Human rights experts: Unchecked atmosphere of anti-migrant discourse results in abuses

05 September 2016

More than 2,300 Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Transited Bulgaria since January 2016

09 August 2016

Automatic and indiscriminate ban on prisoners’ voting rights in Bulgaria is disproportionate

22 July 2016

Hundreds of Migrants Arrested in Bulgaria

20 July 2016

Bulgaria follows France and Netherlands in move to ban the veil

17 June 2016

Why is Bulgaria making a big fuss about the niqab?

25 May 2016

New report from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: Stronger commitment needed to combat racism, fight gender stereotypes and increase media freedom in Bulgaria

31 March 2020

Today the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, published a report on the visit to Bulgaria she carried out in November 2019. The report focuses on racism, intolerance and discrimination; violence against women and domestic violence; and media freedom.

New report from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: Stronger commitment needed to combat racism, fight gender stereotypes and increase media freedom in Bulgaria

31 March 2020

Today the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, published a report on the visit to Bulgaria she carried out in November 2019. The report focuses on racism, intolerance and discrimination; violence against women and domestic violence; and media freedom.

New report from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: Stronger commitment needed to combat racism, fight gender stereotypes and increase media freedom in Bulgaria

Appeal to help 17 families in danger of losing their only homes in Voivodinovo, Bulgaria

The Decision of the Constitutional Court Humiliated Us All!

Fair trial defenders meet in Sofia to discuss threats to justice in Europe at the time of the Bulgarian EU Presidency

Human Rights: What Can We Hope for From the Bulgarian EU Presidency?

Bulgarian NGOs Resist New Bill to Restrict Outside Funding for Judges' Groups

UNHCR appeals for protection and solidarity for refugees in Bulgaria on World Refugee Day

Nobody Knows the True Number of Victims of Police Brutality in Bulgaria

Violence, Vermin and Overcrowding Persist in Bulgarian Prisons

Human rights experts: Unchecked atmosphere of anti-migrant discourse results in abuses

More than 2,300 Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Transited Bulgaria since January 2016

Automatic and indiscriminate ban on prisoners’ voting rights in Bulgaria is disproportionate

Hundreds of Migrants Arrested in Bulgaria

Bulgaria follows France and Netherlands in move to ban the veil

Why is Bulgaria making a big fuss about the niqab?

New report from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: Stronger commitment needed to combat racism, fight gender stereotypes and increase media freedom in Bulgaria

New report from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: Stronger commitment needed to combat racism, fight gender stereotypes and increase media freedom in Bulgaria

Civic Solidarity: Respect and recognition for the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria

Court of Justice of the European Union: The Term ‘Spouse’ Includes Spouses of the Same Sex

Universal Erasmus: Youth at the Heart of the Democratic Revival of Europe

Research Project: Protection of Fundamental Rights and Access to Legal Aid for Remand Prisoners in the EU

Safeguarding civil society participation in the Helsinki process – a matter of the OSCE’s raison d’être

Call of The Parliamentarians of Europe to the authorities of Myanmar and Europe to protect The Rohingyas

Petition to the International Association of Prosecutors

Refugee rights subsiding?

Belarus: Civic solidarity movement condemns mass detentions and police violence against peaceful demonstrators, calls for a strong reaction by the international community

Repressions by Russian authorities against journalists in Crimea require a strong and clear reaction by the international community

Icy conditions threaten migrants' health

2 Yazidi women who escaped IS group win human rights prize

Polish parliament rejects near-total abortion ban after protests

Ten countries host half of world's refugees: report

Roma mothers in Czech Republic fight for better schools

More than 110 Bulgarian and international NGOs support BHC after a political attack

Second time in a row: Bulgaria’s prosecutor general refuses to accept a report on the human rights situation in the country

POSITION STATEMENT of Bulgarian Helsinki Committee on the appointment of Danail Kirilov for Minister of Justice of Bulgaria

NGOs in Bulgaria Condemn Constitutional Court Decision Rejecting Istanbul Convention

PRESS RELEASE: Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister defends his spouse for her racist anti-Roma comments

The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee Published Its Report on Human Rights in Bulgaria in 2017

Bulgarian Helsinki Committee Releases 2017 Annual Human Rights Report: A Year of Deterioration

Civil Society Calls upon the ECtHR to Confirm the Unconditional Right of Access to Lawyer in Police Custody

PRESS RELEASE: Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov Found Liable for Anti-Roma Hate Speech

Article 13 Open letter – Monitoring and Filtering of Internet Content is Unacceptable

Open letter from Bulgarian NGOs on Bulgaria's candidacy to host the European Medicines Agency

Press Release: The Sofia District Court found an Orthodox theologian, head of a church organisation, instructed third parties to discriminate against non-Christian non-profit organisation based on spiritual beliefs

JOINT STATEMENT on the Proposed Amendment to the Judicial System Act

Delayed reform and implementation of rights of persons with disabilities in Bulgaria

Bulgarian Helsinki Committee's Annual Report for 2016 : Disturbing limitations on the rights of the most vulnerable groups in Bulgaria