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The Venice Commission confirms the position of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee and does not approve the amendments to the Constitution.
The Venice Commission announced its opinion on the changes to the Constitution voted on by the National Assembly on Friday at the first reading. In its vast majority, the Commission's opinion aligns with the assessment of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee regarding the amendments to our fundamental law.
Position Statement
BHC submitted a position statement on the draft amendments to the Constitution
The opinion is critical of the judicial reform measures
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BHC: The illegal violence against the tent camp in front of the Soviet Army Monument must be investigated and sanctioned
The action demonstrates an anti-democratic ideology
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Prosecutor's Office should take action to dissolve the Vazrajdane Party
Signatories are also well-known public figures
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LGBTI people are the new target of 'poisonous' media arrows.
The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee and the Association 'Organization Drom' presented a study and a report on 'The Image of Minority and Vulnerable Groups in Bulgarian Media'.
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Final: The Supreme Administrative Court convicted the newspaper "Trud" of homophobic Russian propaganda
Homophobic Russian propaganda is illegal
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The political party VMRO-BND engages in discrimination, ruled the Commission for Protection against Discrimination (CPD)
The Commission for Protection against Discrimination (CPD) imposed a fine of 1000 LV and a mandatory instruction on the Political party "VMRO-Bulgarian National Movement" (VMRO-BND) not to allow publications that promote prejudice against specific ethnic communities.
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Anonymous Notices Leave Residents of Orlandovtsi District in Sofia Homeless
Под заплаха е поставено оцеляването на невръстни деца, бременни, старци, хора с увреждания.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned Spain for the failure of parliament to appoint judges to the judicial council.
The Bulgarian Parliament has also excessively delayed the appointment of new members to the Supreme Judicial Council, according to attorney Adela Kachaunova from the BHC.