The girl was left to swallow 25 shoe insoles, eight rags, three sponges, six socks, three pieces of paper and three stones, dies of stomach perforation.
The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee once again opposes the superficial amendments made to the Judiciary Act and the government’s continual failure to work towards the fundamental reform of the Supreme Judicial Council
In Yordanova and Others v. Bulgaria the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) unanimously held that the eviction of Roma families from the Batalova Vodenitsa neighbourhood in Sofia is not necessary in a democratic society and would constitute a violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Bulgarian Helsinki Committee’s annual report reveals alarming trends in major areas regarding the state of human rights in Bulgaria in 2011.
Organizations demand an entirely new model of care for pregnancy and birth. Violence against women in Bulgarian hospitals continues. An entirely new model of care is needed to ensure the wellbeing of pregnant women and women in labor.
Women aged 35 to 44 bear the brunt of gender pay discrimination. Although 6 out of 10 university graduates happen to be female in Bulgaria, the numbers do not translate in higher employment for women or equal pay
ECHR’s decision demands complete reform of the system that places individuals in social care homes and under guardianship. The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee launched its campaign for closing down such institutions.
The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC) supports the position of People Against Racism (ХоРа) to protest against the taking place of the Lukov march.
In the case of Yordan Petrov against Bulgaria the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the defendant had been beaten during the arrest and police custody, and subsequently found guilty on the basis of a false testimony obtained through violence.
The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee is gravely alarmed by yet another case of police brutality in Sofia, which left Mr. Peter Nachkov with corporal damage.