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The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee is an independent non-governmental organisation for the protection of human rights. The objectives of the committee are to promote respect for the human rights of every individual, to stimulate legislative reform to bring Bulgarian legislation in line with international human rights standards, to trigger public debate on human rights issues, to carry out advocacy for the protection of human rights, and to popularise and make widely available human rights instruments.
Highlights:22 domestic human rights NGOs call on parliament not to downsize the Bulgarian equality body [13-05-2010] Twenty-two of the most influential human rights NGOs in Bulgaria send an Open Letter to parliament protesting against the planned downsizing of the Commission for Protection Against Discrimination. Full text» The BHC publishes two new reports on human rights institutions and data protection [12-05-2010] The BHC published today two new reports on national human rights institutions and data protection, produced for the Fundamental Rights Agency. Full text» BHC publishes 2009 Annual Human Rights Report [22-03-2010] Vulnerable social groups, including some religious and ethnic minorities, women, individuals with different sexual orientation, some categories of detainees and the poor, were most affected by human rights violations during the year. Full text» BHC files lawsuit against Prosecutor's Office failure to investigate child deaths [11-02-2010] BHC had filed a lawsuit against the Prosecutor’s Office failure to investigate 75 deaths and an undetermined number of bodily injuries to children with mental and physical disabilities in childcare institutions. Full text»
Bulgaria's Abandoned Children Campaign
 Started in response to Kate Blewett's shocking film "Bulgaria's Abandoned Children", the campaign aims to improve the lives of 75 disabled children from the Mogilino home, and promote better care for all disabled children and adults.
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