International standards: International human rights treaties ratified by Bulgaria

The texts of all treaties in this section are given in Bulgarian

• In the framework of the Council of Europe:

  European Social Charter
  European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
  Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

• In the framework of the United Nations:

  The International Bill of Human Rights

  International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
  Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
  Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Prevention of Discrimination

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid
International Convention against Apartheid in Sports
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention
Convention against Discrimination in Education
Equal Remuneration Convention

Rights of Women

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Convention on the Political Rights of Women

Rights of the Child

Declaration on the Rights of the Child

Slavery, Servitude, Forced Labour and Similar Institutions and Practices

Slavery Convention
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery
Forced Labour Convention
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention

Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: protection of
persons subjected to detention or imprisonment

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Freedom of Information

Convention on the International Right of Correction

Freedom of Association

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention
Workers' Representatives Convention
Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention

Employment

Employment Policy Convention

Marriage, Family and Youth

Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages

Nationality, Statelessness, Asylum and Refugees

Convention relating to the Status of Refugees

War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity

Humanitarian law:

Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 (Protocol I)
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 (Protocol II)

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