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Council of Europe Urges Swift Reform as Bulgaria Lags on Judicial Independence

17.06.2025

Strasbourg Court Condemns Bulgaria Over Police Violence During the 2020 Anti-Government Protests

27.05.2025

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Calls on Bulgarian Prime Minister for Urgent Measures Regarding the Crisis in Zaharna Fabrika

05.05.2025

European Court of Human Rights Orders Bulgaria to Provide Housing for Homeless Families from Zaharna Fabrika

29.04.2025

Liberties: EU Media Freedom In Deepening Crisis Amid Rising Authoritarianism

29.04.2025

No Protection, No Reform, No Accountability: Human Rights in Bulgaria in 2024

23.04.2025

Bulgarian Helsinki Committee Calls for Prevention of Humanitarian Crisis in Sofia's Zaharna Fabrika Neighborhood

17.04.2025

The European Public Prosecutor's Office in Bulgaria is an unwanted phenomenon

31.03.2025

A New In-Depth Report by Liberties Ranks Bulgaria Among the "Dismantlers" of Democracy

17.03.2025

Welcome to the First Monthly BHC Newsletter in English

10.03.2025

Civil Society Under Threat: Resisting Peevski’s Attempt to Undermine Democracy

30.01.2025

Changes in the leadership of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee

02.04.2024

What we do

We document human rights violations

We monitor the human rights situation in Bulgaria since 1992. We provide Bulgarian and international institutions with expert reports and statements, informing legislators, state administration, as well as the broader society.

We provide free legal aid

We do strategic litigation in selected cases of violations of basic human rights in Bulgaria. We prioritise aiding vulnerable communities for whose members it is unlikely to have access to justice.

We do advocacy

We organise campaigns to inform broader Bulgarian and international society on the human rights situation in Bulgaria and we mobilise civil society for causes in defense of human rights.

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BHC: More than 30 Years of Solidarity with Refugees

On June 20, we mark World Refugee Day under the motto "Solidarity with Refugees." In a world where more than 120 million people are forcibly displaced due to conflict, persecution, and climate crises, such solidarity is more necessary than ever.

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Council of Europe Urges Swift Reform as Bulgaria Lags on Judicial Independence

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe continues to monitor how Bulgaria is implementing judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Recently, the Committee adopted another decision concerning the case of Judge Miroslava Todorova, who won a case against Bulgaria in 2022 for a violation of her freedom of expression—an infringement committed with ulterior motives by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). The case provides key guidance for judicial reform aimed at ensuring the independence of judges.

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New BHC Study to Update Information on Femicide in Bulgaria

108 murders of women falling within the definition of femicide, researchers of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee found in a study of judicial practice in cases related to femicide across the country for the period 2018–2023.

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Expanding the Sofia Pride Coalition: Strengthening Community and Inclusion

София Прайд, най-голямото шествие за човешки права в България от 2008 г. насам, започва трансформиращ проект за разширяване и включване на всички части на ЛГБТИ общността и нейните съмишленици в България. Инициативата стъпва на съществуващия Организационен комитет, в който влизат фондация GLAS, фондация Билитис, ЛГБТИ Действие и Българския хелзинкски комитет, като целта й е да създаде по-широка и приобщаваща структура, която да отразява интерсекционалния характер на Прайд.

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An Important Step Towards Recognizing Trans People and Their Rights in Bulgaria

A key hearing in a landmark case on trans people and their rights in Bulgaria took place at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg on 22 May.

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Strasbourg Court Condemns Bulgaria Over Police Violence During the 2020 Anti-Government Protests

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned Bulgaria in the case of Pedev v. Bulgaria (application no. 27165/21). The case became emblematic of police brutality during the anti-government protests in July 2020.

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Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Calls on Bulgarian Prime Minister for Urgent Measures Regarding the Crisis in Zaharna Fabrika

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