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The European Court of Human Rights ruled on April 6 that Bulgaria violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which concerns the right to privacy and family life.

The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee says the repeal of the regulation on the integration of refugees is illegitimate, immoral and a threat to national security.

For the Bulgarian parliamentary elections on 26 March 2017, a total of 35 polling stations were opened in Turkey. Considering the drastic reduction in the number of polling stations in Turkey compared to the previous parliamentary elections and the fact that the largest Bulgarian migrant community lives in the city of Bursa, the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC) sent an observer to monitor the election day in the Turkish city.

Europe’s two-tier protection regime and its effect on the rights of beneficiaries

Bulgarian human rights defenders note the participation of racist and xenophobic political parties in the government.

Statement by members of the Civic Solidarity Platform