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Sofia, August 9 (BTA) - According to last week's data, there are some 150 unaccompanied refugee minors in Bulgaria, National Ombudsman Maya Manolova said during a discussion on the subject. More than 2,300 unaccompanied minors have transited this country since the beginning of 2016.

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch representatives visited Nauru to examine Australia’s offshore immigration system and say they were shocked by what they found

The top human rights body at the United Nations has voted to appoint an independent expert on protection from violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people.

In the case of Kulinski and Sabev v. Bulgaria (application no. 63849/09) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there hadbeen: a violation of Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 (right to free elections) of the European Convention onHuman Rights, and no violation of Article 13 (right to an effective remedy).

Amnesty International has gathered credible evidence that detainees in Turkey are being subjected to beatings and torture, including rape, in official and unofficial detention centres in the country.

Amid a security crackdown after the failed putsch, refugees from Syria now face multiple new challenges.

Directors and employers of Ferrovial told they risk prosecution over firm’s role at offshore detention sites

Deputy Interior Ministry says round-up of illegal migrants is intended to 'send a signal' that instability in Turkey will not lead to fresh migration pressure on Bulgaria.

'To be able to have children is so important for a woman. When they took that away from me, I felt worthless.'