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Six years ago, the government abandoned a bill to abolish guardianship because of opposition from conservative judges and representatives of the academia.

One action brought before Sofia District Court and one complaint before the European Committee on Social Rights will hold Bulgaria accountable for the poor COVID-19 vaccination of the most vulnerable people

The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee presented its annual awards

The exhibition „Вещи безценност“ (Invaluable objects) is part of a project of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee - in partnership with Alliance for Protection against Gender-Based Violence - against gender-based violence and it will open at the beginning of October. It presents a series of still life portraits of Bulgarian women, murdered by their partners, through intimate photographs of their personal belongings.

Four Bulgarian NGO’s incl. the BHC, working in the field of human rights, children rights and the rights of people with disabilities sent an open letter to the authorities according to children rights in COVID-19 situation. They demand urgent measures to protect the interests of children in the context of epidemics.