The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC) has launched a campaign which aims to promote human rights, the press center of the organization said. For the purpose, a special page has been created on the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee’s website.
BHC tells about various rights in 17 fundamental areas: freedom of expression, the right to protection from torture, the right to be free from inhuman or degrading treatment, the right to freedom of association and peaceful assembly, etc. Others target people with disabilities, refugees and representatives of minorities. The page will be linked to videos and images spread in various media, organisations and social networks, as well as in some of the major Bulgarian cities.
The majority of Bulgarians do not vote, indicate data of the Central Election Commission on voter turnout in the country in the past 3 years. For example, at the election on 4 April, 2021 voter turnout was 50.61%, while three months later, on 11..
The administration of Sofia municipality is mulling raising the tourist tax which has remained unchanged for ten years. Raising the tax, collected from the visitors to the capital city every day, is connected with the intention by Sofia Mayor Vassil..
At the end of October, Bulgaria is to hold parliamentary elections for the second time in 2024, this time for the 51st National Assembly. Since the beginning of 2021, these is the seventh consecutive parliamentary elections and the sixth..
The mayor of the village of Samoranovo (Dupnitsa Municipality) has initiated an urgent fundraising campaign in connection with the fire in Rila..
Two people infected with West Nile Virus (WNV) in Bulgaria have died, the Ministry of Health has been confirmed for the BNR. Three persons in Bulgaria..
During the night, the precipitation will stop and the clouds will break up temporarily , with clear skies after midnight over Western Bulgaria. Light to..
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