“The acts which crush human dignity, torture and inhuman treatment must be criminalised with amendments to the Criminal Code, and for them there must be severe punishment,” says Ombudsman Diana Kovacheva.
As the abuse of an 18-year old girl in Stara Zagora came to light, many other cases of violence have emerged, and they demonstrated several things, Ombudsman Kovacheva said and added: “First that there are omissions in the Criminal Code, and second – that the institutions do not identify domestic violence as such, and are not moved by particularly vicious acts.”
Diana Kovacheva urged MPs to submit her proposals for discussion on Monday.
There is a channel for the transfer of workers to Western Europe, said Veselin Nalbantov, deputy chairman of the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association. Mysterious disappearances of Nepalese and Sri Lankan workers on the Black Sea coast..
According to the plan for the development of the electricity transmission network of Bulgaria 2024-2033 of the Electricity System Operator, as of 2033, production from renewable energy sources (RES) will exceed 50% of the projected electricity..
Thursday will be mostly sunny. In the afternoon there will be clouds and occasional rain, but mainly in the mountains, the Danube plain and the Upper Thracian plain. Lows will be between 16 and 22°C, 17°C in Sofia, and highs - between 31 and 38°C, 32°C..
As the snap election draws nearer, GERB leader Boyko Borissov called for shared responsibility with the other political forces. This took place at a..
23 August is a day of commemoration of the victims of the crimes committed by the national socialist, communist and other totalitarian regimes...
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