''We are deeply concerned by the signing into law of a legislative amendment in Bulgaria prohibiting discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools and urge for it to be reconsidered in line with the country’s international human rights obligations'', said UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Liz Throssell.
''The new amendment, coming at a time when 82% of LGBT individuals in Bulgaria report having been bullied at school, will only serve to deepen human rights violations against LGBT people and bullying and harassment in schools'', Liz Throssell further said. He called on the Bulgarian authorities ‘''o take urgent steps to prevent and combat violence, discrimination and bullying, particularly against LGBT youth and within the education system''.
Earlier, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty also expressed deep concern over the law against LGBT+ propaganda in schools and urged President Rumen Radev not to sign it. However, Bulgaria’s head of state promulgated the amendments.
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