The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has published its findings on the countries it examined during its latest session from 10 to 28 February 2020: Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Eritrea, Kiribati, Latvia, Pakistan, Republic of Moldova, and Zimbabwe. Overall, the findings contain positive aspects of how the respective States are implementing the

At the invitation of the Government of Bulgaria, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material, visited Bulgaria from 1 to 8 April 2019. The objectives of the visit were to assess the situation of the sale and sexual

On April 1, 2001, just a few seconds after midnight, Mayor of Amsterdam was the first registrar in the world to marry a gay couple. That night four same-sex couples tied the knot, followed by another 382 who married in the same month. Currently sixteen European countries fully recognize same-sex marriages, while thirteen recognize a

Annual Review of the situation of LGBTI people paints a picture at odds with a widespread notion that in Europe the work is done Amid rising hate speech and crime, vulnerable people across Europe find themselves disconnected from the popular story of the region’s success in securing LGBTI rights, major human rights review finds. Brussels,

The 15th edition of Sofia LGBTI Community Fest was held between 9th and 15th of December 2019 at 4 different locations in Sofia: National Students House, Derrida Stage, Fabrika Avtonomia and Rainbow Hub. The festival included a full week of LGBTI and feminist events such as discussions, workshops, exhibitions and parties. The theme of this

‘On the Table’ is a motion-verbatim ( a documentary-type storytelling based on real-life stories that are narrated with the aid of headphones attached to real-time actors)  which explores the experiences of representatives of  LGBTI + community, particularly to gay women and gay men. Director Constanza (in a creative duo with Daniel) starts working on similar

The opening of the Sofia LGBTI Community Fest took place on 09/12/2019 (Monday) on the second floor of the National Student House at around 6:30 pm, with a full hall and wine for HAPPY CELEBRATION – the festival is now over 15 years old, as is the Foundation Bilitis (the organizer of the festival), which

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, completed her first country visit to Bulgaria at the end of November. Commissioner Mijatović and her team held a series of meetings and consultations focused on issues pertaining to racism, intolerance and discrimination, including aspects related to the human rights of Roma, LGBTI people as well