Projects in Bulgaria

Other Activities

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"Between Fact and Fake: Building Resilience to Misinformation". International workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria (2018)

A total of 30 participants from 14 European countries participated in the workshop "Between Fact and Fake: Building Resilience to Misinformation" in Sofia, Bulgaria on 28 and 29 May. The meeting was organized by the Faculty of Economic Sociology at the University of Sofia, the Partners Bulgaria Foundation and the Partners for Democratic Change (Slovakia). Participants were researchers, journalists, educators and representatives from a number of different civil society organizations.

Human Rights Challenges

According to the 2020 Universal Periodic Review from the United Nations, the human rights challenges in Bulgaria relates to, among others:

Discriminatory practices against women - stereotypical patterns regarding the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and society. High prevalence of domestic violence.
Harassment by police and ill-treatment during investigations, prosecute perpetrators.
Lack of protection of the rights for same-sex-couples.
High dropout rates in education.
Violent and discriminatory practices against children and adults with disabilities.
Roma children victims of segregation in the school system.