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Bulgaria ratified UN disabilities treaty [this day at law]
December 25, 2012 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On December 25, 2011, Bulgarian parliament member Svetlana Angelova announced that Bulgaria would ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Bulgaria was one of the few UN member nations to not ratify the convention, and was under criticism for its poor treatment of those.... [more]
HRW calls on Bulgaria to denounce anti-gay violence
June 27, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday sent a letter to Bulgarian Justice Minister Diana Kovacheva urging her to denounce calls to violence by anti-gay groups in anticipation of a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride parade in Sofia, Bulgaria, on June 30. HRW noted that religious.... [more]
Bulgaria to ratify UN disabilities treaty
December 25, 2011 by Sung Un Kim
Bulgaria will ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the beginning of 2012, a member of the Bulgarian parliament announced on Sunday. According to Svetlana Angelova this ratification will result in several legislation amendments that will ensure that Bulgarian citizens.... [more]
Libya high court vacated death sentences in Bulgarian AIDS case [this day at law]
December 25, 2011 by Clay Flaherty
On December 25, 2005, the Libyan Supreme Court disposed of the death sentences given to five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor who were convicted of infecting more than 400 children with the HIV virus in May 2004. Libya ultimately released the six medics following an agreement with the.... [more]
UN rights office urges end to Roma discrimination in Bulgaria
October 4, 2011 by Sarah Posner
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday called on authorities to end the hate speech and discrimination against the Roma migrants in Bulgaria. The UN human rights office expressed deep concern over the violence and discrimination accompanying the anti-Roma.... [more]
Bulgaria government approves bill targeting organized crime
May 18, 2011 by Julia Zebley
The Bulgarian government passed a long-delayed bill on Wednesday that allows "civil confiscation" of assets before conviction. This allows the Commission for Establishing of Property Acquired from Criminal Activity to launch investigations of people who cannot account for their income, in a move.... [more]
NATO invites former Warsaw Pact members to join [this day at law]
July 8, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On July 8, 1997, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) invited the former communist nations of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to join the alliance. This was the first invitation of former communist nations to join NATO since the end of the Cold War. The three countries would later.... [more]
Warsaw Pact signed [this day at law]
May 14, 2010 by Andrew Morgan
On May 14, 1955, seven communist countries in Eastern Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the USSR) signed the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance (Warsaw Pact), a mutual defense accord created to counter NATO in the West. East Germany.... [more]
Bulgaria, Romania legal systems need improvement: EU report
March 24, 2010 by Steve Czajkowski
The European Commission (EC) released reports Tuesday that said Bulgaria and Romania must do more to combat corruption and organized crime, and conduct judicial reforms in order to enjoy their full rights as members of the EU. The reports represent the sixth assessments for the newest members of.... [more]
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed, ending Russia involvement in WWI [this day at law]
March 3, 2010 by JURIST Staff
On March 3, 1918, the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire) signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with the communist government of Russia, ending Russian involvement in World War I. The treaty furthermore opened independence for Finland, Estonia, Latvia,.... [more]
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