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Bulgaria responds to criticism at UNHCR
The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to criticism raised at the United Nations in March.
A desperate Bulgarian mother gets help from an unexpected source
Pavlina Radkova is a mother who never gave up on her son Ivan’s chance of a “normal”
Will there be justice for the children left to die in ‘care’?
It’s over two years since the Prosecutor General in Bulgaria announced criminal investigations into the deaths of
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TBACT volunteers arrive in Bulgaria
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The first volunteers in our 2013 volunteer programme flew into Bulgaria last week and received a great welcome from the director and staff at the orphanage where they will be helping. The all-girl group of Andrea, Elli, Natalie and Hannah will
Bulgaria responds to criticism at UNHCR
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The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to criticism raised at the United Nations in March. In a written letter, Bulgaria claims to have conducted 22 inspections of homes following the report by the Bulgaria Helsinki Committee detailing 238 deaths.
Far right party could be kingmaker in Bulgarian politics
on: by Siobhain Santry
With neither of the two main parties in Bulgaria achieving an absolute majority in recent parliamentary elections, a coalition government is now expected. Whilst a tight election result was anticipated few would have imagined that a union with the ultra right
A desperate Bulgarian mother gets help from an unexpected source
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Pavlina Radkova is a mother who never gave up on her son Ivan’s chance of a “normal” education in a country where disability intolerance is rife. Her bid to educate Ivan in a state school after battling with the authorities ever
Bulgaria criticised for ‘shameful failure’ on protecting rights of children at UNHCR
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The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) protested this week to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Bulgaria’s continuing disregard for the human rights of children growing up in institutional care. IHEU is an international NGO with Special Consultative Status with the UN (New
Hike in Maternity Benefits Will Not Boost Birth Rate
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Bulgaria’s Labor Minister: Hike in Maternity Benefits Will Not Boost Birth Rate http://news360.com/article/176446418
Will there be justice for the children left to die in ‘care’?
on: by Siobhain Santry
It’s over two years since the Prosecutor General in Bulgaria announced criminal investigations into the deaths of 238 children in state care. The deaths, a roll call of unbearable suffering, from starvation to violent abuse occurred between 2000 and 2010 –
Political turmoil and street protests continue in Bulgaria
on: by Siobhain Santry
By resigning last Thursday, the Bulgarian prime minister, Boyko Borisov hoped to defuse mounting public anger and put a stop to the daily street protests that were turning increasingly violent. However, the move looks to have backfired with more protests in
Medicine PhD Arkadiy Shmilovich and Stereotypes
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Medicine PhD Arkadiy Shmilovich talks about sterotypes in and around psychiatry, diseases we do not notice and social rights of handicapped in Russia and other countries in his interview with Bolshoy Gorod magazine. Link to original article Link to the automactically
Rosa Monckton asks how can things change for the children of Bulgaria’s institutions?
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It was something about the twins that got to me; after seeing so many baby institutions and children’s homes, I had almost grown used to abandoned children in ranks of cots, staring at the ceiling. The twins — a boy and