Information on human rights violations committed by the police since December 1994 against human rights activists or those engaged in pro-democracy activities, and on the recourse available [BGR23477.E]

Information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.


Sources Consulted


Amnesty International Report. Yearly.

DIRB country file on Bulgaria.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. Daily.

Human Rights Watch World Report. Yearly.


News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. Monthly.

Oral sources.

Transition: Events and Issues in the Former Soviet Union and East-Central and Southeastern Europe [Prague]. Bi-monthly.

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