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There is no accurate data on racist and hate crime.

Qualitative Info

The Bulgarian Ministry of Interior collects statistics of registered crimes against the rights of citizens (Articles 162-169c, 170-171, 174a of the Criminal Code). Of these racist and hate crime are incriminated in Art. 162 to 164 of the Criminal Code. The exact number of racist and hate crime cases is not available.

 

Reporting period	Registered crimes
2008	422
2009	519
01.01.-30.06. 2010	187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Letter of Ministry of Interior to the Center for the Study of Democracy

 

 

The table includes official data on criminal offences registered by the police irrespective of whether pre-trial criminal proceedings have been officially instituted by the prosecution service. The articles listed in the table incriminate the following offences: propagating or abetting to racial, national or ethnic hostility or hatred or to racial discrimination through speech, print or other mass media, through electronic information systems or in any other way; using violence against another or damaging another’s property because of the victim’s nationality, race, religion, or political convictions; forming, leading or being a member of an organisation or group which has set itself the objective of committing such acts (Article 162); participating (including as abettors and leaders) in a crowd rallied to attack groups of the population, individual citizens or their property in connection with their national, ethnic or racial affiliation with heavier penalties for cases where the crowd or some of the participants were armed or where an assault had been made which had resulted in severe bodily injury or death (Article 163); propagating hatred on religious basis through speech, print or other mass media, through electronic information systems or in any other way; vandalising, destroying or damaging religious temple, house of prayer, sanctuary or a building attached to them, their symbols or tombstones (Article 164); hindering citizens, by force or threat, from freely practising their faith or from performing their religious rituals and services, which do not violate the laws of the country, the public order and morality; compelling others, in the same way, to take part in religious rituals and services (Article 165); founding a political organisation on religious basis or using, through speech, print media, action or any other way, the church or religion for propagating against state authority or its events (Article 166); crimes against political rights of citizens (Articles 167-169c); crimes against inviolability of premises and vehicles (Article 170); crimes against privacy of correspondence (Article 171); crimes against freedom of assembly (Article 174a).

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There are no cases reported resulting with death/killings.

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There is one case reported for the first half of 2010.

Qualitative Info

The articles listed in the table incriminate the following offences: propagating or abetting to racial, national or ethnic hostility or hatred or to racial discrimination through speech, print or other mass media, through electronic information systems or in any other way; using violence against another or damaging another’s property because of the victim’s nationality, race, religion, or political convictions; forming, leading or being a member of an organisation or group which has set itself the objective of committing such acts (Article 162); participating (including as abettors and leaders) in a crowd rallied to attack groups of the population, individual citizens or their property in connection with their national, ethnic or racial affiliation with heavier penalties for cases where the crowd or some of the participants were armed or where an assault had been made which had resulted in severe bodily injury or death (Article 163).

Reporting period	Article 162			Article 163
	Number of instituted pre-trial proceedings	Number of prosecutorial rulings brought to court	Number of convicted individuals	Number of instituted pre-trial proceedings	Number of prosecutorial rulings brought to court	Number of convicted individuals
2008	7	1	1	0	0	0
2009	10	3	1	0	0	0
01.01.-30.06. 2010	1	1	0	0	0	0

Source: Supreme Prosecution Office of Cassation based on data provided by the regional prosecution offices

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There is no information on the number of complaints about racial discrimination. Of all 838 complaints received  in 2010, the CPD initiated 22 cases about discrimination on the basis of ethnicity.

Qualitative Info

The Commission for Protection against Discrimination in its Annual Report 2010 does not differentiate the complaints it has received. Under the report, In 2010, 838 complaints and signals have been lodged with the CPD. 268 case files were initiated (32% of all lodged complaints and signals).

Year	Number of cases based on ethnicity
2008	23
2009	18
2010	22

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: CPD Annual Report 2010, available at http://kzd-nondiscrimination.com/layout/images/stories/Annual%20report%202010%20EN.pdf

External Url http://kzd-nondiscrimination.com/layout/images/stories/Annual%20report%202010%20EN.pdf

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1

Numbers of cases 1

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In 2012, the CPD’s Panel on discrimination on the grounds of ethnic origin and race found 1 case of ethnic discrimination.

External Url http://kzd-nondiscrimination.com/

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12

Numbers of cases 12

Qualitative Info

In 2012, the CPD’s Panel on discrimination on the grounds of ethnic origin and race delivered 12 decisions, of which one conciliation agreement between the parties was approved and in one case found discrimination on the ground of ethnic origin.

External Url http://kzd-nondiscrimination.com/

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In 2012 the CPD imposed one fine of 350 lv (175 euro).

Numbers of cases 1

Qualitative Info

In 2010, the Commission for Protection against Discrimination delivered 10 decisions, approved one conciliation agreement between the parties and in one case found indirect discrimination on the ground of ethnic origin. The Panel delivered three instructions to competent public authorities for seizure of established infringements and three recommendations for prevention of future infringements.

In 2012, the CPD delivered 12 decisions, approved one conciliation agreement between the parties and in one case found discrimination by verbal harrassment on the ground of ethnic origin for which it imposed a fine of 350 lv (175 euro).

External Url http://kzd-nondiscrimination.com/

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In 2012, the ECtHR issued one decision against Bulgaria under Art. 14 - discrimination. For 2006 - 2012 period the ECtHR issued five decisions against Bulgaria. 

Numbers of cases 1

Qualitative Info

For the period of 2006 – 2011 the ECtHR issued the following decisions against Bulgaria:

Under Art. 14 discrimination – 3.

Under Art. 11 right to assembly - 1.

In 2012, the ECtHR issued one decision against Bulgaria under Art. 14 - discrimination.

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No.

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There is no information about procedures against Bulgaria by other EU and international bodies.

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No.

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There are no infringement procedures against Bulgaria.

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