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 Seminar: Conventional Crime in Bulgaria 2007-2008. The Use of Good Practices in the Monitoring of Justice and Home Affairs
On 20 May 2009 the Center for the Study of Democracy organized a seminar to present the dynamics of conventional crime in Bulgaria during the period 2007-2008. more »
Seminar: For Modern and Effective Law Enforcement. Civil Society and Efforts for Increased Security
On 15 April 2009 the Center for the Study of Democracy organized a seminar on the police effectiveness. Mr. Chavdar Chervenkov and Mr. Tihomir Bezlov, CSD Senior Experts were the key speakers of the event. more »
EU proposes protection from discrimination beyond the workplace
The Commission has today adopted a proposal for a directive which provides for protection from discrimination on grounds of age, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief beyond the workplace. This new directive would ensure equal treatment in the areas of social protection, including social security and health care, education and access to and supply of goods and services which are commercially available to the public, including housing. Eurobarometer surveys show that a large majority of Europeans support such legislation: 77% back measures to protect people from discrimination in education and 68% in access to goods and services. more »
Wider powers and greater measures needed to tackle homophobia
Equal protection by EU anti-discrimination law remains an ideal not a fact for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transsexuals (LGBT) living in many parts of the European Union (EU). Greater legislative protection and wider support within the EU is required. more »
FRA signs pledge to support UEFA anti-racism campaign
during EURO 2008™
The European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) will join UEFA, FARE, FIFPro, football players and others in signing a “pledge” supporting respect for diversity at a launch event for EURO 2008™ on 7 June in Basel, Switzerland. This “pledge” is timely as a spate of events in Europe over the past year has shown that the spectrum of racism and other forms of intolerance still haunt the sport. more »
Round Table on Human Trafficking in Bulgaria
On November 27, 2007 the Bulgarian Safer Internet Hotline together with the Center for the Study of Democracy and the State Agency for Youth and Sports co-organized a round table on the current situation with children trafficking in Bulgaria and possible measures for prevention. more »
Public meeting of the National Crime Prevention Commission
On 28 September 2007 a public meeting of the national Crime Prevention Commission was held at the Hilton Hotel in Sofia. more »
Public meeting of the National Crime Prevention Commission
On 25 June 2007 the Center for the Study of Democracy in cooperation with the National Crime Prevention Commission and with the support of the British Embassy in Sofia held a public meeting of the Commission focusing on the spread of narcotic drugs in Bulgaria. more »
Introducing Strategies for Effective Police Stop and Search
The Center for the Study of Democracy in cooperation with the Open Society Justice Initiative is launching an initiative which will improve police-minority relations through increasing the effectiveness and accountability of police powers to conduct identity checks and searches in Bulgaria. more »
International workshop: Policing Minorities
On September 28-29, 2006, the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) in cooperation with the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) held an international workshop on policing minorities. The event was aimed to broaden the opportunities for Bulgarian NGOs to work with government and law-enforcement institutions in addressing issues of ethnic and racial discrimination and violence and to increase the capacity of Bulgarian law-enforcement institutions to prevent and analyze issues related to ethnic and racist violence and discrimination. more »
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