Honor-related crimes are almost unknown in our country. However, it turns out that for some citizens of Bulgaria this is part of their everyday life. This was made clear at a press conference on "Social and legal action to combat honor related abuse" project on February 4.
The legislation lacks a definition of abuse or violence in the name of honor and a data collection system. This is to review the project in the next two years. Leading partner in the project is Center for Sustainable Communities Development. The other two partners are KUN Center for Equality and Diversity, Norway and Women Lawyers Association, Bulgaria.
It will bring together stakeholders from 5 countries, representatives of institutions and NGOs in our country to build a working network in support of mobile workers from Bulgaria working in the field of agriculture in southern Italy.
Project name: Social and Legal Actions to Combat Honor Related Abuses
Leading partner: Center for Sustainable Communities Development
Partners: KUN Center for Equality and Diversity - https://www.kun.no/english.html
Women’s Advocates Association - https://www.womenlawyers.bg/
Budget: 161 687,49 euro
Duration: 14 months (September 2019 – October 2020)
Labor mediator trainings in Stara Zagora was completed successfully. Young ladies dusccussed together with their trainers Stanimira Hadjimitova and Valentina Vasilyonova an important issue as labor contracts, fake job applications, how to seek support in a foreign country, etc.
This and other disturbing facts were shared at yesterday's final conference on the BRIGHT project, which took place in Rome.
On July 30, 31 and August 1, a training of local labor mediators on the BRIGHT project was held in Montana. It was attended by 17 women, including health mediators from 5 municipalities in Montana region, youth mediators, representatives of the Montana District Administration - specialists in regional development and gender equality, representatives of the Local Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, representatives of NGOs, the Municipal Council on Narcotic Substances and other institutions.
