Founded in 1997, Neglected Children’s Society is an affiliate member of the ECPAT network. NCS members work on a voluntary basis and include experts on prevention of juvenile delinquency, the judicial system and the police, as well as specialists in research, psychology, sociology, social work and publishing.
The National Network for Children is an alliance of more than 140 civil society organisations and supporters, working with and for the children and families of Bulgaria. The promotion, protection and observing the rights of the child are the key principles which unite the Network. The NNC believes that all policies and practices, that affect directly or indirectly the children should be developed, applied and observed, taking into account the principle of the best interest of the child and with the active participation of children and young people themselves. All their activities are led by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as the key document that lays down the philosophy, and the values of how the Network works.
Contact: Ms. Lydia Zagorova
Phone: +359 2 9861103
Address: 1, Graf Ignatiev Str., floor 4, apart.11, Sofia 1000
Email: ecpatbulgaria@gmail.com
Website: http://www.ecpat-bg.com
Contact: Dani Koleva
Phone: +00 359 2 9888 207
Address: 58 Vitosha Blvd., fl. 4, Sofia 1463
Email: office@nmd.bg
Website: http://www.nmd.bg
Bulgaria is one of the primary source countries for human trafficking in the EU. Bulgarian children are trafficked for sexual purposes within the country as well as in Europe, Russia, the Middle East and the United States. Romanian girls, in particular, are vulnerable to trafficking for sexual purposes within the country’s borders.
The Bulgarian Family Code allows for marriages of persons aged 16 with permission of a regional judge, in cases of “important reasons” requiring the marriage. This exception has been condemned by the Committee on the Rights of the Child as recently as 2016.
In September 2015 a controversial provision of the Criminal Code which exempted perpetrators of rape from punishment if they married their victim was repealed.
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