Photo: European parliament A few weeks ago, the European Parliament finally adopted the Artificial Intelligence Act, after an incredible 4 years of preparation and debate, and an unprecedented 36-hour trialogue between the Council, the Commission and the Parliament.  We can say that this is the boldest legal regulation in the world regarding technologies using generative […]

The Bulgarian Center for Not-for-Profit Law has been working since 2012 on the topic of abolishing the guardianship and introducing an adequate support system for persons who have difficulties to exercise their rights independently, providing sufficient guarantees for protection, respect for dignity and will. In 2023, Dr. Venelin Stoychev, commissioned by BCNL, prepared an interdisciplinary […]

APPLY FOR THE CONTEST UNTIL MAY 31! Today, more than 55% of people on the planet live in cities, making the urban environment primary habitat of humankind. By 2050, this percentage is expected to increase to 68%. Bulgaria is no exception to this trend. With rapid construction, slow regeneration, and tentative steps to adopt sustainable […]

BCNL, in collaboration with the Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation, is embarking on an exciting new adventure! Don't Turn the Other Cheek Project is specifically designed for activists, civil society organizations, and journalists who are dedicated to safeguarding Bulgarian nature and biodiversity. Through a series of initiatives and training programmes, this project will equip participants with essential […]

Support creative activists. They will defend our rights through the power of art. Because art can change the world!

Applications are open for the 14th edition of LET'S GO: Entrepreneurship Program for NGOs!   We cannot hide our excitement that we are once again looking for active and motivated teams of civil organizations that: have a specific new business idea with a cause; want to develop (or further develop) an existing business concept related […]

Today we are at the National Assembly, where together with 15 social enterprises from the DarPazar community we are holding the Christmas Bazaar "A Little is a Lot". Hosts of the initiative, for the second consecutive year, are MPs from the Parliamentary Committee on Labour, Social and Demographic Policy - Ms Denitsa Sacheva, Chair of the Committee, and Ms Ilina Mutafchieva, Member of the Committee.

We invite you to an interactive conversation where we will explore the intersections between artificial intelligence, natural art, human rights in digital environments and legal regulation. As a human rights organization that trusts in the power of art to mobilize to action, we believe it is important to discuss the protection of our freedoms together in the context of AI technologies.

Gabriela is a trans woman who on 13.10.2023 the court refused to change her identity papers and she went on hunger strike in protest. After two days of Gabi's peaceful protest in front of the Courthouse, the Interior Ministry and municipal police showed us how the constitutionally guaranteed right of citizens to protest is violated in three simple steps:

AI-generated picture In May 2022, the Report for Bulgaria of the Fifth Evaluation Round of the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures (MONEYVAL) was published.[1] The report is an analysis of the implementation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations and the effectiveness of the AML/CFT system in […]