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Reinforce measures aimed at preventing and responding to racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance against asylum seekers and refugees

Continue to strengthen protection measures and provisions of basic services for migrants, particularly for migrant children, and to consider ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Ensure access to the territory and the procedure for granting international protection, as well as full respect for the fundamental principle of non-refoulement, while promoting and facilitating alternatives to detention, and in this regard, devote special attention to children, making sure that no child is placed in detention

Adopt the necessary measures to combat racism, discrimination and racial violence, especially against migrant and refugee populations

Stop implementing policies and measures that infringe upon the rights of migrants

Continue taking actions towards the further advancement of migrant children’s rights to education

Ensure that all unaccompanied minors are provided with a qualified legal guardian, and strengthen adequate social services for all migrant children, including the capacity and coordination of the national child protection system

Develop standard operating procedures for asylum seekers and refugees to assist with correctly identifying asylum seekers in particularly vulnerable situations and provide them with safe accommodation and adequate support

Take measures to improve the conditions of reception centres for asylum seekers, including by providing adequate food and essential non-food items, with particular attention paid to the reception of children seeking international protection

Investigate, prosecute and punish hate crimes against migrants and other vulnerable groups, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons

Adopt further measures in combating human trafficking and protecting the rights of victims as well as the rights of migrants

Ensure that detention of asylum seekers is only used as a measure of last resort and that provisions for alternative care are established for the entire family

Improve access to services and provide greater incentives for employment for people with a disability

Take further steps to ensure the enrolment of children and young people with disabilities in the mainstream education system

Further strengthen the supportive environment for access to quality education for children and students with special needs

Adopt the draft bill on abolishing restrictions on the legal capacity of persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities

Adopt concrete measures to ensure all reasonable accommodations and respect for the human rights of persons with disabilities, as per the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Take the necessary steps to complete the process of ratifying the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention)

Further promote the rights of persons with disabilities by improving access of children with disabilities to inclusive education and by accelerating care in the community

Develop alternative methods of support for persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities with respect to their rights, in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, including combating institutionalization, stigma, coercion and overmedication, and provide mental health services promoting inclusion in the community and respecting free and informed consent

Continue improving the accessibility of services for women and girls with disabilities exposed to gender-based violence

Promote the enrolment of children and young people with disabilities in mainstream education, and gather statistical data on this, to measure progress

Change its legislation to allow political campaigning in mother tongue as prescribed in the OSCE report dated 2017

Take necessary steps to make sure that local governments refrain from replacing the names of Turkish geographical places with Bulgarian ones, as was recently done by the Stara Zagora Municipal Council by replacing 838 Turkish geographical place names

Ensure that individuals encounter no obstacles on the use and recognition of their names

Intensify efforts to ensure that Roma communities, particularly those affected by the mandatory COVID-19-related quarantines, have access to public health services and information, adequate water and sanitation, as well as provisions of food, medicines, hygiene products and health care, with specific consideration given to the needs of women and girls

Promote and protect the rights of the Roma community from suffering marginalization and discrimination, especially in areas of housing, education, health care and employment

Guarantee the non-discrimination of members and institutions of religious minorities, which includes the application of principle of equality before the law in legislation and regulations

Continue efforts aimed at strengthening the rights of minorities, by facilitating their social inclusion