Commission for Protection against Discrimination (CPD) is the national equality body of

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

. It was created in April 2005 under the Law for Protection against Discrimination with a main objective “to prevent discrimination, to protect against discrimination and to ensure equal opportunities”. The Commission functions in compliance with the

Paris Principles Agreements and declarations resulting from meetings in Paris include: Listed by name Paris Accords may refer to: * Paris Accords, the agreements reached at the end of the London and Paris Conferences in 1954 concerning the post-war status of Germa ...

and issues legally binding decisions. It can impose fines and compulsory administrative measures. CPD is member of

Equinet Equinet is the European Network of Equality Bodies. It serves as a professional platform for cooperation, capacity building and peer support amongst Equality Bodies around the legal interpretation and implementation in practice of the EU equal tre ...

and holds class B accreditation by

International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), formerly known (prior to 2016) as the 'International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions' (sometimes shortened to the International Coordinating Committee ...

References

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External links

Official website of CPD
National human rights institutions