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| Region | Bulgaria |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Aug 7, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since 2023, sexual orientation has been a protected characteristic from hate crimes in Bulgaria. On July 28, 2023, the Bulgarian Parliament adopted amendments to the country’s Penal Code adding sexual orientation to the list of such characteristics. On August 3, 2023, the law was published in the State Gazette. Article 5(5) of Bulgaria’s Constitution states that normative acts take effect three days after promulgation unless otherwise specified; accordingly, because no alternate date was provided, the amendments took effect on August 7, 2023. |
| Sources | https://gcn.ie/bulgaria-passes-legislation-hate-crimes/ https://dv.parliament.bg/DVWeb/showMaterialDV.jsp?idMat=198063 https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/2025-02/Constitution%20of%20the%20Republic%20of%20Bulgaria.pdf |
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| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Aug 7, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since 2023, sexual orientation has been a protected characteristic from hate crimes in Bulgaria. On July 28, 2023, the Bulgarian Parliament adopted amendments to the country’s Penal Code adding sexual orientation to the list of such characteristics. On August 3, 2023, the law was published in the State Gazette. Article 5(5) of Bulgaria’s Constitution states that normative acts take effect three days after promulgation unless otherwise specified; accordingly, because no alternate date was provided, the amendments took effect on August 7, 2023. |
| Sources | https://gcn.ie/bulgaria-passes-legislation-hate-crimes/ https://dv.parliament.bg/DVWeb/showMaterialDV.jsp?idMat=198063 https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/2025-02/Constitution%20of%20the%20Republic%20of%20Bulgaria.pdf |