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Recommendation 1876 (2009)

State of human rights in Europe: the need to eradicate impunity

Author(s): Parliamentary Assembly

Origin - Assembly debate on 24 June 2009 (22nd Sitting) (see Doc. 11934, report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, rapporteur: Mrs Däubler-Gmelin; and Doc. 11964, opinion of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, rapporteur: Mrs Čurdová). Text adopted by the Assembly on 24 June 2009 (22nd Sitting).

Preamble

The Committee of Ministers,

Recalling that those responsible for acts amounting to serious human rights violations must be held to account for their actions;

Considering that a lack of accountability encourages repetition of crimes, as perpetrators and others feel free to commit further offences without fear of punishment;

Recalling that impunity for those responsible for acts amounting to serious human rights violations inflicts additional suffering on victims;

Declaration of the Committee of Ministers

on the protection of journalism and safety of journalists and other media actors[1]

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 30 April 2014
at the 1198th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)

Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)4[1]
of the Committee of Ministers to member States
on the protection of journalism and safety of journalists and other media actors

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 13 April 2016
at the 1253rd meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)

General Study: http://www.coe.int/en/web/freedom-expression/study-filtering-blocking-and-take-down-of-illegal-content-on-the-internet

Country reports and State comments: http://www.coe.int/en/web/freedom-expression/country-reports

Bulgarian Study:

The Aircraft, Maritime and Railway Accident Investigation Directorate (AMRAID) is an independent national safety investigation authority conducting investigations of aviation occurrences, maritime accidents and railway accidents and incidents, and is a structural unit of the Ministry of transport, information technology and communications.

The main activities of AMRAID include:

Activity

Marine safety investigations are carried out by investigators, members of the National Board for aircraft, maritime and railway accident investigation 

Activity

In 2020, Decree № 6 of the Council of Ministers of 22 January 2020 was adopted to establish National Board for Aircraft, Maritime and Railway Accident Investigation and to adopt the Rules of procedure on the activity, structure and organization of the National Board for Aircraft, Maritime and Railway Accident Investigation