WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs issued the following press release:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
There were no significant changes in the human rights situation in Bulgaria during the year.
Significant human rights issues included credible reports of: torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by the government or on behalf of the government; serious problems with the independence of the judiciary; serious government corruption; crimes, violence, or threats of violence motivated by antisemitism; and crimes involving violence or threats of violence targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex persons.
The government took steps to identify and pu...