BOLD was\ncreated in 2019 on the initiative of Dr Dimitrina Petrova, one of the\ncofounders of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC), in order to increase\npublic support for liberal democratic values and consolidate supporters of\nhuman rights and democracy in Bulgaria. BOLD does not have a separate legal\npersonality and operates as a project of the BHC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
BOLD works\nto improve cooperation between human rights professionals and other democracy\nsupporters in Bulgaria, develop new strategies for public relations and\nstrengthen the resilience of civil society during anti-democratic campaigns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why was\nBOLD set up? Historically, throughout Europe, Helsinki committees have operated\nas small professional groups defending human rights in the framework of\ninternational, regional and national human rights law. More recently, these\ncommittees, along with most veteran groups within the human rights movement,\nincreasingly recognize the need to broaden the constituency of their\nsupporters; moreover, they recognize the need to take an active part in\nconsolidating democracy supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In\nBulgaria, the BHC launched BOLD, hoping to bring together the fragmented and\namorphous circles of liberal-minded Bulgarians into a tangible and measurable\ncommunity. Through this initiative, human rights activists are seeking to\nincrease support for their values, working from the very start in partnership\nwith supporters of other liberal democratic causes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
BOLD uses\nan online platform to develop discussions and make decisions, through voting, regarding\nissues of public interest. Discussions address themes that are important for\nour democracy, e.g. citizens\u2019 participation in governance, judicial reform, the\nindependence of the judiciary and the prosecutors, the role of civic\ninitiatives and non-governmental organizations, civil liberties, media freedom,\nequal rights and non-discrimination, minority policies, the quality of public\nadministration, the geopolitical dimension of the democratic process, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to adopting policy positions, BOLD\nworks to better communicate liberal values to members of the public. To this\nend, BOLD organizes campaigns and events addressed at various audiences,\nstriving to change to some, albeit small, degree people\u2019s attitudes in the\ndirection of liberal democratic values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BOLD is a community of values\nand is not affiliated in any way with any political party; BOLD does not\nparticipate in election, either alone or as a member of coalitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BOLD comprises only individual members (physical\npersons), and is funded by membership fees and donations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BOLD was created in 2019 on the initiative of Dr Dimitrina Petrova, one of the cofounders of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC), in order to increase public support for liberal democratic values and consolidate supporters of human rights and democracy in Bulgaria. BOLD does not have a separate legal personality and operates as a project […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5790,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page-no-sidebar.php","meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n