Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria

VELISLAVA DELTCHEVA

• Master’s Degree in Law (University of Sofia, 1997)
• Project Management Certificate (British Council, Sofia, 2003)
• Administration of Justice (T.M.C. Asser Institute, the Hague, 2009)
• Training of trainers for practicing lawyers on non-discrimination with a Focus on Roma and Travelers – Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France, September 2016
• Languages: English fluent; good command of French and Russian

• 20-year long experience in programming in the field of rule of law and human rights
• Knowledge of the state of rule of law, human rights and civil society problems in the country
• Experience in institutional strengthening, support and capacity building
• Work in international setting and with various human rights institutions

• Languages: English, French and Russian

• Analysis of International Experience on the Provision of Legal Advice in Prisons, 2022
• Review of the National Systems of the Member States of the Council of Europe that Offer Free Legal Aid for Children, 2021
• Analysis of the Legal Representation Systems, Including Free Legal Advice and Monopoly of Lawyers in Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine, 2021
• Review of European Standards and Best Practices as a Comparative Guide for the Supreme Court of Appeal in Turkey, 2020
• Performance Indicators of the Strategy for the Judiciary for the Republic of North Macedonia, 2019
• Study of Good European Practices in the System of Legal Aid, Reporting and Control in the Judicial Phase, 2018
• Review of the Legal Framework and Practice of the Constitutional Court on Budgeting the Judiciary, 2014
• Strategic Plan 2014-2017 of the Supreme Judicial Council Regarding the Introduction of Program Budgeting, 2014
• Assessment of the Implementation of the Reform Strategy for the Bulgarian Judiciary, 2013; Juvenile Justice in Bulgaria: Analysis of the Legal and Institutional Frame, 2013
• Functional Audit of the Structure, Procedures and Organization of the Prosecutors’ Offices, 2013; Handbook of Good Practices and Examples from Bulgarian Courts, 2012
• Effective Criminal Defense, Praven Svyat journal, 2011
• Impact Assessment of the Legal Aid Act, 2011
• The Cost of Justice in Bulgaria 2009-2010, 2011
• The Cost of Justice in Bulgaria 1998-2008, Praven Svyat journal, 2009
• Assessment of the Implementation of the Reform Strategy for the Bulgarian Judiciary, 2009; Optimization of the Process in the Tribunals of Commerce in Moldova, 2009
• Reform of the System to Provide Free Legal Aid in Police Departments – Identification of Problems and Recommendations for Reforms, 2008
• Analysis of the Reasons for the Delays of the Hearing of Cases in the Bulgarian Judicial System, 2006
• Improving Access to Information in Bulgarian Courts, 2005
• Analysis of the Reasons for the Delays of the Hearing of Cases in the Bulgarian Judicial System, 2003