Your Rights as a Child

No matter where you live, what language you speak, who your parents are, what they do, and what their religion is, whether you are a boy or a girl, whether you are a child with special needs or whether you belong to a minority group, you have the same rights as all other children and you should not be treated differently.

No one has the right to violate or infringe upon your rights, just as you have to learn to respect the rights of others.

By becoming familiar with your rights and understanding them you will acquire skills and capabilities to stand up for your rights in a democratic and equitable manner. This allows you to develop within yourself a strong feeling for equality between children, human dignity, and tolerance.

The Ombudsperson very much values your opinion and vision regarding your rights, how they should be better protected, and how to change the environment that you develop in. 

Therefore, should you have any worries, if there is any risk for you, or if you want to talk about violence, bullying, and aggression, about the school you go to, the hospital you are being treated at, about any problems you face within your family or on the street, contact the Ombudsperson for support.

You can find out more about your rights and how other institutions which can help you in the Institutional Book of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria - "Rights of the Child" HERE.