The complaint registered on 20 February 2007 relates to Article 17§2 (the right of children and young persons to social, legal and economic protection) taken alone and in conjunction with Article E (non-discrimination) of the Revised European Social Charter. It is alleged that children living in Homes for Mentally Disabled Children in Bulgaria receive no education.

• Case document no. 1, Complaint registered at the secretariat on 20 February 2007
• Case document no. 2, Observations from the Government on admissibility
• Case document no. 3, Response to the Government’s observations on the admissibility
• Case document no. 4, Submissions of the Government on the merits
• Case document no. 5, Response of the MDAC on the submissions of the Government on the merits

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 27 June 2007.

The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there was violation of Article 17§2 alone and in conjunction with Article E of the Revised Charter and transmitted  its report containing its decision on the merits of the complaint to the Parties and to the Committee of Ministers on 10 June 2008.

The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution CM/ResChS(2010)7 on 20 September 2010.
 

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint 41/2007

 Decision on the merits of the Complaint 41/2007

 Resolution ResChS(2010)7 of the Committee of Ministers on 20 September 2010

 Findings of the European Committee of Social Rights on the follow-up of the Complaint