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Bulgaria

Bulgaria represents one of the countries where most trafficking victims come from.

Although Bulgarian law does not actually define trafficking in human beings, articles of its criminal code do sanction certain aspects of this practice.

For example, article 142 (section IV) punishes both abduction and the deprivation of individual liberty, particularly when the act is committed with the intention of removing the individual from the country or when it is carried out by an organised criminal group. Article 156 (section VIII) condemns debauchery, and the recommended punishment is stronger if the victim is a minor or if he or she is taken out of the country.

Furthermore, section 216a of the criminal code makes provisions for punishing the trafficking of children:

1)     whosoever shall give a child over to another person for pecuniary gain and with the intention of having the child adopted or exploited through work, or with any other intention whatsoever, shall be punishable by three years' imprisonment or by a fine;
2)     the guilty party shall be punishable by two to eight years' imprisonment (a) if he or she has committed the crime as part of an organised criminal group or (b) if he or she has received a significant sum of money;
3)     the guilty party shall be punishable by three to ten years' imprisonment if the crimes have caused death, serious injury, or any other severe consequences.

 

Existing assistance and protection plans are designed mainly to help trafficking victims who have been taken out of the country and are coming home again.

 
Contact: Victims of trafficking - c/o CCEM - 31, rue des Lilas - 75019 Paris - France
Tél. 00 33 (0)1 44 52 88 90 -- Fax. 00 33 (0)1 44 52 89 09
Email: info@victims-of-trafficking.org

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