Bulgarian Court refuses to register OMO Ilinden- Pirin again

04.09.2007
Sofia City Court refused to register the political party of the ethnic Macedonian minority "OMO Ilinden-Pirin" for yet another time.

This time, the Court grounds its decision with the fact it is not sure whether 600 people have really attended the constituent assembly.
The decision is made on purpose in order to hamper OMO Iliden-Pirin's participation in the upcoming local elections, which will be held on October 28th.

OMO Ilinden PIRIN is the political party of the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria and member of the European Free Alliance - EFA . It was registered as a political party in 1999 and participated in municipal elections in October 1999, where it elected five local officials. However, on February 29, 2000, the Constitutional Court in Bulgaria declared OMO "Ilinden" - PIRIN unconstitutional. This was in direct violation of the right to freedom of association and the right to freedom from discrimination.

The Bulgarian government refuses to acknowledge the existence of the large Macedonian minority in Pirin Macedonia and continues to violate its basic human rights. Members and supporters of OMO Ilinden PIRIN (political party and human rights organization) and OMO Ilinden (human and minority rights organization) have been videotaped, harrassed, beaten, fined, and even imprisoned simply for asserting their ethnic Macedonian identity.

http://www.omoilindenpirin.org/

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