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14.03.2026

Theatre Hall Gurko General Gurko St 16, Sofia

Period Poverty: The Invisible Stain on Social Equity and Human Rights

Carmen Bulac / Pe Stop Association

When menstrual health, education and policy remove barriers that prevent full participation in school, work and public life, we transform stigma into empowerment.

Carmen Bulac is a human rights and gender justice advocate, bridging grassroots engagement with national and international advocacy. With professional experience across Europe, South West Asia, and North Africa, she applies an intersectional approach to create inclusive spaces where dignity, rights, and empowerment are central.

Quiet (or not) power of people

Anastasija Laizāne / Riga Pride

From singing revolution and fight for independence more than 30 years ago to standing up for human rights yet again today. This is a story from Baltics and Latvia about people who break the silence and stand together against politics that imagine they are bigger and stronger than people. Spoiler - they are not.

Anastasija Laizāne is a Latvian human rights activist, Riga Pride organizer, youth worker, and co‑founder of the NGO “Active Rainbow,” focusing on LGBTQIA+ inclusion and non‑formal learning projects in Latvia and across Europe.

Raina Krēgere

strengthens democracy and

the rule of law

widens the perspective for a future

in which equal rights are a priority

amplifies the voice of

human rights defenders

is a connection hub

creates societal sensitivity

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With the financial support of the Bulgarian Fund for Women, the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, and the European Union. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the BFW, NHC, the EU, the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers of the European Commission, or the EC. Neither the BFW, nor the NHC, nor the EU, nor the EC and its bodies can be held responsible for them.