The Association of Young Lawyers in Bulgaria is a politically unaffiliated NGO which works in the area of mobilizing young legal experts and civic resources for support of local initiatives and grass roots projects. It was founded by young and very committed legal professionals and civil rights activists, who work at their full capacity, in order to serve the need for developing an effective support network of well trained specialists volunteers ready to work at local, regional and national level and suggest public policy improvements, developing and implementing civic and in-house training, public awareness building initiatives in the areas of democratization and modernization of the local self-government, civic participation, advocacy, access to information, civil rights monitoring and public institution transparency enhancement. As a community of young professionals committed to the Euro-Atlantic values, AYL strongly supports through local public initiatives and expert assistance the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union and NATO.
 

In October 1998, AYL initiated the foundation of a grass roots
coalition of NGOs - COALITION FOR CIVIC ACTION 

Support the Amendments of the Referendum Act, proposed by AYL !!!

 

AYL President's Message

 

 

Regular Report from the EU Commission on the Progress of Bulgaria towards Accession

Report on Human Rights Developments in Bulgaria, 1999

US State Department Report on Human Rights in Bulgaria