Brussels, Sofia 30 October 2024: Human rights activists from the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) and the Equal Opportunities Initiative have today called for major reform of the childcare system in Bulgaria to end discriminatory child removals and institutional segregation of Romani children. New research published today by the organisations reveals a creaking, underfunded system beset by institutional racism, with significant policy gaps at a national level to address the overrepresentation of Romani children and continued use of institution care homes over family-based care.