In general, in 2021 the Bulgarian government did not pay much attention to human rights, as it was mainly engaged in the preparation and conduction of one presidential and three parliamentary and elections. This is the conclusion of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee's 2021 human rights report.

Of particular interest within the report is a chapter on the right to asylum and international protection. This chapter highlights that except for 12 families and 2 single people (83 people in total), who received access to integration support in two districts of Sofia (Vitosha and Oboriste) as part of an EU-funded project, other integration measures and activities were not provided by the state. It goes on to conclude that the situation of zero integration of refugees in Bulgaria continues for the eighth consecutive year.

The 2021 report focuses on 17 areas of human rights:

• Political development in Bulgaria in 2021;
• Cooperation with international and local human rights organisations;
• Right to life, protection from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment;
• Respect for private and family life;
• Independence of the judiciary and a fair trial;
• Right to respect for private and family life, housing and correspondence;
• Freedom of conscience and religion;
• Freedom of expression;
• Freedom of association and peaceful assembly;
• Conditions in places of detention;
• Protection against discrimination;
• Right to asylum and international protection;
• Right to health;
• Women's rights;
• Rights of people with psychological disorders;
• Rights of children;
• Rights of LGBTI people.