immigration discrimination human-rights
I&#39;m a victim of racism by the border police of Bulgaria
<p>I was excited to visit Bulgaria, I flew all the way to Sofia (Bulgaria), but unfortunately, I was not able to enter it for no reason. I provided everything they wanted me to provide, but no luck (everything was legal). 
They checked out my baggage and they put me in a very dirty prison (in the airport) under surveillance like a criminal, without food or water, even though I told them that I was very thirsty. 
The police in my home country didn't understand what happened because, everything was legal on my side, and they told me maybe I was a victim of racism. 
I contacted the consular officer of Bulgaria in my home country, and she told me that the police officer (a girl) is racist, and I'm not the first case. The consular officer protested several times, but the same thing still happening (the consular officer started crying when she heard my story).</p>
<p>Please, I would like to speak out and put an end to this. What should I do? who should I write to?</p>

<p>I'm very sorry to hear about your situation. Unfortunately, this is too important to trust advice from strangers over the Internet. You should talk to an attorney familiar with Bulgarian immigration law.</p>
<p>@jwh20 is correct; entering another country is not a human right. If they are not allowing you to return to your home country despite your following all laws, that is likely a human rights issue.</p>
<p>This does not necessarily mean you won't be able to get into Bulgaria; if one person is preventing you from entering, an attorney may be able to get that person's decision overturned.</p>

<p><strong>Not</strong> take your case to Law Stack Exchange.</p>
<p>You can try to file a lawsuit against Bulgaria and their officials in your specific case. This will be expensive and likely fail.</p>
<p>Or you can try to raise public awareness among Bulgarian voters about stories <em>like</em> yours. One example is unlikely to change any policies, but it might <em>contribute</em>, just a little bit, in a shift of public opinion. Or it might not. I do not know your nationality or the details of your case, but many in Europe are very much against illegal immigrants, and prepared to err on the side of caution.</p>
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<li><p>You might contact a tourism industry association, either for Bulgaria or for your specific destination, and point out to them that you <em>could not spend money in their hotels and restaurants</em> because you were not allowed in. And that they should do something about it.</p>
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<li><p>Or you might contact a human rights advocacy group.</p>
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