Born on 29 September 1951 in Sofia, Bulgaria

• Master in Law, Faculty of Law of the University of Sofia, 1970-1975
• Lawyer, member of the Sofia Bar Association, 1980
• Founder, Board Member and Project Coordinator, Bulgarian Lawyers for Human Rights, since 1993
• Teacher, researcher in the domain of legal protection of human rights, since 1993
• Judicial Officer and Regional Coordinator, UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Judicial System Assessment Programme, 1999-2000
• Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 1 May 2008 to 28 February 2015