Tag: Istanbul Convention

WIDE+ condemns the move of the Turkish government to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention against Gender Based Violence

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Having been the first country to sign the Istanbul convention in 2011, Turkey withdrew from the convention in the middle of the night on March 20. In full, the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women…

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Join the Petition to ratify the Istanbul Convention to protect women from violence

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Join WIDE+ and others to urgently ratify and implement broadly the Council of Europe convention to fight violence against women. When ratified, the Convention will be a powerful binding tool to fight violence against women and girls. It will give…

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