7 hours agoErdogan's Turkey abandons international convention on women's defence
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Turkey has withdrawn from the world's first binding treaty to prevent and fight violence against women. This is done through a presidential decree, on the part of Turkish President Reccep Tayip Erdogan. The Pact aims to prevent, and eliminate domestic violence. The Council of Europe Convention, signed right in Turkey, Istanbul, i....
The Pact aims to prevent, and eliminate domestic violence.
The Convention of the Council of Europe, signed right in Turkey in Istanbul, envisions prevention, prosecution and elimination of domestic violence, as well as promoting equality. Turkey, which became part of this convention in 2011, marked an increase in the number of women's murders last year. / P ERISCOPIA
