6 hours agoTurkey protestes retreat from Convention protecting women
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Thousands of women protested Saturday in Turkey against the authorities' decision to withdraw from the Convention aimed at protecting women from violence. Protesters asked Turkish President Reccep Tayip Erdogan to reverse his decision to withdraw from the treaty. “Review the decision, implement the treaty!”, cheered them during a protest in the Kadikoy neighbourhood, on the Asian side [...]
Protesters asked Turkish President Reccep Tayip Erdogan to reverse his decision to withdraw from the treaty.
“Review the decision, implement the treaty!”, cheered them during a protest in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul.
A protester named Banu told the AFP agency that she was “rangur with the patriarchal state”.
I'm fed up not feeling safe. Stop it!
Protesters carried portraits of women killed in Turkey, with an inscription: “It is women who will win this fight”.
Other smaller protests were held in the capital Ankara and the southwestern city of Izmir, according to media reports. The 2011 Istanbul Convention, signed by 45 countries and the European Union, requires governments to adopt legislation that prosecutes domestic violence and violence against women.
The Turkish government sparked domestic and international outrage after declaring the decision of withdrawal. Consumers in Erdogan's nationalist party and their allies have said the treaty undermines family unity.
The highest human rights organisation in Europe, the Council of Europe, condemned Turkey's withdrawal from the treaty. This mechanism has been sponsor of this document.
This move is a major obstacle because it prevents the protection of women in Turkey, across Europe and beyond”, said Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejcinovic Buric.
European Parliament rapporteur for Turkey Nacho Sanchez Amor wrote on Twitter that “this is the true face of the current Turkish government: full disregard for rule of law”.
