UNI Europa Women’s Committee calls on the Turkish Government to urgently reconsider the withdrawal of Turkey from the Istanbul Convention
Wednesday 31 March 2021
With a Presidential decision dated March 19, 2021 and issued by President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey has withdrawn from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence. The President of Turkey was strategically waiting for the best time to pull the trigger. In Turkey,…
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