Istanbul Convention
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Signed and ratified
Only signed[note 1]
Not signed (CoE member states)[note 2]
Not signed (non-CoE states)
The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, better known as the Istanbul Convention, is a human rights treaty of the Council of Europe against violence against women and domestic violence which was opened for signature on 11 May 2011, in Istanbul, Turkey.[1]
As of February 2024, it has been signed by 45 countries and the European Union.[2] On 12 March 2012, Turkey became the first country to ratify the convention, followed by 38 other countries and European Union from 2013 to 2024. The Convention came into force on 1 August 2014.
On 20 March 2021, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced Turkey's withdrawal from the treaty with a presidential decree.[3]
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ 1. The European Union is also a signatory.
- ↑ Includes non-CoE states that were involved in elaborating the Convention; none of them (Canada, the Holy See (Vatican City), Japan, Mexico and the United States) has so far signed the Convention.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Council of Europe (2011). "Explanatory Report to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence". Council of Europe. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ "Full list: Chart of signatures and ratifications of Treaty 210". Council of Europe. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "Erdoğan insists it's at his discretion to pull Turkey out of İstanbul Convention". Bianet - Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
