The Secretary General had a positive and productive meeting with UK Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Justice, Dominic Raab. Among the topics discussed were the UK’s ratification of the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, which came into force in the UK last November, and the implications of the Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine.
The Secretary General and the Deputy Prime Minister also discussed the importance of the Council of Europe in the geopolitical situation and the ongoing relevance of the European Convention on Human Rights in the lead up to the organisation’s Fourth Summit, to be held in Iceland this May.
