Ahead of tomorrow’s International Women’s Day, Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland salutes an EU initiative to join the Istanbul Convention, and calls on member States to prevent sexist hate speech.
“I welcome the European Commission’s initiative to join the Istanbul Convention,” he said. “This will be a major step in our efforts to end violence against women and domestic violence. It will help create a coherent European system to combat this outrageous crime which is still widespread in Europe today."
The Istanbul Convention is a unique, legally binding treaty that criminalises violence against women in all its forms. It seeks to prevent violent acts, protect and support victims and prosecute perpetrators. It provides a mechanism to monitor implementation of the convention, including an independent expert group (GREVIO). (more...)
- Istanbul Convention
- Sexist hate speech is a human rights violation and must be stopped, by Snežana Samardžić-Marković
- No Hate Speech Movement
- Statement by Jean-Claude Frécon, Congress President
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8 March - International Women's Day
