Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence

On 7th of April, the Council of Europe adopted the text of a new Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. It will be open for signature in Istanbul , on 11 May 2011, on the occasion of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers gathering Ministers of Foreign Affairs from 47 Member States.
04.03.2014, 17:50:54

On 7th of April, the Council of Europe adopted the text of a new Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. It will be open for signature in Istanbul , on 11 May 2011, on the occasion of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers gathering Ministers of Foreign Affairs from 47 Member States.


For the text of the Convention, please refer to:

Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence

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