Turkey formally withdrew Thursday from the landmark international treaty protecting women from violence, and signed in its own city of Istanbul, though President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted it won't be a step backwards for women. Women, LGBT groups and others have been protesting the decision, saying the convention's pillars of prevention, protection, criminal prosecution and policy coordination, as well as its identification of gender-based violence, are crucial to protecting women in Turkey.
Istanbul Convention: Turkish Women Protest Withdrawal From Gender Protection Treaty
Turkey formally withdrew Thursday from the landmark international treaty protecting women from violence, and signed in its own city of Istanbul, though President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted it won't
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