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The Latvian parliament has postponed for a year a debate and a new vote on withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention, which is intended to protect women from violence. This was reported on Wednesday by Latvian media, as well as by AFP and Reuters. Last Thursday, the Latvian parliament voted to withdraw from the convention, becoming the first in the European Union. However, President Edgars Rinkévičs did not sign the relevant law and returned it t…
Latvia puts off plan to quit treaty on violence against women until after election
VILNIUS - Latvian lawmakers on Wednesday postponed a vote to quit a European treaty aimed at combating violence against women until after a parliamentary election in October next year, a move welcomed by the prime minister who opposes leaving the accord. Read more at straitstimes.com.
On 30 October, MEPs voted to withdraw the country from the Istanbul Convention. Since then, the President has asked for a review of the text, while demonstrations are planned throughout the country on Thursday.
General view of the Latvian Parliament, during a parliamentary session in Riga on 31 May 2023. INTS KALNINS/REUTERS Joined on the phone from Riga, Beata Jonite has difficulty concealing her emotion in the face of what is becoming "the biggest mobilization of Latvian civil society since the 1990s and independence", she assures. The young woman is the spokesperson of the Marta Centre, the organisation of assistance to victims of domestic violence,…
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