US EditionMass Protest Against Latvia's Potential Exit From Istanbul Convention
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Crowds of people took to the streets of Latvia's capital Riga on Thursday to protest the country's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention on the Elimination of Violence against Women. Police said around 10,000 people gathered for the rally, making it one of the largest demonstrations in the country in recent years.
In Latvia, there continues to be intense debate over the decision of the Seimas to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty aimed at protecting women from violence, which has led to a wave of criticism both inside and outside the country, and the head of the human rights department of the Latvian Centre "Marta" Beata Yonita calls the Parliament's decision a populism and warns: the discussions have already hit women's confid…
In the Latvian capital, Riga, thousands of people are taking to the streets to demonstrate against the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, which aims to prevent or combat violence against women. According to police, there are at least 10,000 demonstrators. The protest is peaceful: the crowd chants slogans and occasionally sings songs together.
One of the largest protests in years in Latvia continues tonight against the parliament's decision to withdraw the country from the Istanbul Convention
On 30 October, Latvia's Seimas adopted a draft law on withdrawal from the Council of Europe Convention on Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention), initiated by the opposition party Latvia First, following unprecedented protests for Latvia, and on 3 November President Edgar Rinkevich returned the draft to the Seimas for reconsideration. On 5 November, the Seimas decided to postpone its consideration for a year…
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