US EditionLatvian President Blocks Parliament Decision to Withdraw From Treaty on Preventing Violence Against Women
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Latvia's parliament voted surprisingly for the exit from an international agreement on the protection of violence, which is to be reconsidered.
The Istanbul Convention was a key legal instrument in preventing violence against women, which had contributed to changes in legislation and to international cooperation.
Latvia will not withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, which addresses the prevention of violence against women, for the time being. The Latvian parliament previously voted to withdraw from the convention, but after intervention by the president, it decided to postpone a decision on the matter for a year.
The President of Latvia vetoed a law passed by a large majority to withdraw Latvia from the so-called Istanbul Convention. He yielded to pressure from EU decision-makers. President Edgars Rinkēvičs refused to approve the decision of MPs to withdraw Latvia from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. In January 2024, Latvia ratified the convention, but in September of that year, t…
Latvia's Sejm voted on November 5 to indefinitely postpone the country's withdrawal from the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, known as the Istanbul Convention.
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