Turkey struggles to stop violence against women
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Turkey struggles to stop violence against women

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Muhterem Evcil was stabbed to death by her estranged husband at her workplace in Istanbul, where he had repeatedly harassed her in breach of a restraining order. Evcil’s murder in 2013 became a rallying call for greater protection for women in Turkey, but activists say the country has made little progress in keeping women from being killed. “Men cannot accept this, and they are violently trying to suppress the progress of women.” Turkey was the first country to sign and ratify a European treaty on preventing violence against women — known as the Istanbul Convention — in 2011. The president insists that Turkey does not need the Istanbul Convention, and has vowed to “constantly raise the bar” in preventing violence against women. “Every case is one too many for us.” Ataselim said the Istanbul Convention was an additional layer of protection for women and is pressing for a return to the treaty.

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Turkey struggles to stop violence against women
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Turkey struggles to stop violence against women

New Indian Express  

ISTANBUL: Muhterem Evcil was stabbed to death by her estranged husband at her workplace in Istanbul, where he had repeatedly harassed her in breach of a restraining order. More than a decade later, her sister believes Evcil would still be alive if authorities had enforced laws on protecting women and jailed him. "As long as justice is not served and …

Brutal killings of women in Western Balkan countries trigger alarm and expose faults in the system
1 year ago

Brutal killings of women in Western Balkan countries trigger alarm and expose faults in the system

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — A man in Bosnia killed his wife and streamed the murder live on Instagram. Activists in Kosovo say violence against women there is a “national emergency.” Throughout the Western Balkans, women are harassed, raped, beaten and killed, often by their partners and after repeatedly reporting the violence to the authorities. Throughout the Western Balkans, women are harassed, …

Women in Turkey brave ban on Istanbul march, get tear-gassed
1 year, 9 months ago

Women in Turkey brave ban on Istanbul march, get tear-gassed

The Hindu  

Women in Turkey braved an official ban on an International Women's Day march in Istanbul, demonstrating for about two hours before police used tear gas to disperse remaining protestors and detained several people. Thousands converged on a central neighbourhood Wednesday for a protest that combined women's rights with the staggering toll of the deadly quake that hit Turkey and Syria …

Turkish court upholds exit from treaty protecting women
2 years, 5 months ago

Turkish court upholds exit from treaty protecting women

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — A top administrative court in Turkey ruled Tuesday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to pull the country out of a key European treaty protecting women from violence was lawful, rejecting petitions seeking its cancellation, the state-run news agency reported. Erdogan withdrew Turkey from the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention last year, prompting condemnation from women’s rights …

Murder prompts calls for Turkey to rejoin Istanbul Convention
3 years, 1 month ago

Murder prompts calls for Turkey to rejoin Istanbul Convention

Al Jazeera  

Brutal killing of Basak Cengiz renews demands for Ankara to rejoin the Istanbul Convention on violence against women. “We hear about women being killed every day, sometimes several in one day, because the existing structure, both legally and implementation wise, is not adequate.” The monitor’s most recent evaluation of Turkey, in 2018, enumerated needed reforms, including: better collection of data …

Turkey women protest withdrawal from gender protection treaty
3 years, 5 months ago

Turkey women protest withdrawal from gender protection treaty

Al Jazeera  

Istanbul, Turkey – Turkey officially withdrew on Thursday from the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty to prevent gender-based violence, as activists pledged to continue to fight as more women than ever before are demanding their rights are protected. Thousands are out in central İstanbul protesting today’s formal withdrawal from the #IstanbulConvention and it’s starting to turn violent as protesters force …

Turkey’s withdrawal from women violence treaty goes to court
3 years, 8 months ago

Turkey’s withdrawal from women violence treaty goes to court

Al Jazeera  

Istanbul, Turkey – With a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette on March 20, Turkey’s exit from the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence was sudden but not unexpected. Such a thing is out of the question anyway.” Ruling party officials said they would instead be announcing a covenant called the …

Thousands protest Turkey’s exit from domestic violence treaty
3 years, 8 months ago

Thousands protest Turkey’s exit from domestic violence treaty

Al Jazeera  

Protesters take to the streets for second consecutive weekend to demand Turkey reverse decision to withdraw from 2011 Istanbul Convention. Protesters have taken to the streets of Istanbul for the second straight weekend to protest against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to withdraw from an international treaty to combat violence against women. Justifying the decision to withdraw, the presidency argued …

Turkey quits 2011 Istanbul Convention protecting women's rights
3 years, 9 months ago

Turkey quits 2011 Istanbul Convention protecting women's rights

Op India  

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to pull out of an internationally binding treaty that prevents violence against women has prompted massive protests in Turkey and has received condemnation from major powers. According to the reports, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pulled Turkey out 2011 Istanbul Convention that pledged to prevent, prosecute and eliminate domestic violence and promote equality. The 2011 Istanbul …

Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women
3 years, 9 months ago

Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Turkey withdrew early Saturday from a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence that it was the first country to sign 10 years ago and that bears the name of its largest city. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s overnight decree annulling Turkey’s ratification of the Istanbul Convention is a blow to women’s rights advocates, who say the agreement is …

Anger, condemnation after Turkey exits treaty to protect women
3 years, 9 months ago

Anger, condemnation after Turkey exits treaty to protect women

Al Jazeera  

Since last year, women have taken to the streets across the country calling on the government to stick to the convention. Europe’s top rights body, the Council of Europe, denounced Turkey’s withdrawal from a treaty it The body’s secretary general, Marija Pejcinovic Buric, said the treaty was a “gold standard” in international efforts to protect women. “The Istanbul Convention …

Turkey pulls out of treaty protecting women from violence
3 years, 9 months ago

Turkey pulls out of treaty protecting women from violence

Al Jazeera  

Some politicians have attacked the charter, saying it damages family unity, encourages divorce and promotes wider acceptance of the LGBTQ community. Turkey has pulled out of the world’s first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women, a presidential decree said Friday, in the latest victory for conservatives in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s governing party. No reason was provided …

Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women
3 years, 9 months ago

Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women

LA Times  

Protesters chant slogans during a rally March 8 to mark International Women’s Day in Istanbul. Turkey withdrew early Saturday from a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence that it was the first country to sign 10 years ago and that bears the name of its largest city. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s overnight decree annulling Turkey’s ratification of the Istanbul …

Violence against women intensified since coronavirus outbreak: UN
4 years ago

Violence against women intensified since coronavirus outbreak: UN

Al Jazeera  

Many women continue to feel trapped with their abusers as lockdowns resume in some countries around the world. The United Nations said since the outbreak of COVID-19, all types of violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence, had intensified, with shelters at capacity and helplines in some places seeing a five-fold increase in calls. There are femicides happening almost …

Turkish women rally against domestic violence as ruling party contemplates leaving key rights convention
4 years, 4 months ago

Turkish women rally against domestic violence as ruling party contemplates leaving key rights convention

CNN  

CNN — Women poured into rallies across Turkey on Wednesday over fears of Ankara’s potential withdrawal from a European treaty on gender-based violence. “Because they aren’t able to openly say they want women as their domestic slaves and the freedom to beat women at will, they latch on to LGBTI+ rights as a more ‘socially acceptable’ pretext to attack the …

Thousands rally in Turkey to demand end of violence against women
4 years, 4 months ago

Thousands rally in Turkey to demand end of violence against women

Al Jazeera  

Women in several cities call government to not withdraw from landmark treaty key to combating rising domestic violence. In Istanbul, hundreds of women rallied in support of the accord, holding placards saying “Women will not forgive violence”, “Apply the Istanbul Convention” and “Long live women’s solidarity”. ‘Deeply worrying’ Wednesday’s rallies came amid reports President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development …

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