EU divided: combating rape a priority for the Commission and the Parliament, but not the Council
As the Istanbul Convention comes into force in the EU, Germany and France use rape as a bargaining chip in the Council
[Brussels, 2 October 2023] Since yesterday, the EU is an official party to the Istanbul Convention, the most comprehensive tool to end violence against women and domestic violence in Europe. With the accession, the EU should commit to combat all forms of violence against women included in the convention, including sexual violence.
Unfortunately, this remarkable moment that women’s organisations fought for for years is overshadowed by the hypocrisy of some Member States pushing to remove the (...)
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