Turkey Defies International Human Rights Law
![On March 20, 2021, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a decree withdrawing Turkey from the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, known as the Istanbul Convention, a groundbreaking treaty strongly supported by the women’s rights movement in Turkey. Protesters hold a banner reading "We are not giving up on the Istanbul Convention. It's not over for us." Istanbul/Turkey July 1, 2021](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2021/12/202112eca_turkey_wr.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=WJ0Q2Em1)
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