Violence against women: what will be the impact of the EU signing the Istanbul Convention?

The scourge of violence against women is a serious human rights abuse and the worst form of sex discrimination. In 2011 the Council of Europe (a body different from the EU) drew up the Istanbul Convention on this issue. It came into force in 2014, and currently applies to 20 countries, including 12 EU Member States (for ratification details, see here). On the 4 March 2016 the European Commission proposed that the EU sign and then conclude the Convention. What practical impact will that have on violence against women?

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Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 12.03.16: Why the world needs a UN treaty to combat violence against women http://bit.ly/1R9vykp

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