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CoE convention is first legally binding international instrument to combat violence against women
The first legally binding international instrument to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence was signed by thirteen Council of Europe member countries on 11 May, 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Indeed, the Council of Europe's new convention aims at setting up a comprehensive legal framework to protect women against all forms of violence and to prevent, prosecute and eliminate domestic violence. It also establishes an international mechanism to monitor how the convention is implemented at national level.
Non Council of Europe member states and the European Union can also sign the convention. So far, signatories include Austria, Finland, France, ...
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