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Turkey leaves Istanbul Convention on Domestic Violence since it holds women equal [View all]
Turkey has abandoned an international accord designed to protect women, despite objections from campaigners.
It signed the Council of Europe's convention ten years ago at its launch in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
The pact seeks to prevent, prosecute and eliminate domestic violence.
But Turkish conservatives argue its principles of gender equality and non-discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation undermine family values and promote homosexuality.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56467689
It signed the Council of Europe's convention ten years ago at its launch in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
The pact seeks to prevent, prosecute and eliminate domestic violence.
But Turkish conservatives argue its principles of gender equality and non-discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation undermine family values and promote homosexuality.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56467689
So the conservatives think equality is a problem - even more so than violence.
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