Ukrainian parliament ratifies Istanbul Convention

22.06.2022, 11:00 bykvu.com

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, better known as the Istanbul Convention. This is a human rights treaty of the Council of Europe against violence against women and domestic violence, which was opened for signature on 11 May 2011, in Istanbul, Turkey. MP Andrii Osadchuk said on Facebook that the convention was supported by 259 MPs.