Paris-Sana
France condemned the Turkish regime's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention signed in 2011, which aims to protect women from domestic violence and promote gender equality.
The French Foreign Ministry said today in a statement carried by Reuters that it regrets and strongly condemns Turkey's decision to withdraw from an international agreement on violence against women, considering that this step represents a new setback in respect of human rights and that this decision will primarily affect Turkish women, whose solidarity France expresses. with her.
Tens of thousands of Turkish citizens demonstrated earlier today in Istanbul to protest against the policies of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his efforts to establish an authoritarian and dictatorial regime.
It is noteworthy that the Turkish regime has withdrawn from the European Council Convention on the Protection of Women and Combating Abuse and Domestic Violence against them.
Although the Turkish regime does not keep official statistics on the killing of women, the data of the “Crimes Against Women” website showed that 1964 women have been killed in Turkey since 2010, and the World Health Organization has revealed that 38 percent of Turkish women are exposed to violence from their partner.