Latvian MPs vote to pull out of treaty on protecting women from violence
The vote is a setback for Latvia's centre-right Prime Minister Evika Silina, who addressed protesters outside parliament this week
Latvia is the first EU country to move towards pulling out of the treaty. Turkey withdrew in 2021, a move described as a huge setback by top human rights body the Council of Europe.
Known as the Istanbul Convention , the 2011 treaty only came into fo
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